Bariatric surgery not only helps people lose weight, it can resolve or significantly improve female sexual dysfunction (FSD), a prevalent and complex condition that adversely affects women’s…

A pink sex pill offered little help to women and came with unacceptable risks, U.S. government advisers agreed on Friday, another setback in the search for a drug to…

For many middle-aged and elderly men, low libido, depressed mood and a lack of energy may just be the signs of normal aging - and not low testosterone levels.

That’s the…

Sex education should be taught to children from the age of five to give them the skills and confidence to delay sexual intimacy until they are…

Obese women have four times as many unplanned pregnancies as healthy-weight women despite having less sex, and obese men are more likely to have sexual diseases despite fewer partners,…

Developing and evaluating a faith-based, HIV-prevention program for African-American mothers and their daughters is the focus of Dr. Chisina Kapungu’s $795,000 career development grant from the…

The study, which was published yesterday (7 June 2010) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that women with higher levels of neuroticism and more extravert men, are…

In the largest study to date evaluating erectile dysfunction (ED) and coronary artery calcification, researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have determined that men with ED…

Unlike overweight girls, who tend to enter puberty early, overweight and obese boys in the U.S. may begin puberty later than thin boys, according to one of the first longitudinal studies of…

The risk of acquiring HIV through unprotected anal sex is at least 20 times greater than with unprotected vaginal sex and increases if other infections…

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that causes short and long-term complications. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of sexual dysfunctions (SD) among diabetic patients in…

Despite the very high rate of problems with sexual function among people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), little is known about the best treatment approaches in this group of…

With “the pill” poised to turn 50 this weekend comes new research linking hormonal contraceptives with diminished desire and other forms of “female sexual dysfunction.”

The…

U.S. researchers have found a link between male obesity and low testosterone levels.

A research conducted by University at Buffalo (UB) endocrinologists showed that 40 percent of obese participants…

Men infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) are at greater risk of becoming infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) than men who are not HPV positive, according to…

Circumcision has been found to lower men’s risk of contracting HIV through heterosexual sex, and now new findings suggest that it also cuts the risk of infection with the…

While uncircumcised men don’t seem to be at higher risk of acquiring human papillomavirus (HPV), it takes them longer to clear the virus from their bodies, new research shows. Because…

By using a novel prototype drug, researchers have discovered more about the mechanisms underlying female sexual arousal. These findings are published today in the British…

Teens who use crack or cocaine are more likely to have unprotected sex, increasing their risk of HIV, U.S. researchers found.

The study involved 280 teens - more than half…

Men who drink about a quart or more of cola every day could be causing harm to their sperm, results of a Danish study hint.

On average, these men’s sperm counts were…

A small new study suggests that some common beliefs about the spread of sexually transmitted diseases may not apply to human papillomavirus, also known as HPV.

“We shouldn’t assume that…

Women undergoing treatment for infertility may be less satisfied with their sex lives and have a greater risk of sexual dysfunction than women with normal fertility, a small study suggests.

Definitions and Outcomes
Sexual dysfunction is highly prevalent in men and women, although estimates vary depending upon the definitions and means of assessment used. From…

This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors associated with sexual dysfunction in a well-characterized cohort of women with type 1 diabetes.  The study was conducted in…

An Indiana University School of Medicine study provides a better understanding of why sexually experienced girls resume sexual activity after periods of abstinence, information key to dealing…