Welcome to the Sexual Psychophysiology Laboratory at the University of Texas at Austin. Our research is devoted to improving our understanding of human sexuality from psychological, behavioral, physiological, and biological perspectives, and our goal is for these findings to provide guidance in developing more effective clinical treatments. This cannot be done without the help from many people. In particular, people willing to participate in our research, students wishing to volunteer within our lab, and colleagues who contribute to this work make very important contributions. Please feel free to contact us with any questions that you may have regarding us, and our research.

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PLEASE NOTE: If you are experiencing sexual difficulties and would like more information, please contact a medical or mental health professional. Regrettably, Dr. Meston and the staff of the Sexual Psychophysiology Laboratory are unable to answer individual questions via telephone or internet. Thank you.

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NEWS SPOTLIGHT

Why do we
have sex?
New research by Drs. Cindy Meston and David Buss reveals that people have sex for many reasons, identifying four major factors: physical, goal-based, emotional, and insecurity-based.

Their findings have been published in the August issue of Archives of Sexual Behavior. PDF (476 KB) and have generated a wide range of media coverage.

Read more in "The Whys of Mating: 237 Reasons and Counting" published in the New York Times, and "237 Reasons We Have Sex" published by the Associated press. For more press coverage concerning this research click here.

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