https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p Human Sexuality en-us 2018-01-21 00:10:41 UTC 2025-07-22 21:21:00 UTC hello@padlet.com kgentry125 https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/223053668 This article discusses how gender reveal parties focus on the gender instead of the sex of the child. These parties are often filled with gender stereotypes (such as pink for girls and blue for boys) when in reality, not all boys like the color blue and not all girls like the color pink. 

What is your opinion about gender reveal parties? Would you choose to have one? ]]> 2018-01-21 00:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/223053668 kgentry125 https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/225332613 "We talk to our children about safety all the time -- we cover stranger danger, pool safety, how to cross the street, and the list goes on, but when it comes to body safety, we go silent"
 
In this article, Jill Starishevsky, author of the book "My Body Belongs to Me" discusses the importance of talking to children about sexual abuse. 

Do you think that children should be taught about sexual abuse at a young age? If so, how young is too young?

]]> 2018-01-27 23:41:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/225332613 kgentry125 https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/227801349 "Sex. It’s what got you into pregnancy, but is it also the pathway to getting you out?"

More than 3/4 of pregnant women are aware of the myth that "sex brings on labor," and nearly half of women believe it to be true. This article discusses that while there are biologically plausible reasons that having sex could bring on labor, there has been very little scientific evidence of it actually being true. 

]]> 2018-02-04 00:10:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/227801349 kgentry125 https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/228828359 This article discusses the options available when it comes to "selecting" your unborn child's gender. 

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) allows for the embryos of a certain gender to be discarded before implantation and sperm separation allows for the separation of the X-chromosome and Y-chromosome sperms from each other. 

Do you think that these practices are ethical? Given the opportunity, would you select your child's gender? ]]> 2018-02-06 19:51:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/228828359 kgentry125 https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/231262878 In a survey conducted by Sleep Cycle (a popular alarm clock app), 68% of over 1,000 respondents reported that sex helps them sleep better at night. 

The National Sleep Foundation also backed up this finding, stating the hormones released during sex do, in fact, help you fall asleep. 

Were you aware that the hormones released during sex could affect sleep? ]]> 2018-02-13 19:52:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/231262878 kgentry125 https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/232807282 In this article, three men discuss what it is like to be uncircumcised- specifically what it is like to have sex as an uncircumcised man. 

With all of the controversy circulating around circumcision, what do you think that you would choose for your child? ]]> 2018-02-19 04:54:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/232807282 kgentry125 https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/237245352 This article discusses genital piercing in women- specifically the clitoris and clitoral hood. 

The article reports that many women experience greater sexual pleasure due to the piercing, with some being able to reach orgasm in more positions and some being able to experience multiple orgasms. 

With the possible benefits come risks: risk of infection, damage to the nerve supply, and discomfort when using sanitary products.

Do you think that the risks outweigh the benefits, or do you think that the possibility of enhanced sexual pleasure is worth the risk? ]]> 2018-03-02 01:06:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/237245352 kgentry125 https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/238146397 "It is horrifying, amusing, bewildering, and a bizarre combo of ego-boosting and soul-destroying."

This article shares the candid thoughts of nine women on what it is like to start dating again following a divorce. ]]> 2018-03-05 15:43:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/238146397 kgentry125 https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/243248048 This article discusses the case of Karly Rossiter, a young woman who sued her ex boyfriend for giving her HPV (after telling her that he hadn't had sex in 6 months and had never had an STD).  

What do you think about this article? Should people be allowed to sue others for giving them STDs? ]]> 2018-03-18 20:19:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/243248048 kgentry125 https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/247110204 This article from Cosmopolitan talks about the use of nipple clamps for intense sensation and also provides a breakdown of the different types.

Did you know that nipple clamps existed?  Do you think that there are risks associated with using them? ]]> 2018-03-29 00:36:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/247110204 kgentry125 https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/247687132 In this article, Alyson Stoner, a former Disney star, opens up about her struggle with coming out as bisexual.

Stoner mentions that she struggled with her religion because it "neither supported nor accepted same-sex relationships" and she turned to multiple pastors and church leaders for help. 

Going off of last week's discussion in class on homosexuality, do you think that a person can be homosexual/bisexual and still be a Christian? Why or why not? ]]> 2018-04-01 18:17:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/247687132 kgentry125 https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/250084672 Attached below is an graphic raising awareness for a condition known as PCOS (a condition that causes amenorrhea). According to the graphic, approximately 50% of women with PCOS go undiagnosed. 

Why do you think that PCOS goes undiagnosed in so many women?]]> 2018-04-10 01:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/250084672 kgentry125 https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/252687684 Embryo adoption is the "adoption" of a frozen embryo that is ready for implantation. The embryo is then implanted into the adoptive mother, who carries and gives birth to the child as if it was her own biological child. 

In this article, a couple who adopted embryos shares the reasons behind their decision in hopes to encourage others to pursue embryo adoption.

What are your thoughts? ]]> 2018-04-17 17:22:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kgentry125/rrt79d0mkg6p/wish/252687684