Sexual Inhibition Quiz from Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski

Find out below with this quick 2-minute quiz!

Next, Take the Quiz on Sexual Excitation to get a complete view of your sex drive.

The latest science from Erick Janssen and John Bancroft at the Kinsey Institute states that we have two “systems” controlling our sexual arousal: your ‘gas pedal’ and your ‘brakes’.

You can learn more at Emily Nagoski’s blog post, How Sex Works, or in her book below (which we highly recommend):

These quizzes are adapted from New York Times bestseller Come As You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life by Emily Nagoski.

Sexual Inhibition is one half of the Dual Control Model of Sexual Response. The other half is Sexual Excitation.


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  • Tasneem

    Thanks for researching this rare topic


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Dr. Renjie Chang's medical and pharmaceutical experience:
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- Founder of Lavax Inc, where she developed an innovative vaginal microbicide for preventing sexually transmitted disease with grants from NIH and Gates Foundation
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