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Stephen Snyder, M.D., is an associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, a guest on major media outlets nationwide, and a regular contributor to The Huffington Post. His new book, Love Worth Making: How to Have Ridiculously Great Sex in a Long-Lasting Relationship, (St Martin's Press, 2018) has been hailed by women's health guru Christiane Northrup as "Hands down, the most practical, fun, and empowering book I've ever read on how to have a fabulous sex life in a committed relationship."

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Why Does Pornography Exist?

If a person is hungry, they don’t get any pleasure from watching someone else eat dinner. So why should it be a turn-on to watch other people have sex?

If a person is hungry, they don’t get any pleasure from watching someone else eat dinner. So why should it be a turn-on to watch other people have sex?

How to Love Someone Again After Infidelity

Couples that stay together after infidelity fall into three categories: sufferers, builders, and explorers.

Couples that stay together after infidelity fall into three categories: sufferers, builders, and explorers.

What Turns a Man On? For Some, It's Feeling Desired

A man whose deepest need is to feel desired may be analogous to one who gets excited by wearing women’s clothing. Best to just chalk it up to sexual diversity and accept it.

A man whose deepest need is to feel desired may be analogous to one who gets excited by wearing women’s clothing. Best to just chalk it up to sexual diversity and accept it.

Have Politics Ruined 'Fifty Shades'?

Christian Grey’s dominant tendencies worked as erotica during the Obama years. But many women may soon find egalitarianism and restraint looking better and better.

Christian Grey’s dominant tendencies worked as erotica during the Obama years. But many women may soon find egalitarianism and restraint looking better and better.

How to Use a Condom

Using a condom isn't as simple as you'd think. In particular, a surprising number of men can't seem to keep an erection with a condom on.

Using a condom isn't as simple as you'd think. In particular, a surprising number of men can't seem to keep an erection with a condom on.

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