Research in Sexology

"Modern sex research has contributed greatly to a better understanding not only of sex and reproduction, but also of the human being itself. There is much that still has to be learned. We have taken only a few steps into a vast, new, unexplored territory.

New research is conducted on genetics, the role of hormones and glandular secretions. HIV & AIDS and STI's is a major field of research. So are the whole reproductive process, issues regarding sexual identity and sexual orientation, previously disadvantage groups: not only gays/lesbians, women, the disabled and the aging, but also the sexual being of children and their sexual rights. We need a lot more information on recent sexual lifestyles, whatever it may be.

If we want healthy and rational public attitudes and workable sex laws, we also need to find out a great deal more about sexual minorities, including sex offenders. But it is not only the sexual minorities that need to be studied and explained. The presumed majority of men, women and children, is just as mysterious. We therefore have to start questioning even our most innocent assumptions. The libido, sexual desire and arousal need a lot of wholistic research in order to enhance a happy, healthy and healed sexuality. We will also have to remember that, while sex is a fascinating subject, it is never more than a part in the larger picture - the whole human personality. H J Eysenck's 'Sex and Personality' needs further research. So do the Kinsey reports. Sexology and sex research is destined to transcend the narrow confines of any single discipline to the utmost benefit of the whole mankind". Lemmer 2005.