Adult sex education advocate, Dr. Ruthie L. Lang, shares insights on the importance of biopsychosocial education on human sexuality. Lang highlights the societal taboos around sex that perpetuate misunderstandings and low sexual desire. She stresses the need for people to share their desires and engage in meaningful communication with their partners to achieve healthy sexual intimacy. Lang also highlights the importance of understanding one's body and breaking down the myths around gender, orgasm, and pleasure in order to establish connection and pleasure during sexual intercourse.
1. The speaker got interested in sexual health because of a patient's crying in a clinic.
2. Sexual dysfunction rates worldwide are high, affecting around 40-50% of any gender.
3. Many people in society have limited sexual knowledge, resulting in brokenness and loneliness.
4. Adult sex education is needed to unbreak society.
5. Biopsychosocial is a buzzword that experts use to discuss human sexuality.
6. The clitoris is the only organ solely responsible for providing pleasure.
7. Erectile dysfunction is common and affects up to 40% of men by age 40.
8. Desire can come and go, and desire mismatch in couples is a problem.
9. Our sexuality exists within a social and cultural context, and taboos around sex perpetuate throughout society.
10. Porn and Hollywood create unrealistic ideals of sex, leading to orgasmic inequality and performance anxiety.
11. Communication and orgasmic equality should be prioritized to open up pleasure and sex in a new way.