Spanking is not an unskilled art. Many write about it in books, flirt with it in social media posts, but recently I've realized how rare it is to find someone who really knows how to spank.

In the latest issue of the American Journal of Sexuality Education, an academic journal for professionals in sex education, Metis Black, President and Founder of Tantus Inc., wrote a letter to the editor which looks at the opportunities for sex education in retail adult stores.

A doctor is sworn to keep your confidence. Any issue you bring to them, sex or otherwise, will be private. This makes it a bit easier to confide the most personal things with them. But sex can complicate any conversation.

To put it bluntly, at our age, a well-chosen, well-placed sex toy can make the difference between arousal and orgasm -- or not.

Of everything in my toy chest, if I had to choose one item to take with me to a desert isle, it would be basic - I'd grab my lube.

Ah to contemplate the perfect lube... where to begin? Personal lubricants are just that - personal. It's a very subjective quest.

Kegels, or PC muscle exercises, are the easiest way to ensure and maintain your sexual health. Strengthening your pubococcygeus muscle, your pelvic floor muscle, makes for more intense orgasms, more sexual control, better urinary control, firmer erections and better prostate tone.

Ever blurt "I love you" in the middle of sex with someone you barely knew? Are you a consummate creator of 6 week relationships? Do you stay years in a relationship that's bad for you? If any of these are true, you can blame your brain chemistry.

What does it mean to make toys healthy for the body and to be a green manufacturer? Green has become the new tagline of just about every industry, especially in sex toys. And everything it seems is now silicone. Is it all safe? Is it all the same?

The project "Analysis and health risk assessment of chemical substances in sex toys” has been carried out from 15 April 2005 to 1 November 2005. This report presents the results of the assessment.