Masters and Johnson Institute
| Formation | 1964 |
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| Extinction | 1994 |
| Purpose | Sexology research |
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Key people
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William H. Masters Virginia E. Johnson |
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Formerly called
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Reproductive Biology Research Foundation (1964–1978) |
The Masters and Johnson Institute (1964–1994) was the clinical and research foundation of sexologist duo Masters and Johnson. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, the institute was established to study human sexuality with particular emphasis on the anatomy and physiology of human sexual response and the diagnosis and treatment of sexual dysfunctions.
Founded as the Reproductive Biology Research Foundation, the organization changed its name to the Masters and Johnson Institute in 1978; it closed in 1994.
After William H. Masters hired Virginia E. Johnson in 1957 as a research assistant on a project in human sexuality, they originally worked together in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Washington University in St. Louis, before continuing to create an independent research institution at 4910 Forest Park Boulevard in St. Louis in 1964, deliberately named the Reproductive Biology Research Foundation (rather than using the word "sex" in its title) to keep their work out of the limelight. The foundation did, in fact, conduct studies of conception, contraception, and infertility, although the major focus of its work was on advancing the scientific study of human sexuality.
Their work, which pioneered human sexuality as a science, was primarily conducted at this institute. They published books including Human Sexual Response (1966; OCLC 318151909) and Human Sexual Inadequacy (1970; OCLC 299881470).
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