How Well Do You Know The Study That Inspired Masters of Sex?
How Well Do You Know The Study That Inspired Masters of Sex?
Truth is stranger than fiction, even when it comes to a show as hot and heated as Masters of Sex. We all love the SHOWTIME hit, but fans might be shocked to hear some of the true stories behind the sexy series.
Truth is stranger than fiction, even when it comes to a show as hot and heated as Masters of Sex. We all love the SHOWTIME hit, but fans might be shocked to hear some of the true stories behind the sexy series.
To keep the anonymity of his subjects, Dr. William Masters would often have them wear paper bags over their heads while doing the deed.
During the study, one male volunteer nearly had a breakdown after having sex with two separate women for 36 hours without a break.
Masters and Johnson proved that women, in fact, have two distinct types of orgasms.
To study people’s sexual habits, Dr. Masters would secretly watch prostitutes and their clients through peepholes.
Ulysses, the study’s infamous camera/dildo, actually injured a researcher by poking him in the eye while he was trying to get a closer look at a subject doing some poking of her own.
Masters and Johnson studied numerous elderly couples during sex, proving that orgasms are nearly impossible past your 70s.
Virginia Johnson believed that Dr. William Masters, actually faked results to prove that he could cure homosexuality.
Thanks to the results of one troubled participant, Masters and Johnson helped prove that excessive masturbation can drive you clinically insane.
Despite never even earning her bachelor’s degree, Johnson’s therapy sessions for sexual dysfunction were in such high demand that she charged over $10,000 a course.