Sex supplement: The science of sex and love

I arrived to university a very sexually unaware 19-year-old. However, as a science student at heart, I found explanations in a scientific journal, Clinical Anatomy. Exploring romantic love, on the other hand, has produced fewer concrete answers.

Sexual activity is fraught with misconceptions that can get in the way of a safe and pleasurable time. But with two common sex myths — one surrounding virginity, the other about multiple orgasms — you can enjoy better, more informed, sexy times.

Besides the obvious, “Oh my god, is this really happening right now?” running monologue, what really happens in our brains during sex? A complex response of electrical signals and hormones deliver to us those sensations of pleasure.