You are here : health.am > Sexual Health Center > Sexual Health News Sexual Health News “Abstinence-Plus” Programs Can Reduce Risky Sexual Behaviors in Youth • Sexual Health News • Feb 13 08 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… Sexual abuse - how parents can help their child • Sexual Health News • Feb 12 08 As a parent who is not the abuser, you can have an important role in helping your child recover from sexual abuse. This information takes a brief look… Childbirth & Sexual Dysfunction - Understanding and Preventing • Sexual Health News • Feb 12 08 What Sexual Problems Can Occur After Childbirth? Changes to the Vagina or Perineum. Perineal injuries can increase the risk of sexual pain after childbirth, and are sometimes preventable. Widening… Increased Risk of Testicular Cancer Among Infertile Men • Sexual Health News • Feb 08 08 The objective of the study was to assess testicular cancer in infertile men utilizing a cohort study methodology. Couples evaluated for infertility from 1965 to 1995 from 15 California… 2/3 of Illinois Public Schools Provide Comprehensive Sex Education • Sexual Health News • Jan 31 08 A study of sex education in Illinois public schools found that one out of three teachers did not meet a very forgiving definition of comprehensive instruction, researchers from… Circumcision Rates Highest in Midwest, Lowest in West • Sexual Health News • Jan 21 08 Rates of circumcision vary widely across the nation, a phenomenon likely linked to regional variations in racial, ethnic and immigrant populations, as well as insurance coverage, according to the… Bisexuality not a transitional phase among women, according to new research • Sexual Health News • Jan 16 08 Bisexuality in women appears to be a distinctive sexual orientation and not an experimental or transitional stage that some women adopt “on their way” to lesbianism,… Sexually-active gay men vulnerable to new, highly infectious bacteria • Sexual Health News • • Sexually Transmitted Infections News • Jan 15 08 Sexually active gay men are many times more likely than others to acquire a new, highly antibiotic-resistant strain of the so-called MRSA bacteria widely know as the “superbug,”… Circumcision doesn’t reduce sexual satisfaction and performance, says study of 4,500 men • Sexual Health News • Jan 07 08 More than 98 per cent of men who are circumcised can enjoy the same levels of sexual satisfaction and performance as men who are not,… Parenting program helps reduce kids’ sex risk • Sexual Health News • Dec 21 07 Children whose parents have completed a program to improve their communication skills with their children are significantly less likely to have or plan to have sexual intercourse within the next… Study Links Sex Education to Delayed Teen Intercourse • Sexual Health News • Dec 19 07 Sex education greatly boosts the likelihood that teens will delay having intercourse, according to a new study that is the first of its kind in years. Male teens who… Viagra, surgery and anesthesia: A dangerous cocktail with a risk of blindness • Sexual Health News • Dec 15 07 Since the launch in 1998 of the anti-impotence drug sildenafil (viagra), the American food and drug administration has identified 50 cases of drug-related blindness, the… On the geographies of sex, drugs, and sexual health • Sexual Health News • Dec 15 07 Medical and health geographers may need to ‘get softer’ to consider how the use of drugs, such as sexuopharmaceuticals, might (re)organize the geographies of sex - the networks,… Weak (or flaccid) theory and the geographies of sexuopharmaceuticals • Sexual Health News • Dec 15 07 A weak theory of economy does not presume relationships between distinct sites of the diverse economy are structured in predictable ways, but observes the ways they are… Flaccid theory and the geographies of sexual health in the age of Viagra • Sexual Health News • Dec 15 07 The discipline of geography is largely absent in discussions and debates about drug use practices and their relationships to sexual health. Given the important… Oral drug therapy for erectile dysfunction • Sexual Health News • Dec 15 07 The advent of the first effective oral agent in the management of erectile dysfunction, sildenafil (Viagra ; Pfizer US Pharmaceutical Group, New York, NY), has had a revolutionary impact on management.… Alternatives to Viagra • Sexual Health News • Dec 15 07 Researchers have identified an alternative pathway that regulates penile erection, offering fresh hope to the 40% of impotent men for whom Viagra is ineffective. Viagra increases the dilatory effects of nitric acid in the… Researchers Explore Genetic Causes for Male Infertility • Sexual Health News • Dec 12 07 Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) suggest epigenetics, or the way DNA is processed and expressed, may be the underlying cause for male infertility. The study will… Is infant male circumcision an abuse of the rights of the child? • Sexual Health News • Dec 07 07 Circumcision is one of the commonest surgical procedures performed on males. Opponents argue that infant circumcision can cause both physical and psychological harm, while recent… Why men wear and don’t wear condoms • Sexual Health News • Nov 26 07 An Indiana University study found that men who were highly motivated to wear condoms - who thought they should for one reason or another - were more likely to put… Sexuality is not BLACK-AND-WHITE ...nor is HIV/AIDS risk • Sexual Health News • Nov 26 07 Greater support for bisexual men in general is vital to decreasing the secrecy involved in many bisexual men’s sexual encounters, as well as its potential health risks. “Bisexual men… Both alcohol dependence and conduct disorder contribute to having a high number of sex partners • Sexual Health News • Nov 26 07 Previous studies have linked heavy drinking and conduct disorder to high-risk sexual behaviors that can, in turn, lead to unintended pregnancies, infection,… Doctors and Patients Poorly Informed About Herpes • Sexual Health News • Nov 22 07 Family doctors and patients with herpes are poorly informed about the viral infection, indicate the results of an online survey, published ahead of print in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.… Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis up in U.S. • Sexual Health News • • Sexually Transmitted Infections News • Nov 14 07 The number of reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis increased in the United States between 2005 and 2006, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2006… Early teen sex may not be a path to delinquency, study shows • Sexual Health News • Nov 12 07 A new study by University of Virginia clinical psychologists has found that teens who have sex at an early age may be less inclined to… Page 16 of 24 pages « First < 14 15 16 17 18 > Last » << Back to main