The Truth About Men and Sex Intimate Secrets from the Doctor's Office

by Morgentaler, MD, Abraham, M.D., FACS

• ISBN13: 9781250042606
• ISBN10: 1250042607
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-03-03
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Summary

Harvard Professor Abraham Morgentaler, MD, offers a rare view into the secret world of his patients, providing a startling new perspective on men, sex, and relationships
What really drives men to do what they do? The Truth About Men and Sex uses the real-life stories of Dr. Morgentaler's patients to let us in on the secrets of men and to examine the current state of male sexuality in science and medicine as well as in relationships and popular culture. In this frank and open discussion of the subject, Dr. Morgentaler will make men and women alike question what we think we know about gender, motivation, sexuality, relationships, and, ultimately, the definition of a "man."
From the biology and science behind the "Bionic Penis," to the psychology behind men faking orgasms, The Truth About Men and Sex will change the conversation about male sexual health, and will introduce the world to sex and relationships from a new point of view. Dr. Morgentaler's exploration of male sexuality, from the Masters and Johnson era through the introduction of Viagra, Feminism and the internet, provides the basis for his provocative and revolutionary ideas regarding men and sex- a topic that, until now, has been either sensationalized or stereotyped by the media—to give us the definitive guide to men, as we've never seen them before. From these stories you will gain a surprising perspective on the minds and motivations of men: committed, caring, loving and sometimes clumsy individuals doing their best to be great partners in their relationships.

Author Biography

Dr. Abraham Morgentaler, MD, FACS, is an Associate Clinical Professor of Urology at Harvard Medical School and the founder of Men’s Health Boston, a treatment center for male sexual and reproductive disorders. He is the author of three previous books and his work has appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine, The New Yorker and the WSJ among others. He researches, lectures internationally, and sees a limited number of patients via his new program, Personalized MensHealth.

Table of Contents

A Note to Readers

I. Do men really fake it?
 1. Introduction
 2. The Man who Faked his Orgasms
 3. The Fretful Penis, and Other Natural Reactions to Unfair Expectations

II. The Vas Deferens between men and women
 4. So What Is a Man?
 5. A Penis by Any Other Name

III. Keeping it up
 6. Better Living Through Pharmacology
 7. Listening to Viagra
 8. A Husband’s Duty
 9. The Bionic Penis
 10. Male Menopause

IV. The Measure of a Man
 11. Am I Normal?
 12. No Balls at All
 13. Narcissus Reflected
 14. Men are People Too

Appendix: Diagrams and Illustrations
Notes
Glossary
Additional Reading
Acknowledgments
Index