sex in Medical News

Study Shows Divorced, Widowed Adults Have Increased Health Risks

... the study is further proof that an active marital sex life promotes overall health and longevity. "Married couples who have regular, steamy sex tend to be healthier. Medical studies show that couples who have a regular sex life from their 30's through their 70's have ...

Menopause Is More Than A Hot Flash

... their personal health and well-being (67%); sex life (58%) and relationship with their ... Overall, the impact of menopause on their sex life surprised women the most -- more than one-third of women reported that their sex life has been negatively impacted by menopause ...

Risky sexual behavior among male clients of Tijuana sex workers heightens risk of HIV transmission

... HIV infection among male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, has found that over half of ... that doesn't solely place the onus on female sex workers," said lead author Thomas L. Patterson, ... across the border with San Diego, has a thriving sex industry and is a popular destination for U.S. ...

New Study Shows Daily Sex Can Increase Sperm Count

... problems can improve their sperm count by having sex every day. According to Genie James, M.M.Sc., ... are a very real culprit sabotaging both a man's sex life and his sperm count." ... problems can improve their sperm count by having sex every day. The problem is that recent surveys ...

First Book Focusing on How "The Secret Pain Women Won't Talk About" Affects Relationships

... For an estimated 15-20 million American women, sex hurts. Most suffer in silence because they are ... -- For an estimated 15-20 million American women, sex hurts. Most suffer in silence because they ... many people who would never have openly discussed sex before their problems began; however, now that ...

Daily sex helps to reduce sperm DNA damage and improve fertility

... Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Daily sex (or ejaculating daily) for seven days improves ... as to whether or not men should refrain from sex for a few days before attempting to conceive with ... relatively normal semen parameters should have sex daily for up to a week before the ovulation date. ...

Black gay men may be at increased HIV risk

... mixing between ethnic groups in men who have sex with men, H. Fisher Raymond and Willi McFarland, ... between racial and ethnic groups of men who have sex with men in San Francisco, and identifies reasons ... Black men are perceived to be riskier to have sex with, which can lead to men of other races ...

National Survey Shows 70% of Women Have Experienced a Sexual Health Issue

... being sexually healthy as having a satisfying sex life (79%), having a good relationship with their ... of the women surveyed believe they should have sex once a week or more to be considered sexually ... show, however, that only half actually had sex this often over the last four weeks (54%). ...

'Parents Speak Up' National Campaign Encourages Parent-Child Communication About Sex

... parents to initiate conversations about sex with their children. "The study adds a new ... in promoting parenting-child communication about sex and thus may be an effective public health ... "The pattern of initiation of conversations about sex at four weeks post-baseline and then ...

EXTRA TV Features Tosca Reno's Eat-Clean Diet's Libido Boosting Foods

... acid in the vegetable helps maintain healthy sex organs and boosts testosterone and sperm count in men, while the vitamins C and E heighten sex drive. She says, "Eating clean foods like ... How to use libido boosting foods to improve your sex life - How to increase energy and improve ...

Spanish prostitutes least likely to use condoms

... sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs) among female sex workers (SWs). The objective was to monitor the ... (26%). The researchers found that 95.5% of these sex workers use condoms during vaginal sex with clients, but that they do not ordinarily use ...

HIV prevention program gets a boost from NIMH recovery act funds

... and accurate information about HIV/AIDs and safer sex practices Discussing social norms and gender ... minimize a man's responsibility in enacting safer sex practices and undermine a woman's willingness and ... skills and self-confidence toward safer sex practices Identifying social factors that can ...

Parents Influence Sex Decisions, Hispanic Teens Say

... percent of the teens said their decisions about sex are influenced by their parents. Other influences ... teens said their parents had talked to them about sex and relationships, but only 49 percent said their ... think that parents send different messages about sex to their sons than they do to their daughters. ...

