“Bloody hell! She writes erotica!” That’s what I heard from the first person I told I was going to be published. Before then, no one knew about my writing. My secret life, and my inner world, were about to be exposed.

When I met my soon-to-be editor at a restaurant in midtown Manhattan, I wore a purple feather boa. I bought the boa to wear when I sat at my computer to write. Somehow, it helped me unlock the inner room where I stored all of my erotic treasures. Wearing that boa in public for the first time externalized my sense of coming out of the closet.

Now, only a short year later, erotic romance is a national phenomenon. The surge in the genre has been widely reported by the media, and has captured the eyes and the imaginations of many romance readers who are ready for more.

My emerging from the shadows as an erotic romance author is not that different from what is happening to romance readers. Women are sexual beings, we always have been. The romance novel is a place where women find a safe haven for their secret desires. The gratification that happens by living vicariously though another’s story helps many women cope with the more mundane aspects of their lives.

The escape factor of a romance novel seems to grow proportionally with the heat in the book. As the novels became edgier, women became bolder. They wanted to ride the wave of a more titillating story. The tingles were more intense, and the climax quite satisfying.

Women looked for romance novels with more of a bite, because they wanted the stories they were reading to carry them farther than traditional romance had. When erotic romance sales began to climb, publishers noticed, Kensington Publishing being one of them. They launched their Aphrodisia erotic romance line and I became an Aphrodisia author.

I write sexually explicit stories for myself. My imagination conjures fantasies, which come alive in my mind. The fantasy grows into a story, with plot, characters and lots of sex. The pleasure of writing the story, and living through the characters, gives me the same rush as reading it. Readers of erotic romance want to explore their long hidden sensual feelings just as I want to explore mine.

As with all things that push the envelope of traditional standards, not everyone is ready for this new explicitness in romance. Some of the detractors say it has gone too far, others have even called it smut. But no one can deny that erotic romance has hit mainstream society.

When women find out what I do, they are eager to buy the books. From my personal experience, the enthusiasm about my writing continues to surprise me. From college age to middle age, from a neighborhood Chinese restaurant, from my doctor’s office to bookstore cashiers, from my friends and family, everyone I know wants to read these erotic books. It is as if mainstream acceptance has legitimized the genre and women have been given permission to read erotica openly.

So, ladies, if you are feeling like you want to add some panache to your life, buy yourself a feather boa and an erotic romance. Just remember, it’s not about the boa.

P. F. Kozak has had a unique perspective on sexuality since she discovered playing doctor, long before puberty. With the publication of her books it is real, and it is only just beginning. Visit PF Kozak

Individuals engaged in active lifestyles like exercising, eating right foods, and taking vitamins should also involve frequent sex in their health regimen. While the degree of sexual activity in one’s health is not a principal topic of research, many studies suggest that safe sex can do wonders for one’s overall health. Safe sex practiced in a loving, intimate relationship has numerous health benefits like improved cholesterol levels and increased blood circulation. It also encourages the flow of testosterone, a hormone that plays an important role in the immune system.
Sexual intercourse burns about 200 calories, the same number of calories can be achieved by spending 15 minutes in a treadmill. In addition, sex encourages the production of endorphins, the body natural painkiller. These substances, enables a state of bliss and frees people from stress and anxiety. These factors can lead to feelings of happiness, greater health and may slowdown the aging process. An active sex life may lead to improved health and enable people to live longer and happier lives.

For Him

A medical study published by Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), found out that frequent ejaculation resulting from sexual activity may help protect the prostate from cancer. This finding supports a smaller study in Australia from 2003 that found out that men in 20’s who ejaculated more than five times a week were less likely to developing prostate cancer than their counterparts who ejaculated four to seven times a month. Specialists add that ejaculating regularly might lower the risk of cancer because cancer-causing substances are flushed out of the body in the seminal fluid instead of being trapped in the prostate. In addition, researchers in Queens University concluded that by having sex three or more times a week, men may cut heart attack or stroke rates by almost half. However, having sex with multiple partners may raise a man’s risk of prostate cancer to up to 40% because his the risk of contracting sexual infection increases.

For Her
Sexual activity may also help prevent endometriosis, a common gynecological condition that affects about 89 million women around the world. This condition occurs when the tissue lining inside a woman’s uterus grown in other places like the ovaries or the fallopian tube. This growth can cause pelvic pain and may lead to infertility. A study by the journal of Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation, concluded that women who were sexually active during their menstruation were 15 times less likely to develop endometriosis than women who abstained from sex during periods. The contractions of the uterus during orgasm may help flush away menstrual debris out of the uterus. Sexual activity among women also prompts the production of estrogen which can act as a painkiller and reduce the pain of Pre Menstrual Syndrome (PMS).

Sexual intercourse is not just the insertion of a man’s erect penis into a woman’s vagina. It is a process of physical intimacy that strengthens the bond among lovers. Understanding safe sex and sex within marriage may lead to improved health and fruitful marriages

What is the average size of the penis and what are the extremes?

According to some experts, the average size is 5.9 inches and 90% of all penises are between 5.1 inches and 7 inches.

The
world records for a fully functional penises are as follows. On the low
end it is 0.6 inches. On the high end it is a whooping 11.7 inches.

Can my penis size be increased?

Yes.
There are two widely known and practiced surgical procedures to
increase penis size– the Bihari Procedure, and Fat Injection.

The
Bihari Procedure consists of cutting loose the ligament that attaches
the base of the penis to the body. This gives an adverage of between
one-half and two inches of increased over all length to the penis.
However, because the penis is no longer secured to the persons body an
erection will no longer point strait up.

Fat Injection
consists of removing fat from the backs of the patients thighs and
injecting it into the body of the penis to make the penis girth larger
(wideness). In most cases the body rejects a fairly large portion of
the fat injection. This procedure may need to be repeated several times
and each operation carries with it a severe risk of infection. I
strongly disagree with this procedure.

What is circumcision and why is it done?

Male
circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin from the penis.
When performed in a hospital, it is usually done very shortly after
birth by a acting doctor or midwife. Circumcisions are also given to
Jewish boys by a mohel in a ceremony eight days after birth.

Some Islamic boys are circumcised when they are older, around age 12 (ouch).

The majority of American boys are circumcised as it is a common practice in this day and age.

The more common reasons for circumcision include: better hygiene, “normal” or

“better” appearance, and “many believe his penis should look just like his father’s.”

Some
of the more common reasons against circumcision include: it is no
longer necessary for hygienic reasons; it is a very painful procedure,
barbaric practice; possibility of infection or surgical error; “normal”
or “better” appearance; “his penis should look like his father’s.”, and
“much greater sensitivity of uncircumcised penis.”

I hope this clears up some common misconceptions about the penis.

Terry Brazil

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