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Sex problems: your questions answered

Sex problems: your questions answered | Sex advice | Answers to sex problems
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Sex expert Dr Petra Boynton answers some of your commonly-asked sex problems.

Your problems answered

- Problem: 'We've stopped having regular sex'
- Problem: 'My partner suffers from premature ejaculation'
- Problem: 'I get pain during and after sex'
- Problem: 'We have totally different sex drives'
- Problem: 'He can't get an erection'
- Problem: 'I think I might have an STI'
- Problem: 'I don't like my current contraception'

Dr Petra Boynton is a sex researcher and psychologist with masses of experience in the field of sex education. She has taught doctors how to improve their skills at dealing with sexual health and has written for the likes of the Daily Mail, The Guardian and Grazia magazine.

She has her own site, where you can find out more: drpetra.co.uk

By Dr Petra Boynton

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alison, 21 days

hello there i have been married now for 6 years. have 2 kids and very happy with my husband and kids. But unfortunately, most of the time i enjoy sex with my husbant but mostly i dont feel internal orgasm!!!!! i am dissappointed and i cant tell him he will feel bad, i love him v much buti need some tips and help..... i need them as soon as possible! am i normal!?! thank u

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Dixon, 22 days

my wife and i have been married for 4 yrs. But for the last 2 yrs especially after my son was born we have not been having sex frequently. If we have sex 4 times in a month, then i am lucky. i would like to have sex even 4 times a week but my wife is always complaining about being tired from work etc. Now she even blames me and accuses me of PE. what should i do?

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joe anderson , about 1 month

my girlfriend for 5 years had recently cheated on me with another man and had admitted to it.anyways we got back together and resolved our problems but there is something different about her while having sex.her vagina seems somewhat larger than it was before and i was wondering if it would get back to normal or is going to remain the way it is.the sex is still good but it used to be better..for me anyways.it has been 4 months since all this had happened .

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Sarah, 3 months

I have had a number of sexual partners and enjoy sexual intercourse and foreplay. However, I have never had an orgasm, that I know of. I also masturbate but have not had an orgasm that way either. Is there something wrong? And what can I do to obtain an orgasm?

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VickyB, 3 months

Hey ive had sex a couple of times we my bf and hes brilliant and everything but the only thing is i never have an orgasm,i know how to make myself have an orgasm which is by rubbing my clit but i havent told him cause im too shy to have one in front of him but i really want to have one. Is there any positions where i or he could rub my clit at the same time as penetrating? x

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Iz, 3 months

Every time I'm with my boyfriend and he goes deep he hits something inside me I don't know if it's something bad or not ? And I would like to know what is he hitting?

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Linda, 3 months

I've beeing sleeping with my guy for some time now, but the only problem is our height difference, he's really amazing, and I'm able to get mutiple orgasms but I want to experiment with different positions and be more adventurous but I've never been with someone so much shorter than me (i'm 5'10 and he's 5'6) and we end up just banging it out missionary or doggie style a lot. are there any positions that work great for when the girl is the tall one? help!

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Laura, 4 months

i weigh about 230 and 5'9 and am not very expeienced the guy i was with forever was always on top id let him just do it and get it over with not enjoyable. Now im with the man of my dreams and he has gained alot of weight like 430 pounds now he is working on loosing it but how do we have sex in the mean time i cant be on top as im not that flexable and have tried the backwards cowgirl and he cant be on top and i cant get myself off what do i do help

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preeti.goud, 4 months

iam 35 years old with 2 daughter now iam not interested in sex how i should make my life partner happy

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liz, 4 months

ive allways climaxed fairly quickly, but now after my second child i barely last a minute and then im way too sensitive to carry on, but grin and bear it anyway, which ruins the whole thing!! most the time i think id rather just have 30mins of fun and not come at all. my hustband surley is guna get bored soon! what can i do!? ps. hate performing oral.

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sharon, 4 months

i am 47 years old and recently experienced something new when i had an orgasm i couldnt stop myself from unrinating it was uncontrolable and embarrasing this was achieved by my partner using his fingers in my vagina why did i urinate at the same time

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phillip j, 4 months

how do i make my woman orgasm during love makeing.feel so bad that its just me that gets the pleasure...........pls help

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James, 5 months

Hi. I can't make my girlfriend come - I've tried everything I know. She gets more pleasure from penetration than clitoral stimulation, so going down on her doesn't really help. I always thought the clit was the magic button, but it's not working for us. She tells me she usually doesn't come when she masturbates, either. Can you give me any advice on how to get her off?

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Jennifer, 5 months

Hi im 22 and im scared that my b/f dosent love me anymore we have been together for over 6years but when we start 2 have sex he dosent plesure me or kiss me i dont remember the last time we had a long loving kiss he just likes me 2 give him blowjobs then sit on top and ride him and sometimes when we do it with him on top he can be 2 rough so rough that 1 or 2 times its made me cry while we are doin it he just said thats how sex is and carried on i feel he isent makeing any effort 2 make me cum sometimes i feel used help me please wat can i do 2 make things better

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Ava Cassidy, 5 months

I am 18 and my boyfriend is 10 years my senior. We have good sex and i am only his third girlfriend but i dont have orgasms. He is rather traditional and i have tried to suggest new stuff but he prefers the him on top style, and he does not 'approve' of masturbation, which is fine by me, but how can i get an orgasm with out offending him or changing anything.

