arousal-related stories
Biggest mistakes men and women make in bed
We've all heard the old "Men are from Mars..." saying. While we certainly aren't planets apart there are some critical differences in the way most men and women express their needs and in what their needs actually are. There's nowhere where those differences can be more apparent than in the bedroom.Today interviewed two top sex experts, author Ian Kerner and iVillage correspondent Tracey Cox , to come up with a list of mistakes men and women make when it comes to sex:
- Women don't understand why men don't like to cuddle. The two experts disagreed on this, but I'm going to side with the guy who said that most men want to crash after sex, where most women want to connect and cuddle. Guys? Want to weigh in with your opinion on this one?
Scents that make men swoon
Diet & Weight Loss, Men's Health
Forget expensive perfumes. When it comes to arousing men with scents, lavender, pumpkin pie, doughnuts, and black licorice top the chart. Break out the sweet stuff, my friends, and your men will respond.
Folk wisdom suggests that various aromas are sexually enticing, says Dr. Alan Hirsch of The Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation. Because no data previously existed on this very topic, Hirsch set out to investigate the effects of 30 odors on penile blood flow. What he found was that each odor produced an increase in flow in each of his 31 subjects. But some odors, and some combination of odors, increased arousal more than others. Here are the winners.
What will you be serving your man tonight?
Folk wisdom suggests that various aromas are sexually enticing, says Dr. Alan Hirsch of The Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation. Because no data previously existed on this very topic, Hirsch set out to investigate the effects of 30 odors on penile blood flow. What he found was that each odor produced an increase in flow in each of his 31 subjects. But some odors, and some combination of odors, increased arousal more than others. Here are the winners.
- Lavender and pumpkin pie together increased the median penile blood flow by 40 percent.
- Doughnuts and black licorice increased arousal by 31.5 percent.
- Pumpkin pie and doughnuts: 20 percent.
- Orange: 19.5 percent.
What will you be serving your man tonight?























