Editors of Womens Health - The Mens Health and Womens Health Big Book of Sex: Your Authoritative, Red-Hot Guide to the Sex of Your Dreams

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For outstanding performance and even more fun between the sheets, nothing beats a fit and healthy body and mind

Operating instructions for your favorite tool

Fulfill her most secret desires and become her best lover, ever

Build strength and stamina for peak performance

Doctor-approved answers to the most common concerns about sexuality and health

Strengthen your love life while toning your body

Monogamy is the most challenging commitment youll ever make. Keep the faith without losing the excitement.

Some exciting twists (and shouts) on old standbys

G ood lovin is a multidisciplinary pleasure.

As primal and intuitive as sexual intercourse is, on another level its highly complex. Amazing sex and the healthiest of relationships are products of numerous scientific and academic disciplines: cardiology, exercise physiology, psychology, psychiatry, urology, nutrition and weight loss, behavioral therapy, sexology, religion, and more.

Nobody owns the last word on sex.

Thats why Womens Health and Mens Health (and our readers) are so fortunate to be able to tap the brains of the most knowledgeable and influential experts in each of those fields every month. And weve done it for years. The Big Book of Sex is a result of hundreds of interviews with the most notable doctors and researchers in the worldas well has many more thousands of hours spent reviewing reams of scholarly journal articles and studies.

There are many experts to thank for help on this project, but none more so than our readersthe thousands of men and women who responded to The Big Book of Sex online survey, and whose attitudes and opinions helped inform these pages.

We also want to extend our deep appreciation for the help and guidance of our esteemed Mens Health and Womens Health advisory board members (youll find them highlighted in the front of our magazines), and especially those experts whose research and wisdom features prominently throughout this book, including:

Jennifer R. Berman, MD, director of The Berman Womens Wellness Center in Los Angeles; Laura Berman, PhD, president and director of Chicagos Berman Center; Louann Brizendine, MD, professor of clinical psychiatry at the University of California; evolutionary psychologist David M. Buss, PhD, coauthor with Cindy M. Meston, PhD, of Why Women Have Sex; anthropologist Helen Fisher, PhD, research professor, Rutgers University, and scientific advisor to Chemistry.com; Debbie Herbenick, PhD, associate director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University and Mens Health relationship advisor; John Gottman, PhD, founder of The Gottman Institute; sexologist Ian Kerner, PhD; Barry Komisaruk, PhD, adjunct psychology professor at Rutgers University; Steven Lamm, MD, assistant professor at NYU School of Medicine; Mens Health urology advisor Larry I. Lipshultz, MD, chief of the division of male reproductive medicine at Baylor College of Medicine; Cindy M. Meston, PhD, director of the Meston Sexual Psychophysiology Laboratory at University of Texas at Austin; Ridwan Shabsigh, MD, president of the International Society of Mens Health; Beverly Whipple, PhD, renowned sex researcher and professor emeritus, Rutgers University.

Thanks also to: Bianca Acevedo, PhD; Suman Abwani, PhD; Daniel G. Amen, MD; Arthur Aron, PhD; Craig Ballantyne; Linda Banner, PhD; Rosemary Basson, MD; Jeff Bell; Martin Binks, PhD; Jeffrey Blumberg, PhD; Karen Boyle, MD; Lucy Brown, PhD; Rachel Cosgrove; Tracey Cox; Joy Davidson, PhD; Harry Fisch, MD; Yvonne K. Fulbright, PhD; Sandor Gardos, PhD; Marc Goldstein, MD; Dean Graham; Susan Hall, PhD; Scott Haltzman, MD; Lisa Lawless, PhD; Marta Meana, PhD; Lou Paget; Amy Reiley; Gail Saltz, MD; Pepper Schwartz, PhD; Tara Stiles; Peggy Vaughan; and Vivian Zayas, PhD.

And finally, The Big Book of Sex would not exist without the fine work of the following contributing writers, editors, and designers: Lisa Bain; Matt Bean; Adam Campbell; Sara Cox; Jeff Csatari; Courtney Eltringham; Jason Feifer; Lila Garnett; Jennifer Giandomenico; George Karabotsos; Carolyn Kylstra; Chris Krogermeier; Mark Michaelson; Debbie McHugh; Elizabeth Neal; Elise Nersesian; Hugh ONeill; Stephen Perrine; Michele Promaulayko; Karen Rinaldi; Lesley Rotchford; Sean Sabo; Bill Stieg; Erin Williams; David Zinczenko.

Heres to your physical, emotional, and sexual health!

The Editors

MensHealth

W hen youre having sex, were pretty sure youre not thinking about oatmeal. (If you are, please keep it to yourself.) Your cholesterol numbers are the furthest things from your mind. Youre probably not consumed with thoughts of how the singleleg stability ball jackknife or squat thrusts might improve your performance. And wed bet youre not pondering the chemical and psychological mysteries of her libido at this very moment.

One of the many very nice things about sex is that you dont have to do a lot of thinking. But with sex, as with anything you wish to be skilled at and enjoy more, a little additional knowledge-authoritative, intensely researched, cutting-edge knowledgecan make the difference between good and great.

You probably picked up this book because you are familiar with the Mens Health brand and what it stands for: practical, authoritative information that inspires and enables you to improve your life. And its likely that you are one of those men who is confident enough to admit that there are still things to learn about women and sex that Dad or Penthouse Forum never covered.

When your iPad puzzles you, you run to the closest Genius Bar. When you need the proper drywall screws, you visit Harveys Hardware. But when she seems to have suddenly lost interest in sex or when you feel a strange twinge in your most private parts, who are you going to consult? The guys on your rugby team?

You can see our point: When it comes to sex, there are few comfortable places to go for useful information you can trust. Thats where Mens Health magazine comes in. We tackle the tough questions and give you exclusive access to the worlds top sexual health experts who share important revelations and wisdom like:

• The typical penis does not behave like those you see in porn movies.
• The typical woman is just fine with that fact, even relieved.
• Girth matters more to women than length, and a particularly skillful tongue is better still.
• Women are turned on by mens hands. Keep them clean and groomed.
• The real secrets to amazing sex are honesty, trust, and communication.

While advice is never a substitute for experience, good advice can make the experience gathering much less dangerous.