SEXUAL WELLNESS
SEX WITH CANNABIS: BRINGING RESEARCH INTO THE BEDROOM BY AMANDA FISHER- KATZ-KEOHANE
I W O U L D N’ T C A L L M YS E L F A C A N N A B I S CO N N O I S S E U R, B U T I H AV E L I V E D I N P L A C E S W H E R E I T ’ S R E C R E AT I O N A L LY L E G A L F O R Y E A R S A N D E N J O Y E D I T A N U M B E R O F WAY S F O R A N U M B E R O F R E A S O N S . M O S T P R E D O M I N A N T L Y,
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DURING A STINT OF INSOMNIA TRIGGERED BY INEXPLICABLE KNEE PA I N .
I had never considered the ways in which cannabis influenced my sex life.
Likewise, a 2019 study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine reported that 38.7% of people who had sex under the influence of cannabis said that it
That is, until I began working at My Sexual Biography, a sex education and empowerment organization focused on discovery through personal reflection.
made sex better, 16% said it made sex better in some ways and worse in others, 24.5% said it was sometimes better, and only 10% said that cannabis had negatively impacted their sexual experiences. Some people said that it heightened all their
WHAT THE STUDIES SAY ABOUT SEX & CANNABIS In June of 2019, our organization spent a month discussing the intersection of cannabis and sex, and oh boy, my mind was blown. So many people were talking about how cannabis influenced libido, testosterone, sperm count, and the satisfaction of an orgasm. While
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that “marijuana's sexual effects are highly unpredictable, from strongly sex-inhibiting to strongly sex-enhancing,” findings also revealed that 67% of respondents felt as though cannabis enhanced their sexual experience. 22
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senses and, therefore, intensified sex for them. Others said it made them desire sex more, and some said that their orgasms had become reliably more satisfying. It all seemed too good to be true. Still, I was determined to learn more.
PERSONAL RESEARCH All the research and reading got me thinking.... How has cannabis affected my own sexual experiences? So, I launched into some deep reflection, and definitely super-scientific experimentation, to determine if I would come to the same conclusions as these testimonials and studies.
