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A new review has found that the hormonal pill mifepristone is the most effective emergency contraception method to prevent unwanted pregnancy. In the United States, however, the drug has not…

Most adult men with a relatively common birth defect of the penis that is uncorrected are satisfied with the appearance of their penis and report few functional…

NO more popping a pill an hour before a romantic meal or making a booking with the wife. Now the 40 per cent of older Australian men who…

Screening programmes to identify and treat young women with chlamydial infection have been developed in several countries. The goals of these screening programmes are, for the individual, to reduce…

Australian researchers have come up with a new research that seems to highlight the benefits of masturbation for men. A latest insight has revealed that men who masturbate regularly may be doing…

Police in Congo have arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused of using black magic to steal or shrink men’s penises after a wave of panic and attempted lynchings triggered by the alleged witchcraft.

Would the hundreds of men who paid to have sex with “Alicia” have cared if they knew she was being held captive by a trafficker who raped her and pimped…

Expert Available for Interviews on Finding That 1 in 4 Teenage Girls Has a Sexually Transmitted Infection

Who: Dr. Peter Leone, an expert on STDs and an…

Schools’ current focus on bullying prevention may be masking the serious and underestimated health consequences of sexual harassment, according to James Gruber from the University of Michigan-Dearborn and…

Usable definitions must be developed to provide consistency in the description of various sexual dysfunctions in men and women, as well as classifications of sexual disorders.

Descriptive and analytical epidemiological studies of…

nfortunately, chronic pain and sexual problems often go together. Yet, many patients suffer in silence, healthcare providers rarely ask about patients’ sexual concerns, and guidance literature on the…

Prenatal syphilis screening, recommended by the Centers for Disease Control, medical professional organizations, and public health authorities, is critical to preventing still births and serious birth defects in…

Many teenage girls diagnosed with the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia become reinfected over the next year, according to a large study of students attending school health centers.

Researchers found that of…

Hormonal contraception may become a safe, effective, and reversible form of birth control for men, according to a new study accepted for publication in the Journal of…

A new study of young female military recruits has found that almost 20 percent contracted chlamydia over the course of 12 months.

“The really scary message for us is, oh…

Sexuality is an important component of an individual’s sense of well-being and quality of life (QOL). In particular, male patients who present with urinary…

New research suggests that comprehensive sex education might lead to less teen pregnancy, and there are no indications that it boosts the levels of sexual intercourse or sexually transmitted diseases.

STDs Found In 25% of Teenage Girls: Expert Available To Discuss CDC Findings, Cervical Cancer Treatment

On Tuesday, March 11, 2008, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released a…

Men’s pride in sexual performance may help the fight against increasing obesity, according to internationally regarded expert on obesity, men’s health and ageing Professor Gary Wittert.

“It’s becoming well…

Almost 1 in 7 young pregnant women studied by Australian investigators had Chlamydia trachomatis infection, a common sexually transmitted infection that oftentimes does not cause symptoms.

“High rates of asymptomatic chlamydia…

Sexual impairment is often still apparent many years after a cancer patient has undergone a bone marrow transplant, otherwise known as hematopoietic cell transplantation or HCT, new research indicates.

Sexual dysfunction…

Infertility will become more prevalent in generations to come, but interpreting these trends is complicated, say researchers in this week’s BMJ.

Infertility is a common…

There is no evidence that programs promoting safer sex measures along with sexual abstinence lead to more sexually transmitted infections (STI), according to a new review of studies…

Women usually question whether they are heterosexual (‘straight’) or lesbian when they realise they are feeling attracted to other women. Lesbians usually say their main physical, emotional and sexual feelings are for women. Many women…

Increased openness and a willingness to discuss sexual abuse by adult women and men as well as the development of service support networks has led to greater community understanding.

In recent years…