Podcast – DrZhana

Podcast – DrZhana

Check Out The Latest Episode Of The Science Of Sex Podcast

drzhana

Jan 17th, 2019

Blog Post , Podcast

Episode #54: Cocktails Vs. Consent Happy belated New Year! Given that the holiday season is a time when a lot of people consume significant amounts of alcohol AND get frisky while under its influence, Joe and I thought we’d kick off 2019 with a Science of Sex Podcast episode that ties drinking and sexual consent. Specifically, how does being intoxicated impact people’s perceptions of their own and their friends’ ability to consent to sex? In her unusual “naturalistic bar study” (more on that in the podcast), Dr. Michelle Drouin from Purdue University enlisted drunken bar goers and their friends to take a
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Check Out New Episodes of The Science of Sex Podcast

drzhana

Dec 02nd, 2018

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Ep #50: 50 Shades of Trans(Gender) Do you know the difference between sex and gender? Or what it means to be “gender nonconforming”? Trans or transgender? Genderqueer and gender non-binary? Our understanding and language around sex and gender has been rapidly expanding, and we don’t blame you if you’re not super familiar with it all. In last week’s episode, Joe and I talked to Dr. Seth Pardo about his research on the gender identity and gender presentation of 170 folks who were assigned female at birth but identify as gender nonconforming to some extent. From defining important gender terms to giving
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The Good, The Bad, and Polyamory – The Science of Sex Podcast Ep. 37!

drzhana

Jun 25th, 2018

Blog Post , Podcast , Polyamory , Sex in the News , Sex Science News , Sex Studies

The Good, the Bad, the Polyamory Goes Deeper Nonmonogamy often gets a bad rep in our society, but also in academia. A lot of research conducted on polyamory has been biased, which shows a clear stigma among researchers. This makes it difficult to have clear and accurate statistics about nonmonogamy and open relationships. Thankfully, there are some studies out there that attempt to analyze this bias and why it occurs. This week, we had Amy Moors on to talk about a recent study that she co-authored on this subject! Amy C. Moors, is the Director of the Social Science Research
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Romantic Side Effects to Birth Control – The Science of Sex Podcast Ep 36!

drzhana

Jun 18th, 2018

Blog Post , Podcast , Sex in the News , Sex Science News , Sex Studies

What are the romantic side effects of hormonal birth control? Goes Deeper We often talk about the physical side effects of hormonal birth control methods (i.e. the pill, the IUD, the patch, the shot, the ring…) like weight gain, acne, cramping, spotting, headaches, and so on. But we rarely talk about how the emotional side effects of these hormones can affect relationships. Turns out, hormonal birth control may have an influence on mate preference and relationship outcomes, so we spoke to Dr Patrick Jern who has studied these effects extensively! Dr. Patrick Jern is currently an associate professor of applied
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Coming Out in America – The Science of Sex Podcast Ep 35!

drzhana

Jun 11th, 2018

Blog Post , Podcast , Sex in the News , Sex Science News , Sex Studies

How has coming out changed in America? Goes Deeper Coming out as gay and bisexual has changed over the years, but there is also another layer to coming out and that is coming out as HIV-positive. Due to modern advancements in medicine, an HIV-positive status no longer implies a death sentence, so coming out becomes more complex. This week, we spoke to Dr Christian Grov on the studies he has conducted about coming out in America. Dr. Christian Grov is a Professor in the Department of Community Health and Social Science. His research centers on the sexual health of sexual
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Keeping the Spark Alive – The Science Of Sex Podcast Ep. 34!

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Jun 04th, 2018

Blog Post , News , Podcast , Sex in the News , Sex Science News , Sex Studies

How can couples keep desire alive in long-term relationships? Goes Deeper Earlier this year, the Journal of Sex Research published a paper that reviewed research from 64 empirical articles all of which tried to answer the question of how to maintain sexual desire in long term relationships. To discuss the results of this research, we spoke with one of the lead authors of the paper, Dr. Kristen Mark. Dr. Kristen Mark is an Associate Professor in Health Promotion at the University of Kentucky. She is also the Director of the Sexual Health Promotion Lab and the Faculty Fellow for the
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Kink V Abuse – The Science of Sex Podcast Ep. 33!

drzhana

May 29th, 2018

Blog Post , Podcast , Sex Studies

What marks the difference between abuse versus consensual kink in a relationship? Goes Deeper Many believe that because BDSM is founded upon consent, communication, and negotiation that abuse cannot make its way into a kinky relationship. However, just like vanilla relationships, BDSM dynamics are not immune to the possibility of abuse, and it can sometimes be even harder to identify abuse in kink-oriented relationships. It is extremely important to be able to identify this (sometimes very fine) line between consensual BDSM and abuse. To talk about this distinction, we sat down with Dulcinea Pitagora, aka The Kink Doctor. Dulcinea Pitagora
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Porn Ed – The Science of Sex Podcast Ep. 32!

drzhana

May 22nd, 2018

Blog Post , News , Podcast , Sex in the News , Sex Science News , Sex Studies

What are the benefits of educating kids about porn? Goes Deeper A new study recently published in the American Journal of Sexuality Education reported on joint efforts by folks at Boston University and the Boston Public Health Commission to educate young people about pornography, in hopes that they would develop a more realistic understanding of what porn is, how it’s made, and how it relates to real-life sex and bodies. These programs have been proven to work and be extremely beneficial young people. On this week’s episode we spoke to the lead author on this study, Dr. Emily Rothman. Emily
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Managing Low Sexual Desire – The Science of Sex Podcast Ep. 31!

drzhana

May 15th, 2018

Blog Post , Podcast , Sex in the News , Sex Science News , Sex Studies

What are some ways that people can manage low sexual desire? Goes Deeper Low sexual desire is something that is more common than most people think. It can appear in many different forms, and it is not synonymous with asexuality. Low sexual desire among women is thought to be common around the the time of menopause, and despite what people might assume, there are many different treatment options both medicinal and not for women. On this week’s episode, we have Dr. Lori Brotto discussing her extensive research on treatment for low sexual desire, specifically in women. Dr. Lori Brotto is
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High Infidelity – The Science of Sex Podcast Ep. 30!

drzhana

May 08th, 2018

Blog Post , Podcast

What are the motivations for infidelity? Goes Deeper There are many factors that play into the cause of infidelity including anger, stress, neglect, a general lack of love or passion, and more. Infidelity and cheating is interesting to study on the quantitative side. We can look at how many people cheat, the demographics of cheaters, etc, but what about the psychological motivations for cheating? What exactly drives a person to cheat? This week we spoke to Dr. Dylan Selterman who has conducted some great research on what motivates people to cheat. Dylan Selterman received his B.A. in Psychological and Brain
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