NIH multicenter AIDS cohort study commemorates 25 years of discovery

... biological data and specimens from men who have sex with men, before and after they became infected ... control group of same-aged, HIV-free men who have sex with men. Comparing these before-and-after ... cumulatively enrolled nearly 7,000 men who have sex with men. Today, 2,525 men participate in the ...

Children who view adult-targeted TV may become sexually active earlier in life

... among the leading sources of information about sex and relationships for adolescents," says Hernan ... and movies, they were more likely to have sex earlier when compared those who watched less ... over the two sample days, their chances of having sex during early adolescence increased by 33 percent. ...

Teen drug education also helps curb risky sexual behavior, study finds

... less likely as young adults to either engage in sex with multiple partners or to have unprotected sex because of drug and alcohol use than their peers ... to Project ALERT were both less likely to have sex with multiple partners (44 percent versus 50 ...

Living and Loving with Prostate Cancer: Men Deserve Better

... and function of the prostate depends on the male sex hormone testosterone. In men, testosterone helps maintain sex drive and sexual function, muscle mass and ... a number of side effects that impact the man's sex life, and consequently, that of his partner. ...

Penn State Conference to Address Rising Teen Pregnancy Rates

... Conference to cover science-based approaches to sex education UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., April 22 ... officials calling for increased diligence in sex education for teens. In response, leading experts will discuss science-based approaches to sex education and teen pregnancy protection at the ...

The World's First Complete Intimacy Kit for Safe and Clean Sex

... an all-in-one attractive and complete new safe sex kit. Toronto, Ontario ... & Clean Laboratories." This safe sex kit will make sure consenting partners leave for ... these items separately at a local neighborhood sex store, but why would they? The Intimacy Kit is ...

Male Hormone Treatment Provider Announces Family Doctor Alert

... Sweating and hot flashes Decreased male sex drive and erectile dysfunction Fatigue ... to healthy, safe levels usually means a return of sex drive and negates the need for ED medication. ... won't fix the issue of having low male sex drive. To treat symptoms such as a ...

Partner behavior better predicts STD risks

... behaviors such as not using condoms or having sex with multiple people put young adults at risk for ... study. "The theory is simple: You need to have sex with someone who has an STD to get an STD. Based ... reported very low-risk behaviors but were having sex with very high-risk partners. Adding a few ...

Boys Skin Care Range Finds Interesting Results

... world. Fashion, beauty and the opposite sex have always been a pre-occupation of ... whose youth is most worried about the opposite sex - at a rate of 60%. Here are some of the ... 59% of teenagers worry about the opposite sex As the survey makes abundantly clear, the ...

Romantic Love Can Last

... director of the program in human sexuality and sex therapy at New York University Langone Medical ... she advised, "If you realize that you haven't had sex for awhile, be aware of it, and do something ... and director, program in human sexuality and sex therapy, New York University Langone Medical ...

FRC to Host Discussion on Harms of Casual Sex

... of the book, Hooked: New Science on How Casual sex is Affecting Our Children. The authors will ... negative health outcomes of casual adolescent sex include not only unplanned pregnancy and sexually ... What: Hooked: New Science on How Casual sex is Affecting Our Children When: ...

Teen Birth Rate Up For Second Year in a Row

... Parents Most Influence Teens' Decisions About sex WASHINGTON, March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ ... dramatically in past years because of both less sex and more contraception," said Sarah Brown, CEO of ... set of reasons - some combination of more sex and less contraception." A separate public ...

Statement by Shelby Knox on the Introduction of the REAL Act

... of the shame-based misinformation that marked by sex education classes in Lubbock, Texas. I was ... Some of my friends who were already having sex took the pledge, not because they believed in it, ... to demonstrate the horrible consequences of sex outside marriage. In one demonstration, he ...

Hormone Might Help Restore Female Fertility

... that the hormone can activate the release of sex hormones that control the menstrual cycle. The ... or saline and then measured levels of two sex hormones -- luteinising hormone (LH) and follicle ... show that kisspeptin can stimulate production of sex hormones in infertile women, according to the ...

