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The eyes, the ears, the nose, the mouth, the skin – they all play a role in the way we perceive and enjoy sex. Take one away and it’s like removing the rhythm section from the band; the song is stripped of its soul. But when all are played in concert, they can lift your sex life to a new high. This program is recommended for an audience aged 17 and up. May contain information that is considered offensive to some viewers.

It’s been called “the last taboo,” and for many people, masturbation remains a topic shrouded in shame and secrecy. However, it’s a subject that is increasingly scrutinised by scientists, sexologists, sociologists, and of course The Sex Files. “Sex for One,” explores auto-eroticism with the help of experts. This program is recommended for an audience aged 17 and up. May contain information that is considered offensive to some viewers.

Your voice croaks. Your chest is budding. You’re getting hairy in private places and nothing fits the way it used to. These symptoms may sound like science fiction but they’re not. Welcome to puberty – a bridge we all cross to enter the adult world. This program is recommended for an audience aged 17 and up. May contain information that is considered offensive to some viewers.

Aside from the hackneyed clichés about gay men being more ‘artsy’ and lesbians being more ‘mannish’ than their straight counterparts, there is at least one commonly observed physical characteristic that is found among a much higher proportion of homosexual people than of heterosexuals: left-handedness. Martin Lalumiere, Ray Blanchard, and Kenneth J. Zucker of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health at the University of Toronto conducted a meta-analysis of sexual orientation and handedness in men and women and found some interesting results. This program is recommended for an audience aged 17 and up. May contain information that is considered offensive to some viewers.

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.

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.

Is there a universal definition of beauty? What are facial and body symmetry studies revealing about what we all find to be beautiful? What scientists are discovering about symmetry’s relationship with smell and intelligence. What evolutionary forces shaped our definition of beauty? How modesty can be sexy. Interviews with: David Buss, evolutionary psychologist; Randy Thornhill, Biologist University of New Mexico; Sue McGarvie Sex Therapist. 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.