A systematic review of 35 years of data published online in Europe’s leading reproductive medicine journal Human Reproduction shows that intrauterine devices (IUDs), commonly known as a ‘coil’ should be routinely used as emergency contraception, given …
Adult females appear to have considerable knowledge gaps regarding the efficacy of contraceptives – most over-estimate the effectiveness of condoms, the ring, the patch, the pill, and depo-medroxyprogesterone acetate, researchers from Washington Univer…
A study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine verifies the anatomic existence of the G-Spot. Until now, it has never been determined whether the G-Spot indeed exists, even though women have been reporting engorgement of the upper, anterior part o…
Police officers are always trying to control the misconduct of those who are on parole in order to control crime in the community, but what types of behaviors land them back in jail and what can law enforcement officials do about it? A recent article i…
A study based on the National Health and Sexuality Survey, involving nearly 2000 people, describes the sexual practices of senior citizens in Spain. The most common are kisses, caresses and vaginal penetration. The main causes of sexual inactivity are …
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made a presentation today at the National STD Prevention Conference in Minneapolis, stating that according to their estimates, only 38% of sexually active women were tested for Chlamydia. They recommend …
One of the leading concerns of public health officials worldwide, is improper use of the male condom, such as putting it on upside down, or not wearing one during intercourse, both of which are prevalent in the United States. In a special issue of the…
Problems with the correct use of the male condom, such as not wearing a condom throughout sex or putting it on upside down, are common in the U.S. and have become a major concern of public health officials. New research shows that countries around the …
Yale researchers have discovered how the “guardian of the genome” oversees quality control in the production of sperm – and perhaps in many other cells as well. The research published online in the journal Current Biology opens up the potential of dev…
Over the last three years, gonorrhea has become increasingly harder to treat with antibiotics, making it now a reality that perhaps we may be facing a gonorrhea strain for which no current medications would be effective, researchers from the CDC (Cente…
