Sexual Health:
Human Sexuality, Women Sexual Health, AIDS, HIV, Sex and Health, Male Sexual Health.
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Apr 1st, 2009
The number of reportable sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in Minnesota climbed to a new high of 17,650 in 2008, reflecting the continued seriousness of the problem.
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Mar 30th, 2009
Does weight loss surgery lead to better sex? It certainly could, especially for men suffering from obesity-related erectile dysfunction. A clinical study recently published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine showed that obese men with erectile dysfunction had low levels of testosterone. As the severity of obesity increased, the levels of testosterone further decreased.
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Mar 26th, 2009
Heterosexual men who undergo medical circumcision can significantly reduce their risk of acquiring two common sexually transmitted infections—herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), the cause of genital herpes, and human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause cancer and genital warts.
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Mar 25th, 2009
The Oklahoma State Department of Health has identified an outbreak of syphilis occurring among teenagers younger than age 18 in the central Oklahoma area.
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Mar 23rd, 2009
Carrying Condoms no longer taboo as women today twice as likely to carry condoms than their mother's generation.
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Mar 23rd, 2009
In Florida, 266 sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are reported every day, 11 cases every hour and one case every 5.42 minutes, according to 2008 data. Approximately 66 percent (64,129) of the cases occurred among individuals between the ages of 15-24.
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Mar 23rd, 2009
As more than 250,000 students hit Florida beaches for 2009 “Spring Break,” the Florida Department of Health (DOH) reminds Floridians that sexual assault is a serious situation affecting students and other individuals of varying ages throughout our state.
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Mar 12th, 2009
More funding to help improve the emergency centres that help victims of sexual assault, was announced by Health Minister Ann Keen today.
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Mar 11th, 2009
New research shows that one in five sexual assault victims believe they were drugged prior to the assault. The study shows that 20 per cent of sexual assault victims seen in Ontario Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Treatment Centres (SADVTCs) met pre-determined criteria to support this belief.
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Mar 4th, 2009
Health officials are expressing concern over a recent rise in syphilis cases in Minnesota. In 2008, early syphilis cases were up 40 percent compared to 2007.