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Zoe, 5 months

I have been sexually active for about 4 years now, and I've been masturbating a little longer than that. I have messed around or had sex with each of my boyfriends (4) and 2 other guys. I have yet to orgasm, either by myself or with a "friend" and it's frustrating beyond belief. I've tried all sorts of different positions, toys, etc., different lengths of time and locations, and I can't even tell if I'm getting close. Was my body maybe "trained" not to come since I was always more focused on my guy, and we stopped once he got off? Or is there just something wrong with me? As much as I enjoy sex, it's hard to want it when I feel like there won't be any release for me.

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cat, 5 months

i need help on how to give a blowjob, can you give me some advice please? thanks x

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belle, 5 months

my bf and i have sex a couple of times a week and i really love him and have fun when we are doing it but for some reason i just cant come. we try different positions and stuff but it just seems i cant reach an orgasm.. i need some tips or something to fix this problem plz!!!!!

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anjeli, 6 months

i'm 22 years old and my boyfrnd 54 we have sex everyday is it good????

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JAKZ, 6 months

Me and my fiance r goin on hol nxt month i want loads of sex tips on how to make it a week of sizzlin fun. Nt jst positions but teasin an wer 2 do it aswell. I really wan2 surprise him xx

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sarah, 6 months

so my boyfriend and i want to spice up our sex life but im much bigger than him. i dont know many positions we can try that we could actually do, and his penis is average size but goes to the right. what should we try?

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D.k, 6 months

hey.. my sex partner usually jokes around and stereotypes us as "nymphos." but what actually classifies someone as a nymphomaniac??.. is there two different things between loving sex and actually being addicted to it..?? how can u distinguish between the two..?

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Rain, 7 months

I just recently got a new boyfriend and we both have a good sex drive and all but i cant have orgasms during sex unless i play with myself. My last relationship was i was with my ex for 4 yrs and about 1 1/2 into it he couldn't give me 1 unless i touched myself also so i ended it figuring i'd fallen out of love with him cuz he couldn't give me an orgasm anymore. I love my new boyfriend dearly but im still have the same problem as i had with my ex. Help me please :(

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karty, 7 months

hye i juz gave birth to a baby boy.due to Caesarean i can loose weight easily..me and my husband have been doing the usual position..its either he is on top of me or doggie...its geeting kind of bored...could u advise me any other sex positions or style for fat people...or ladies after giving birth...thanxxx

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chandra, 8 months

I do sex weekly once or 15days once with my girl friend I have problem of pre ejection with in two min the sperm comes out then it will take at least 30 min to do one more time can you pls tell me what to do I am feeling like doing an hour continuously do you any capsules or injection after using I can do continuously other wise I will loose my interest in sex

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Abdul Ali, 8 months

Hi, i need some advice. My girlfriend and i had sex about 2 months ago, this was the first time for both of us. Since then we have had sex a few more times (around 6/7) but neither of us feel any pleasure. We don't know what is going on and she's scared that we will never feel any sensation at all. We use an extra safe durex condom but we're not sure if that's the cause. Please can you help us? Thanks

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Lindsay, 8 months

Lately i've started to become abit worried. The other week me and my boyfriend had sex which was fine but when i woke up the next morning i went to the toilet and when i went to wipe there was some blood, then through the day i had spots of a brown discharge. It only lasted a day. A week on i have started getting the brown stuff again and after a day i went to the toilet again and there was pure blood. This time i hadn't had sex for about 3/4 days. I am on the pill (microgynon) and wondered if that might have anything to do with it? i missed one the other day but this has never happened before. I also don't think it could be anything serious like a sti as before i got with my boyfriend i was tested and my boyfriends ex was her first so he cant have got anything. I was just wondering if anyone has any idea as its worrying me? I will be going to get my pill soon so will mention it to them anyway aswell

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James, 8 months

Hi, I was just wondering if you could help me? In all, I have been sexually involved with 4 women. The past 3 have said that I was the best they'd ever had, and one even called me 'the master of foreplay'. My current girlfriend (dont get me wrong, she loves what I do) jokingly complains that the female orgasm is not as long as the male orgasm, however I thought this was not usually the case? Also, once she has had an orgasm, she does not wish to continue to do anything else. I understand that it may make her initially sensitive, but is there any way I can make it more pleasurable for her to continue to perform sexually after she has already came, and also to increase the length of her orgasms? Thank you PS, sorry if I sound arrogant... In no way do I consider myself a sex God!

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Robyn, 9 months

My boyfrined has asked my bofriend to go on top! but im scared about doing it! any tips! help please!!

