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When I was 11 years old, my mother silently snuck into my bedroom. Under the cover of midnight, she sat cross-legged at the end of my bed and proceeded to give me The Talk, although it was more of a whisper. Instead of focusing on the anatomy of sex — the biological prophecies by which, some say, our bodies were made to meld into one — my mother chose to emphasize pleasure. She spoke about the importance of passion: pursuing it, asking for it and finding it within yourself.

Jump to navigation. Heavily influenced by the Christian Right, the Bush Administration had prohibited overseas organizations from receiving US family planning assistance if they used their non-US funds to provide abortion information, services or counselling, or engaged in any abortion rights advocacy. The condom stopped being the ideal item to help protect against both HIV and unwanted pregnancy, and was vilified instead. The latex demon encouraged promiscuity and, its detractors argued with a logic of medieval perversity, thereby caused the spread of HIV.

By Sarah Barns For Mailonline. Women don't feel like they're having enough sex - with some craving it more than six times a week. The research, conducted by Kindara, asked women who use the fertility awareness app a series of questions regarding the female libido. The study wanted to explore common stereotypes such as what factors impede women's sex drive and how important an emotional connection with a partner is.