{
  "id": 17979728,
  "title": "Women want to talk about sex with their close friends more often, study finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/women-want-to-talk-about-sex-with-their-close-friends-more-often",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-03T15:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PsyPost",
    "slug": "psypost",
    "url": "https://www.psypost.org/women-want-to-talk-about-sex-with-their-close-friends-more-often-study-finds/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent study published in The Journal of Sex Research reveals that many American women rarely discuss sex with their close female friends, despite the desire for such conversations and recognizing their benefits. The study found that women anticipate their friends might become uncomfortable and fear being judged or perceived as weird or gross. This highlights the persistence of unspoken social norms and fears surrounding discussions of women's sexual lives, even within the closest of friendships.",
  "summary": "Close friends are often women’s go-to confidants about sex, but new research suggests these conversations remain limited. Women wanted to discuss topics from birth control to sexual problems more often but anticipated awkward reactions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}