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Nov 2020
39m 14s

Does Intimacy Count as Sex?

Goop, Inc. and Audacy
About this episode
Kevin Weinfurt, PhD, is the vice chair for research in the Department of Population Health Sciences at Duke University School of Medicine. His work measures sexual function and satisfaction and how sexual well-being can be impacted by illness and other changes in health throughout our lives. Weinfurt talks about why he believes doctors tend to avoid the subj ... Show More
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