Researchers investigated the neural mechanisms underlying the behavioral transition from the sexually receptive estrus stage to the non-receptive phase, as part of the hormone-dependent behavioral changes during the estrous cycle in...
Despite growing demand for female health solutions, businesses are coming up against entrenched prejudice Women’s health tech ‘less likely’ to get funding if woman is on founding team Wouldn’t tampons that boost women’s sexual health be...
Taking a dose of the oral antibiotic doxycycline after a high-risk sexual encounter has dramatically reduced the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in places where the strategy is being tried.
Syphilis cases have surged worldwide, leaving public health officials scrounging for ways to stop the spread. Now, a large, collaborative study of syphilis genetics from four continents has found hints of a possible target for a vaccine.
Researchers find that despite the enactment of 12-month contraceptive supply policies in 19 U.S. states, most patients do not receive a long-term prescription.
Contos and peak body The Women’s Services Network hope it will introduce ‘nuances of consent’ to dating app users, but one expert says Tinder should not receive ‘props for the basics’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest...
Cases have risen 80% in the last five years, and the US now has the highest syphilis rates since 1950 Syphilis was until recently an anachronism to medical professionals. The sexually transmitted infection (STI) was so common in the 19th...
Country awash with teenage pregnancies to launch new school curriculum on sex – but is it worse than none at all? Paraguay, which has the second highest rate of teenage pregnancy in South America, is about to approve its first national...
TGA recently approved importation and supply of overseas-registered tablets to help ease the shortage Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia is...
International survey of 250,000 15-year-olds found nearly a third of them did not use a condom or the pill An alarming decline in condom use is putting young people’s health at risk, the World Health Organization has warned. The WHO’s...
Rise in super-strength cases in England reaches highest level since records began, UKHSA says Gonorrhoea is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, and could be untreatable in the future, health officials have warned as a report...
A vaccine against cancer-causing human papillomaviruses (HPV) is intended to help increase the rate of HPV vaccinations, particularly in developing countries. Scientists developed a completely new vaccination concept for this purpose....
The things that happen with lips and tongues and hands are completely discounted in the latest misguided sex study Women are having fewer orgasms than men. No kidding. I can already picture the sardonic comments piling in: “This isn’t...
Rise in gonorrhoea, syphilis and HIV rates partially due to reduced use of condoms across range of demographics, pathologists say Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app...
Prof Linda-Gail Bekker receives ovation at Aids summit after presenting trial results of ‘miracle’ drug lenacapavir When the doctor behind the trial of a new HIV prevention drug heard the results, she could not contain her emotions. “I...
Long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) was safe and well tolerated as HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) before and during pregnancy in the follow-up phase of a global study among cisgender women.
Researchers have found a new way to identify genetic targets useful for control of mosquito populations, potentially offering an alternative to insecticides. Their study focused on the genetic basis of species incompatibility. They...
Fertility tourism is booming for single Chinese women with hopes of future motherhood. China’s birth rate is at a record low, yet unmarried women are not legally allowed to freeze their eggs there. We meet Lei and Abu, as they travel to...
Fertility tourism is booming for single Chinese women with hopes of future motherhood. China's birthrate is at a record low, yet unmarried women are not legally allowed to freeze their eggs there. We meet Lei and Abu, as they travel to...
It’s not the first time athletes and officials have been showered with contraceptives. But is there any logic to the options on offer? Sex may not be an official discipline at the Olympics, but it sure looks like Paris is readying itself...
American therapist, author and broadcaster known as Dr Ruth who talked openly about sex on her radio and TV shows Ruth Westheimer, who has died aged 96, was an American psychosexual therapist famed for transforming attitudes towards the...
Sexual violence experts concerned about health risks and lack of consent after survey shows almost 60% of respondents under 35 had been choked at least once Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast...
Killer caterpillars | All mouth and trousers? | Where’s Willy in Mexico? | Baptism of fiery aunts | A Tory wipeout? Wanna bet? In the interests of accuracy, I can confirm that we gardeners don’t differentiate between the large white and...
