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 The impact of combat on intimacy and sex in relationships is still a scientific mystery. Paul Joannides, a research psychoanalyst and author, has created  two surveys that are an attempt to understand more about this topic and to make that understanding available to others. If you or your partner have seen combat, we ask that you take this survey. Your answers are totally anonymous and the results will be used to help you and others who are in a similar position.
For spouses of combat veterans click here.
For combat veterans themselves, click here.
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"A full appreciation of women’s sexual function requires an understanding of the underlying psychosocial, as well as physiological, components." This excerpt outlines common beliefs about women's sexuality and discusses the various disorders women face.
Reproduced with permission of The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
To read the first excerpt , click here.
To read the second except, which focuses on issues surrounding male orgasm, click here.
The Science Of Orgasm: When Things Go Wrong - Women and Men |
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 Written by Drs. Barry R. Komisaruk, Carlos Beyer-Flores & Beverly Whipple
Reproduced with permission of The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006
A World Health Organization task force meeting in Geneva in developed some working definitions related to sex, sexuality, and sexual health that provide a useful context in which to discuss sex-related problems, including what can go wrong with orgasm.
Sexual dissatisfactions and disorders do not necessarily imply that a man or woman is dysfunctional”; the term dysfunction refers to a medical condition—one that can be treated medically. The sexual dysfunctions and disorders of men and women are currently defined in terms of three phases of the “sexual response cycle”: desire, arousal, and orgasm, plus the sexual pain disorders.
The Science of Orgasm: When Things Go Wrong-Men (Ch. 5) |
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Reproduced with permission of The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 (This is the first of several excerpts. The next installments help answer questions for both men and women. It's called"When Things Go Wrong." The next part deals with issues men face. Watch for it.)
Book Excerpt: The Science of Orgasm |
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If you read a sex manual or watch a sexual self-help video, you will find one important underlying message. Being able to communicate about sex is essential. Most sexual and marital therapists agree that good communication is critical for couples who want deeper intimacy and a more satisfying sex life. Communicating About Sex: A Never Ending Time for Learning |
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