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ciara, 9 months

i'm not that fond of givin blowjobs but my bf loves dem, i dont tink im very good but he says i am. i tink he only says that to keep me happy though. any advise??x

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kayla, 9 months

i want to be able to be comfortable around my boyfriend enough to wear nice lingerie, and feel attractive because i feel uncomfortable around him in my underwear and feel attractive if i was to wear lingerie, do you have any advice as to how i can feel confortable? thanx x

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Sandy, 11 months

i am 22, male and my testicles usually decrease or increase in size very much .please help me .i am too worried about this problem,i musturbate twice a week .is it harmful and the reason for this abnormality of testicles,please guide me.

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Robert, 11 months

I need some advice it seems trivial to go to my doctor about not to mention embarrasing. I find when i have sex i am unable to ejaculate i have managed a few times but far fewer than i get pleasure from do i have a problem. I can ejaculate by myslef but not with a partner?

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pb, 11 months

Hi, i want your advice regards my sex life. i dont enjoy my sex and relation with my husband. because i find him very diry and discusting person what can i do to spice up my sex life? he age is 41..i dont find him attractive because most of the time he have beads and lots of hair on his body and face i told him to clean it up than come near me but he doesnt bother at all to make his self smarter at least for me.i dont enjoy to go near him when he got lots of hair on his body.we both like sex i dont find it interesting what way can i spice up my sex life please?

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Aimz, 12 months

i would really like to know why i cant orgasm, me and my partner have tried going for ages and that doesnt work pleasuring me in many diffrerent ways but that dint work, its really embarrasing and fustrating so any advice please.....also i have heard that it is possible not to be able to orgasm at all...is this true and if so what is the percentage of people who cant....just my luck if im one of those...anyway thanks all who help me xx

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katrina, about 1 year

hey my boyfriend always cums really quickly, i dnt like the taste of it either. and he calls em kiran sumtimes confused my name with others. could he be cheating on me?...he swears he isnt.the sex is too great too leave hiim though.....ADVICEE PEOPLE....my sistah jasdeep would also like some tips...pleeez

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brittany, about 1 year

ok i have a question and i need someone to help me with it.....me and my boyfriend have a great sex life we do it alot and its always good but theres just one problem to it......i cant get off!!!!!!! Is something wrong with me to where i cant get off?

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Nix, about 1 year

I find I get really dry during intercourse even though Im enjoying it and find it really embarrassing.. I know I dont have any STI's or anything so what could be causing this.... Is there anyway to stop this without using the obvious like KY??

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Anon, about 1 year

I get more pleasure form siting on top of my partner, but when we start fo have sex my knees hurt and I have to stop and do it another way, any suggestions????

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Kr, about 1 year

im scared .. i dont know how to give him a blow job or how to please him? please help!!!

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jc, about 1 year

hello im15. i lost my v 3 months ago. i wana have more sex my bf wants to too but i have no idea wat to do his bday is coming up and i want to do something really!!!! sexy and i want really cool and unique positions to try...can you help me out please!!!???

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Julie, about 1 year

my boyfriend wants me to go on top when we have sex but i dont no how i tried it once when i was drunk but iam scared to do it again can you explain how you do, what movements etc thanks x

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patricia, about 1 year

can you tell me if my man is gay. he saids he's not and that he loves me, but. A. he love thngs up the back way on him. he gets me to wear a dildo and ride him , or he ask me to use my finger, or to push his penis right back so he is almost ridding himself.He never goes near my breast and yet i get lots of offers from many other men. he not to keen on kissing and will not do long loving kisses just little pecks three times a day. he loves wearing my underwear and is not turned on if i buy sexy underwear and lap dance for him he just wants to get them off so he can wear them and i ride him. he does make me cum some times but that is once a week and by his hand and i have to do him three times a week. i want to love him but i don't think i am his type.we are together six years and both over thirthy he had a bad time during his childhood from his dad and got called a mammy boy and i feel thats whats holding him back. what can i do to help him.

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nik, about 1 year

me and my boyfriend was doing some foreplay last night when i got a sharp pain shooting through me. now it hurts when i go to the loo and when anything gets inserted into it. what are the chances of him cuttin me even tho he has no nails. please help. thanks

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chezza, about 1 year

my boyfriend and i have great sex but i wont it when ever and where ever i can and my boyfriend i geting tired of doing it all the time what can i do ?

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sarah, about 1 year

wen me n my partner have foreplay i never orgasm, do you have any tips on how he can make me?? its soooo frustrating!!!!

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J, about 1 year

Hi, does anyone have any experience of the best sex positions for a couple where the male is not that well endowed?

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kaushiv, about 1 year

I have good sex well it feels good but i think there is something wrong with me as I have never expierenced an internal orgasm whether it is via a man or by myself. Is there something wrong with me?

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Emma, about 1 year

I Bleeeed Badily Everytiimeee:| Whats Wronngg?? Heellppp!!

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sarah bby, about 1 year

hiya, i am 14 nd lost ma v last year but i have onli dun 1 postion nd wud lyk to try on top but am scared cz i dnt no hw to go on top or move plzzz help ppl:)

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kelly, about 1 year

my boyfriend wants me to go on top when we have sex but i dont no how i tried it once when i was drunk but couldnt do it can you explain how you do, what movements etc thanks x

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lisa, about 1 year

im a lesbian and dont know mhow to please my girlfriend ??

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