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Tiny fungi may have sex while infecting humans
• AIDS/HIV • • Infections • • Sexual Health • Oct 31 08
A fungus called microsporidia that causes chronic diarrhea in AIDS patients, organ transplant recipients and travelers has been identified as a member of the…
Unusual case of a woman who suffered stroke during sex
• Gender: Female • • Sexual Health • • Stroke • Sep 15 08
Minutes after having sexual intercourse with her boyfriend, a 35-year-old woman suddenly felt her left arm go weak. Her speech became slurred and she…
Sex, Drugs Top Issues Parents Want Doctors to Discuss with Kids
• Children's Health • • Public Health • • Sexual Health • Jan 28 08
When parents bring their children in for routine check-ups many are hoping the doctors and nurse practitioners caring for them will do more than…
Kids often exposed to Internet porn
• Children's Health • • Sexual Health • Feb 10 07
In a survey of 1,500 Internet users aged 10 to 17 years, 42 percent said they had been exposed to Internet pornography in the…
Don’t Let Your Valentine’s Day be a Snore
• Respiratory Problems • • Sexual Health • Feb 10 07
With Valentine’s Day (February 14) right around the corner, the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) would like to remind you that…
Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome - new syndrome in women not much fun!
• Sexual Health • Mar 27 06
A new syndrome affecting women has been identified by doctors; the sexual condition tentatively named ‘Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome’, (PSAS), has as its primary…
Risky sex more likely for young men with positive body images
• Sexual Health • Mar 24 06
Young men who feel good about their looks are more likely than their peers with a less positive body image to engage in risky…
Rare sexual syndrome needs more research
• Sexual Health • Mar 24 06
Doctors called on Friday for more research into a very rare, poorly understood syndrome that is the opposite of the most common sexual…
Smoking increases risk of impotence
• Sexual Health • Mar 23 06
Forget the Marlboro man - new research shows that smoking, often marketed as a symbol of virility, increases the risk of impotence.
“Men who…
Straight men using meth have riskier sex
• Sexual Health • Mar 18 06
Heterosexual men are more likely to engage in high-risk sex if they use methamphetamine, or “meth”, according to results of a study conducted in…
After-school time not a prime time for teen sex
• Sexual Health • Mar 03 06
Though parents may worry about what their kids are doing after school, a new study suggests that teenagers do not often use their unsupervised…
PSA Campaign About Risky Sexual Behavior a Success
• Sexual Health • Feb 23 06
Media campaigns that remind parents to talk with their children about sex are effective, according to a pediatric researcher at Brenner Children’s Hospital and…
Teens think oral sex is not sex
• Sexual Health • Feb 22 06
According to a new national survey almost a quarter of sexually active Canadian teens between the ages of 14 and 17 have unprotected sex…
When Viagra Doesn’t Work, Lipitor May Assist
• Sexual Health • Feb 22 06
If Viagra (sildenafil) doesn’t do the job, maybe all it needs is a kick start with Lipitor (atorvastatin), a small study here suggested.
Eight…
Men in their fifties are happier with their sex lives than younger men
• Sexual Health • Feb 21 06
According to researchers in America and Norway, men in their fifties are happier with their sex lives than younger men, despite experiencing more problems.
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Students embracing virtual sex
• Sexual Health • Feb 14 06
Call it a sexual revolution of the virtual kind - young Canadians are practicing a new style of safe sex and the only touching…
S.Koreans grumble, French pleased about sex: survey
• Sexual Health • Feb 10 06
Married South Korean women are the least happy with their sex lives, Japanese men are the most likely to try and dodge a certain…
Sex: It’s costly but worth it. Just ask a microbe
• Sexual Health • Feb 08 06
The next time you mutter about the high cost of relationship maintenance, take comfort in knowing that microbes share your pain. In the first…
Britain says sexual health will be a key priority
• Sexual Health • Jan 26 06
The British government named sexual health as a key priority for the NHS on Thursday, as new figures showed another rise in HIV infections.
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Sex harassment affects most college students
• Sexual Health • Jan 24 06
Nearly two thirds of U.S. college students are affected by sexual harassment - ranging from offensive jokes and gestures to touching and grabbing, according…
Thyroid disorders can cause sex problems for men
• Sexual Health • Jan 19 06
Thyroid disorders are associated with a variety of sexual symptoms in men, according to a new report.
Dr. Emmanuele A. Jannini from University of…
TV in the bedroom halves your sex life - study
• Sexual Health • Jan 16 06
Thinking of buying a TV for the bedroom? Think again - it could ruin your sex life.
A study by an Italian sexologist has…
Erectile dysfunction may be sign of coming heart disease
• Sexual Health • Jan 10 06
Most wives would say their husbands are notoriously bad about avoiding the doctor’s office. Erectile dysfunction (ED) might be the only problem that prompts…
Kids learn about STD’s when they are getting diagnosed with them
• Sexual Health • Jan 09 06
Most sexually active teenage girls know relatively little about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) until it is too late, according to a paper by Carnegie…
Hormone-blocking implant halts too-early puberty
• Sexual Health • Dec 26 05
Sometimes, when hormones get out of kilter, young girls can enter puberty at too early an age - before they’re even 7 or 8…