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Don't put that in there! : and 69 other sex myths debunked / Dr. Aaron E. Carroll and Dr. Rachel C. Vreeman.

Carroll, Aaron E. (Author). Vreeman, Rachel C. (Added Author).

Summary:

"People have more access to medical information than ever before with an abundance of printed and online resources, and yet we still believe "facts" about our bodies and sexuality that are just plain wrong. Don't Put That in There! takes on these myths and misconceptions, and exposes the truth behind some of those weird and worrisome things we think about our bodies. Entries dispel the following myths and more: *The average penis size is seven inches *Blondes have more fun *It's not good sex if you leave your socks on *Squeezing breasts is all fun and games *You should not put blank in blank *You shouldn't have sex before the big game *Watching porn is a guy thing *Anal sex will give you cancer *Two condoms are better protection than one *Pubic hair doesn't turn gray *Sex will give you a heart attack *Only men have wet dreams *You can't break your penis *You can run out of sperm With the perfect blend of authoritative research and a breezy, accessible tone, Don't Put That in There! is full of enlightening, practical, and quirky facts that will debunk some of the most perennial misconceptions we believe about sex and sexuality"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250042262
  • ISBN: 1250042267
  • Physical Description: 272 pages ; 18 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Griffin, [2014]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Part I Men -- Penis Size Matters 7 -- Batters Up! The Battle of the 7-Inch Penis 14 -- Big- Feet, Big Hands, Big...? 18 -- Racial Penis Profiling 22 -- You Don't Last Long Enough 25 -- You Shouldn't Have Sex Before the Big Game 28 -- Foreskin and Seven Years Ago 31 -- Your Balls Sag with Age 36 -- Wait for a Whopping Wad 39 -- Start Small, Stay Small 42 -- Don't Swallow Your Cum! 44 -- There's Always Semen When You're Screamin' 46 -- You're Going to Break That Boner 48 -- Yon Are Going to Pump That Geyser Dry 50 -- Part II Women -- Wearing a Bra Will Keep Your Boobs from Sagging 55 -- Women Don't Really Want Sex 58 -- Bald Is Best (The Bush Versus the Brazilian) 62 -- G-men, G-spots-They Don't Exist! 67 -- Women Do Not Squirt Like Men 72 -- Blonds Have More Fun 77 -- Nobody Has Pubic Hair These Days 81 -- Little Lost Tampon, Where Did It Go? 85 -- A Woman Needs Her Clitoris Stimulated to Have an Orgasm 88 -- Buy Our Product for That Clean, Fresh Feeling! 92 -- Bigger Breasts Are Less Sensitive 94 -- That Hole Does Nothing for Me 97 -- Part III Sex -- Oysters, Chocolate, Bananas... Viagra? 101 -- Don't Put That in There! 106 -- It Will Really Turn a Woman On If You Do the Laundry 114 -- Don't Leave Your Socks On! 117 -- Lose Weight Fast! Have Sex! 119 -- To Be or Not to Be... Pierced 121 -- Methuselah Had Sex Ten Times a Day 124 -- Squeezing Breasts Is All Fun and Games 127 -- Get Out of Those Pajamas! 129 -- Can't Buy Me Love 130 -- Television Makes You Oversexed 134 -- It's Only a Matter of Time Until a Man Cheats 136 -- There's a Ten-Year Difference in Sexual Peaks 139 -- Only Teenagers Come Too Soon 141 -- Watching Porn Is a Guy Thing 144 -- Men Want It More. Way, Way More 147 -- I Can't Do That... It Will Give Me Hemorrhoids 150 -- You'll Never Go Gray... Down There 153 -- Let's Play Back Door, Front Door, Back Door 155 -- Married People Don't Play-with Themselves! 158 -- Women Are Turned Off by Sweaty, Stinky Men 160 -- When in Doubt, Double-Bag It 162 -- Stiff Has a Stiff 164 -- Did She or Didn't She? -- Faking It for Beginners 166 -- Only Men Have Wet Dreams 168 -- Masturbation Will Make You Go Blind 170 -- Sex Can Give You a Heart Attack 172 -- Part IV Getting Pregnant -- You Can't Get Pregnant During Your Period 177 -- If a Woman Has an Orgasm, It Is More Likely She Will Get Pregnant 179 -- You Can't Get Pregnant If It Was a Rape 183 -- Pill Will Make You Fat 185 -- Birth Control Pills Don't Work as Well If You're on Antibiotics 187 -- If You Put on the Pounds, Birth Control Pills Won't Work 189 -- IUDs Are Horrible! 192 -- Want a Baby Girl? Turn This Way, Bend That Way 197 -- Yon Can't Get Pregnant If 200 -- Part V Sexually Transmitted Infections -- You Didn't Get That STD from Sex 307 -- But What About Crabs? I Know You Can Get Those from the Toilet Seat! 210 -- Oral Sex Is Totally Safe 212 -- Condoms Will Protect You from Anything 215 -- You Don't Need the HPV Vaccine If You're Not Having Sex 218 -- HPV Vaccine Encourages Girls to Have Sex 221 -- You Better Not Kiss Anyone with HIV 224 -- Anal Sex Will Give You Cancer 228.
Subject:
Sexual health > Miscellanea.
Sex > Miscellanea.
Sex (Biology) > Miscellanea.
Sexual health.
Sex (Body)
Genre:
Trivia and miscellanea.