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It’s the one part of the body people look at a lot but don’t often talk about – the behind, the buttocks, the rear end. And beyond the behind is the anus, even less talked about. Yet when it comes to sex, the anus can be one of the most sensual areas of the body. So to get through the taboo and probe the mysteries of anal sex, The Sex Files talked to some of North America’s foremost experts and got to the bottom of…the bottom. This program is recommended for an audience aged 17 and up. May contain information that is considered offensive to some viewers.

For all women, menstruation is a cycle of chemicals and changing moods and desires. For some, it is a cycle of anger and depression. For too few, it’s a time of the month that is a time for wonder and celebration. In this episode of The Sex Files, we interviewed some of the foremost authorities on a women’s sexual cycle. This program is recommended for an audience aged 17 and up. May contain information that is considered offensive to some viewers.

Our bodies feel solid but we’re made up mostly of fluids and we couldn’t function or survive without these juices. Then again, neither could our sex lives. Blood. Sweat. Sperm. Vaginal juices. They all make making love possible and pleasurable. This program is recommended for an audience aged 17 and up. May contain information that is considered offensive to some viewers.

The Sex Files hour-long season premiere, “Sex Drive”, examines the facts and the myths surrounding one of our most basic urges. Delving into attraction, infidelity, impotence and aging, the “Sex Drive” special explores the biology, psychology, and sociology of the human sex drive. This program is recommended for an audience aged 17 and up. May contain information that is considered offensive to some viewers.

“The Act,” takes a look deep inside the most primal of human pleasures, with the aid of a Magnetic Resonance Imager, an ultrasound scanner, microscopic cameras, and these esteemed experts: Dr. W. Weimar-Shulz, MRI researcher, Dr. Gorn Wagner, researcher and film-maker, Marilyn Fithian, researcher and sex therapist Dr. Lasse Hessel, ultrasound researcher, author, and inventor of the female condom. This program is recommended for an audience aged 17 and up. May contain information that is considered offensive to some viewers.

Why do human beings have sexual fantasies? How might they have evolved? Did people in ancient civilizations fantasize? What are the most popular sexual fantasies? What ways do fantasies differ in men and women? What happens in the brain and the body that allows fantasy to create arousal and in some cases, even orgasm?What does a fantasy reveal about a person’s inner desires and thoughts? Should we act out our fantasies or keep them to ourselves? Interviews with: Eva Norvind, former dominatrix and sex educator; Helene Cote, Universite of Quebec at Montreal, Sue McGarvie, Sex Therapist; Gayle Gibson, Archeologist, Royal Ontario Museum. This program is recommended for an audience aged 17 and up. May contain information that is considered offensive to some viewers.

How do different societies regard monogamy? And what constitutes an affair? The purpose of fidelity and infidelity in evolution. A trend towards open marriages and “swinging”. Interviews with: David Buss, Evolutionary Psychologist; David Weiss, author of Sexuality in America; Robert Francoeur, author of the International Encyclopedia of Sex; Sue McGarvie, sex therapist, Terry Gould, author of The Lifestyle –The secrets of Swingers; Claude Guldner, Professor of Human Sexuality, Guelph University. This program is recommended for an audience aged 17 and up. May contain information that is considered offensive to some viewers.

What constitutes a fetish? What are the most popular fetishes? Where do we draw the line between a healthy and psychopathic fetish? What happens in the brain that forms a fetish? How can couples use fetish in their love life? Interviews with: Eva Norvind, former dominatrix and sex educator; Helene Cote, professor of sexuality at the Universite of Quebec at Montreal; Dr. Paul Federoff, psychiatrist, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry; Sue McGarvie, sex therapist. This program is recommended for an audience aged 17 and up. May contain information that is considered offensive to some viewers.

What is biological gender and how is it formed? How is gender different from sex? What do scientists know about what causes gender disphoria? How can it be corrected? What cultural pressures mould gender? How do people go about changing gender? Which societies in the past and present value gender dualism? How do other societies Interviews with: Dr. Pierre Assailian, gender specialist, Montreal General Hospital; Jeff Brown, professor of popular culture, Bowling Green University; Kate Bornstein (formerly a man), author of Gender Outlaw and My Gender Workbook; Daniel Aranoff, single dad, father of three and former woman; Robert Francoeur, author of the International Encyclopedia of Sex. This program is recommended for an audience aged 17 and up. May contain information that is considered offensive to some viewers.

What makes hair sexual? Why was hair important to our earliest ancestors? What is hair made of? Why do we have pubic hair and how is it different from other body hair? What does the way we wear our hair say about us sexually, and politically? The connection between hair and self esteem. What impact does baldness have on a man’s sexuality? What causes a man to lose his hair? The science of hair transplant. Interviews with: Anthony Synnot, Sociologist Concordia University and author The Body Politic; Rae Civello, hair stylist; David Buss, evolutionary psychologist and author of The Evolution of Desire; Sue Johanson, sex educator. MORE INTERVIEWS TO COME. This program is recommended for an audience aged 17 and up. May contain information that is considered offensive to some viewers.