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Transgender youth have typical hormone levels
• Endocrinology • • Sexual Health • Jul 21 15
Johanna Olson, MD, and her colleagues at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, provide care for the largest number of transyouth in the U.S. and have…
Penn team identifies gene responsible for some cases of male infertility
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Sexual Health • Jul 01 15
In the most severe form of male infertility, men do not make any measurable levels of sperm. This condition, called azoospermia, affects approximately 1…
Bisexual men and women report poorer health than gays, lesbians and heterosexuals
• Public Health • • Sexual Health • Jun 30 15
Bisexual males and females report poorer health than gays, lesbians and heterosexuals, according to a new study from sociologists at Rice University.
“A New…
U.S. CDC cautions against unprotected sex with Ebola survivors
• Infections • • Sexual Health • May 01 15
U.S. health officials are now recommending people avoid contact with the semen of Ebola survivors after a woman in Liberia contracted Ebola through sexual…
A minority of women seek health care after military sexual assault
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • • Sexual Health • Apr 28 15
Despite growing public awareness of sexual assault of women during their military service and increased efforts by the Department of Defense to deter sexual…
Gay and lesbian job seekers face discrimination
• Public Health • • Sexual Health • Apr 08 15
A new study shows that discrimination of gay and lesbian job seekers is commonplace within both private firms and the public sector in the…
Exercise linked to improved erectile and sexual function in men
• Gender: Male • • Physical activity -exercise • • Sexual Health • Mar 23 15
Men who exercise more have better erectile and sexual function, regardless of race, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Sexual…
Men’s heart disease risk linked to high testosterone and low estrogen
• Gender: Male • • Heart • • Sexual Health • Mar 09 15
Why men have more heart disease than premenopausal women has been unclear, but a new study shows that the sex hormones testosterone and estrogen…
Decreased sexual activity, desire may lead to decline in serum testosterone in older men
• Gender: Male • • Sexual Health • Mar 09 15
In older men, decreased sexual activity and desire, not erectile dysfunction, may cause serum testosterone to decline, a new study from Australia finds. The…
Letrozole is a promising new treatment of male infertility, researcher says
• Drug Abuse • • Gender: Male • • Sexual Health • Mar 06 15
A letrozole pill once a week restored fertility in obese, infertile men and led to their partners giving birth to two full-term, healthy babies,…
Pain brain regions also active during female orgasm
• Gender: Female • • Pain • • Sexual Health • Feb 11 15
What happens in the female brain during an orgasm? It certainly doesn’t lie back and think of England, as the saying goes. In fact…
She thinks friends, he thinks sex
• Gender: Female • • Gender: Male • • Sexual Health • Jan 29 15
Imagine the following scenario: a woman and a man are having a conversation. She is interested in the conversation, and is friendly, smiling and…
Parents want info about circumcision, not directives from health-care providers
• Children's Health • • Sexual Health • • Urine Problems • Jul 21 14
Most parents expect healthcare providers to answer their questions about circumcision, but they don’t want a specific recommendation on the procedure, according to a…
Male infertility: It’s all about the package
• Gender: Male • • Sexual Health • May 13 14
Infertility is generally thought of as a woman’s problem. In fact, more than 3 million men across America also experience it. Today, researchers from…
Majority of transgender patients report negative experiences in emergency departments
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Sexual Health • Mar 12 14
A new study out of Western University (London, Canada) has found the majority of transgender patients have had a negative experience when it comes…
LGBT Youth Face Greater Cancer Risks, CCNY-Led Study
• Cancer • • Cancer: Breast • • Sexual Health • Feb 20 14
A new study led by City College of New York psychologist Margaret Rosario found that youths of same-sex orientation are more likely to engage…
The secret of fertile sperm
• Gender: Male • • Sexual Health • Feb 19 14
To better understand the causes of male infertility, a team of Bay Area researchers is exploring the factors, both physiological and biochemical, that differentiate…
Nanoparticles to probe mystery sperm defects behind infertility
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Sexual Health • Nov 15 13
A way of using nanoparticles to investigate the mechanisms underlying ‘mystery’ cases of infertility has been developed by scientists at Oxford University.
The technique,…
Stronger Sexual Impulses, Not Weaker Self-Control, May Explain Why Men Cheat More Than Women, Study Reveals
• Gender: Female • • Gender: Male • • Sexual Health • Sep 21 13
A recently published study strongly suggests men succumb to sexual temptations more than women - for example, cheating on a partner - because they…
Services lacking for young gay black men
• Depression • • Psychiatry / Psychology • • Sexual Health • Sep 18 13
Physical, sexual and emotional abuse among young gay black men is a pervasive problem, yet there remains a lack of social services and resources…
Women Lack Guidance for Sex After MI
• Gender: Female • • Heart • • Sexual Health • Jul 25 13
Women resume sex with partners after a heart attack, but do so with worries of another one and without counseling from a healthcare professional,…
BPA linked to a common birth defect in boys
• Children's Health • • Sexual Health • • Urine Problems • Jun 17 13
A new study links fetal exposure to a common chemical pollutant, bisphenol A (BPA), to defects of a testicular hormone in newborn boys with…
Treatment helps sex stage a comeback after menopause
• Gender: Female • • Menopause • • Sexual Health • Jun 04 13
A satisfying sex life is an important contributor to older adults’ quality of life, but the sexual pain that can come after menopause can…
Sexuality, traumatic brain injury, and rehabilitation
• Brain • • Sexual Health • • Trauma & Injuries • Apr 06 13
Each year more than three million Americans are living with traumatic brain injury (TBI), a condition that is associated with physical, cognitive, and emotional…
U.S. pediatricians back gay marriage, adoption rights
• Public Health • • Sexual Health • Mar 22 13
Gay and lesbian couples should be able to get married for the health and well-being of their children and families, the nation’s leading group…