How to Have a Safe Spring Break

... Complete College Girls' Health Guide: From sex to Drugs to the Freshman 15 . "Almost ... pregnancy are two very real risks of spontaneous sex that can have lasting consequences." Dr. ... is to abstain from sex; however, if you do have sex on Spring Break, always use a condom. ...

Women's Testosterone Patch May Not Work

... testosterone patch designed to boost a woman's sex drive may be ineffective, and questions remain ... testosterone may be linked to a decline in sex drive after menopause. The patch, which is ... mental or physical conditions that could affect sex drive. In some trials, a hypoactive sexual desire ...

'Degrading' Lyrics Linked to Teen Sex

... possible that the reverse is true: Kids who have sex just happen to like raunchy music. Expanding ... research that linked sexually charged songs to sex itself, the researchers surveyed 711 ... in 2005 were "degrading" because they referred to sex that's "based only on physical characteristics" ...

Sexual lyrics in popular songs linked to early sexual experiences

... high exposure to lyrics describing degrading sex in popular music was independently associated ... In fact, exposure to lyrics describing degrading sex was one of the strongest associations with sexual ... between exposure to lyrics describing degrading sex and sexual experience held equally for both young ...

Sexual health promotion is low among people with serious mental illnesses, despite higher risk

... of the dangers of unprotected anal and vaginal sex and drug use than oral sex and sharing razors. Risk factor awareness was ... stop patients having apparently consensual sex on a ward. "We are concerned by our findings ...

Anti-HIV gel shows promise in large-scale study in women

... it is difficult or impossible for women to refuse sex or negotiate condom use with their male partners. ... In addition, all the women were counseled on safe sex practices, given condoms, and tested and treated ... use of the investigational gels (81 percent of sex acts) and nearly all (99 percent) said they would ...

Is sex work?

... Purchasing sex has been forbidden in Sweden since 1999. The sex Purchase Act was passed in order to show that ... approved a law with the aim of integrating sex sellers into society. Since then prostitutes in ...

Angiogenesis linked to poor survival in patients with rare type of ovarian cancer

... are associated with poor survival in women with sex cord-stromal ovarian tumors. This data was ... 40th Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer. sex cord-stromal ovarian tumors are rare, accounting ... and lead author on the study. "For instance, sex cord-stromal tumor cells rarely break away and ...

Fit 4 Sex: The Guide to Make Sure He Never Leaves

... orgasms, and 56% Americans leading unsatisfactory sex lives - Fit 4 sex promises a sleeker silhouette, stamina and ... have your lover asking for more of your new found sex kitten. Fit ...

This February Discovery en Espanol Delves Into The Subconscious World of Attraction in 'Science of Sex Appeal'

... Is beauty really in the eye of the beholder? Does sex appeal actually have a smell or a particular ... a prelude to Valentine's Day. SCIENCE OF sex APPEAL delves into our deepest subconscious processes and lays them out in shocking detail. sex appeal is much more than a matter of taste. It is ...

Frequent sex and masturbation in 20s and 30s linked to higher prostate cancer risk

... the study were asked about all aspects of their sex life from their twenties onwards, including how ... thought to stimulate the cancer cells. A man's sex drive is also regulated by his hormone levels, so this study examined the theory that having a high sex drive affects the risk of prostate cancer." ...

Report Finds That Raids Are Not an Effective Tool Against Human Trafficking

... be counter-productive. The report from the sex Workers Project at the Urban Justice Center, ... women interviewed who were trafficked into sex work had been arrested, some as many as ten ... on their own, with help from people they know -- sex workers, clients, fellow immigrants, anyone who ...

U.S. Continues to Lag Behind European Countries in Teen Sexual Health - Cleveland Sex Ed Initiative Takes Promising Science-Based Approach

... to invest in comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education. Over the last decade, the U.S. ... launched a K-12 age-appropriate, comprehensive sex education initiative. On Monday, January 5, 2009, ... that adolescents who receive comprehensive sex education have a lower risk of pregnancy than ...