Teen girls were less likely to report being sexually victimized after learning to assertively resist unwanted sexual overtures and practicing resistance in a realistic virtual environment,…

Patients who use a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) often believe that it makes them…

Domestic violence occurs at least as frequently, and likely even more so, between same-sex couples compared to opposite-sex couples, according to a review of literature by Northwestern Medicine® scientists. …

A new study of American singles found that during sex with a familiar partner, men have the highest orgasm rates. On average, men…

Parents who catch their middle school-aged children sexting may be justified in suspecting something more, a new study suggests.

Adolescents who sent or received sexually…

Bisexual men have many unmet public health needs, which leave them vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and other health problems. This new study from the Centers for…

There are many misconceptions and unknowns about premature ejaculation in the medical community and the general population. Two papers, both being published simultaneously in Sexual…

Researchers at the University of Exeter have found that sexual conflict over mating impacts the parental care behaviour and reproductive productivity of burying beetles.

These…

A new Rutgers study is giving hope to older men concerned about the effects of cholesterol-lowering medications on their sexual health.

The research, conducted at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson…

High school students who discussed condoms or another form of birth control via text or other technology were almost four times as likely to use condoms when…

Young men know even less about emergency contraception than young women do, which may be limiting access to an effective means of preventing unwanted pregnancies, researchers say.

“The…

Most women who are sexually active when they enter middle age continue to engage sexually as they grow older, even if they were diagnosed with sexual dysfunction, new research…

An analysis based on the first Spanish National Sexual Health Survey, carried out in 2009, confirms that socioeconomic factors affect sexual satisfaction. People with a lower…

Researchers in Australia were able to block sperm in mice without affecting their sexual health, and they believe this breakthrough could lead to the development of…

Sex may in fact be one of the secrets to good health, youth and a longer life - at least for fruit flies - suggests a new University of…

Men most often regret not having sex with more people while women frequently regret having sex with the wrong partner, according to a recently released study.

Men who identify themselves as heterosexual are three times more likely to categorize bisexuality as “not a legitimate sexual orientation,” an attitude that can encourage negative health…

Women who underwent bariatric surgery experienced better sexual functioning, improvement in reproductive hormones, and better health-related and weight-related quality of life, according to a report published Online First by…

Sexual abuse of children and adolescents can have serious health consequences for victims. Early studies have revealed that child sexual abuse is associated with an increased risk of…

Although teenagers should be encouraged to abstain from sex, they should also have access to cheap condoms, pediatricians said Monday.

In a policy statement, the American Academy…

Nearly one in 10 of the 14- to 21-year-olds surveyed reported perpetrating sexual violence in their lifetime, researchers found.

Of the 9% who committed some type of sexual violence, 8% engaged in…

The mix of bacteria in the vagina changes as women go through menopause. And a certain mix is typical after menopause in women who…

The rate of circumcisions performed on newborn boys in U.S. hospitals dropped 6 percentage points over the last three decades, with an especially steep decline in Western states,…

Tolerance toward gays and lesbians is growing within the evangelical community - long a stronghold against homosexuality - with many expressing ambivalent views about the issue,…

Controversy exists over what some mental health experts call “hypersexuality,” or sexual “addiction.” Namely, is it a mental disorder at all, or something else? It failed to make the cut in…