The contaminants have also recently been found in testes and semen amid concerns about falling male fertility Microplastics have been discovered in penises for the first time, raising questions about a potential role in erectile...
More than half a million people have had or considered having the procedure due to lack of education and diverse representation, survey shows Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news...
What happens when a woman’s monthly bleeding just won’t stop? Marjolein Robertson discusses her years-long fight to get help for her haemorrhaging and pain – and how she turned this into comedy When she was 16, Marjolein Robertson had a...
Company behind app says no personal information is collected but experts warn of ‘how easily’ data can be hacked Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Yudara Kularathne came up with the idea for an...
A pharmacy associate professor has developed a novel nanomedicine loaded with genetic material called small interfering RNAs (siRNA) to fight human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) using gene therapy.
People who have had the herpes virus at some point in their lives are twice as likely to develop dementia compared to those who have never been infected. A new study confirms previous research on whether herpes can be a possible risk...
A research team recently published findings on adding an anti-inflammatory painkiller used for arthritis pain to an oral emergency contraceptive pill (also known as the morning-after pill) to increase the effectiveness of pregnancy...
A new international study has shown mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) infections to be less severe among those who are vaccinated or had a previous infection in 2022, underlining the importance and effectiveness of vaccination.
Women who used combined contraceptive pills were at greater risk of developing depression than women who did not, according to a new study. Contraceptive pills increased women's risk by 73 per cent during the first two years of use.
Low sexual satisfaction in middle age may serve as an early warning sign for future cognitive decline, according to a new study. The study, which tracked associations between erectile function, sexual satisfaction and cognition in...
New research found that people living with HIV that have had pulmonary tuberculosis had broader and more potent HIV antibody responses and differences in HIV sequences predicted to be antibody resistant as compared to those without...
Discovery of a gene in multiple mammalian species could pave the way for a highly effective, reversible and non-hormonal male contraceptive for humans and animals. Researchers identified expression of the gene, Arrdc5, in the testicular...
Exposure to female odors and pheromones causes weight loss and extend the life spans of mice, which may have implications for humans, researchers have found. While it was already known that sensory cues in humans and animals influence...
MitoQ, a mitochondrial antioxidant that is available to the public as a diet supplement, was found in a mouse study to reverse the detrimental effects that HIV and antiretroviral therapy (ART) have on mitochondria in the brain, heart,...
New research showing high infant mortality rates are contributing to an incessant rise of the global human population supports arguments for greater access to contraception and family planning in low- and middle-income nations.
Women's reproductive needs should be considered holistically by considering pregnancy prevention and pregnancy preparation at the same time, finds a new study.
Researchers have found that people infected with HIV who receive antiretroviral therapy form antibodies against Sars-Cov-2 after being vaccinated against COVID with mRNA vaccines. Their immune response to the vaccination is, however,...
Investigators analyzed longitudinal samples of cervical and serum biomarker levels for immune activation, before and after subjects acquired HSV-2. They found that altered levels of specific biomarkers in the mucosa and serum were...
A three-dose course of the hepatitis B vaccine HEPLISAV-B fully protected adults living with HIV who had never been vaccinated against or infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV), according to new study.
Cow mucus provides the basis for a synthetic prophylactic gel developed to protect against HIV and herpes transmission. The lubricating gel proved 70 percent effective in lab tests against HIV, and 80 percent effective against herpes.
Title: Vaginal or C-Section, Method of Childbirth Won't Affect a Couple's Sex Life Later Category: Health News Created: 8/24/2022 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/25/2022 12:00:00 AM
Lessons learned from the public health responses to the HIV and COVID-19 pandemics should help guide the response to the current outbreak of monkeypox, National Institutes of Health experts write in a new editorial.
A new study aims to examine differences in current e-cigarette use prevalence among U.S. youth at the intersections of sexual orientation with race and ethnicity.
Title: Vaccines Have Slashed Rates of HPV Infection in Young American Women Category: Health News Created: 8/22/2022 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/23/2022 12:00:00 AM