The increase in the legal age of sexual consent from 14 to 16 years in 2008 may not be protecting those…

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that both physical and sexual abuse history were positively associated with a higher incidence of uterine…

Females are more likely to have an unprotected first sexual encounter than their male counterparts.

This finding was a surprise to Nicole Weller, an Arizona State University graduate student…

South African census workers will be supplied with condoms when they visit millions of households next year, raising criticism about sending the wrong message over what they should be doing…

Whoever invented the ‘laptop’ probably didn’t worry too much about male reproductive health.

Turns out, unsurprisingly, that sitting with a computer on your lap will crank up the temperature of your…

Obesity is one of the reasons why a large number of people suffer from many health diseases. Being obese or too fat than the body needs can lead to…

If you believe the ads from drugmakers such as Solvay Pharmaceuticals, you might well think that getting a testosterone prescription is the key to save a faltering sex life in…

If it applies to rats, does it apply to humans? According to a study published in Psychological Science, male rates raised with more female litter mates are less active sexually in…

How can women improve their sex drive? According to recent results published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine by APS member Cindy Meston - take a placebo.

Meston, at the University…

A new study suggests that nearly one in ten teens have same-sex partners - almost twice as many as previous research found.

According to a 2002 study of…

South Africa’s sex business did not see any spike in activity during the soccer World Cup and the male patrons who participated in the trade practiced safe…

In the largest human study to date on the topic, researchers have uncovered evidence of the possible influence of human sex hormones on the structure and function of…

U.S. teens are not as reckless as some people might think when it comes to sex, and they are much more likely to use condoms than people over 40,…

There’s evolution at work when she wants to cuddle after sex (and he, well, doesn’t).

That’s the conclusion of a new study, “Sex Differences in Post-Coital Behaviors in Long-…

Nearly one in five gay and bisexual men in 21 major U.S. cities are infected with HIV, and nearly half of them do not know it,…

Researchers funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) have uncovered an inherent difference in the way the genes of males or females can be ‘switched off’ or silenced in the…

Sexual problems appear to be more distressful to men after prostate-removal surgery than urinary problems do, a new long-term follow-up study shows.

The findings suggest that while men may…

Many women with low sex drives reported greater sexual satisfaction after taking a placebo, according to new psychology research from The University of Texas at Austin and Baylor…

Risky sexual behavior among members of a subset of the gay community is still adding to the spread of HIV. Research published in the open access journal…

Gender harassment – verbal and nonverbal behaviors that convey insulting, hostile and degrading attitudes to women – is just as distressing for women victims as sexual advances in the workplace. According to Emily Leskinen,…

Almost two-thirds of females attending a general urology practice reported that they suffered from sexual dysfunction, according to a paper in…

Gay and bisexual men enrolled in a long-term study of HIV who reported sexual abuse and social shaming in childhood experience psychosocial health problems later in…

A new study examining the relationship dynamics of gay male couples finds that couples make “sexual agreements” - rules about whether sex with outside partners is allowed…

Physicians who prescribe erectile dysfunction drugs for their male patients should be sure to discuss the importance of safer sex practices, even with older patients: that…

Mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy may be damaging the fertility of their future sons, a study by Danish scientists said on Tuesday.

The researchers found that if mothers…