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...have genital herpes, and an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 new cases appear each year. The one-night stand is now so risky that a couple interested in casual sex must get to know each other well enough to pop the herpes question?and believe the answer. Many sexologists think herpes is the chief reason for the new conservatism. Others consider it more of a symbol or the capping of a trend that began before herpes came to full public attention. Says California Sexologist Harvey Caplan: "In a funny sort of way, some people are actually relieved...
...sexologists these days, the new frontier is inhibited sexual desire (ISD). The problem accounts for 30% to 50% of the case load for many therapists. "We didn't look for excitement problems in the mid-'70s," says Therapist Stephen Sloan in Atlanta. "It was assumed that everyone desires sex." Some therapists, accustomed to reporting 75% to 90% success rates in treating other sexual difficulties, report a 10% to 30% success rate in treating ISD. Philadelphia Sexologist Harold Lief has estimated that 20% of all adult Americans are afflicted with ISD. "It is clear that we are talking about enormous numbers...
Most therapists believe that these sexually apathetic people are not casualties of the revolution. They are simply showing up for help now because the new freedom, besides raising expectations, has made it easier for people to admit to sexual problems. Sexologist Caplan is not so sure; he thinks that the sexual revolution has been a highly significant factor in the spread of ISD. Because of boredom, satiation and the elimination of taboos, he says, "it is becoming increasingly clear that the excitement value of average sexual practices is diminishing." Psychologist C.A. Tripp argues that sexual excitement depends on obstacles...
...LIAM NEESON IN KINSEY As the pioneering sexologist whose studies of male and female sexuality helped liberate and outrage America, Neeson is bold, troubled and charismatic--his finest screen performance...
...discovering the beginnings of his revolutionary destiny. Too political? Try Finding Neverland--Johnny Depp doing a loose interpretation of J.M. Barrie, exploring both the realities and the fantasies that conditioned his creation of Peter Pan. Too twee? How about Liam Neeson in Kinsey as the curiously haunted sexologist who got us talking about our sexual lives and longings? There's a life story for every taste. --By Richard Schickel...