• Not just diabetes: How slightly high blood sugar wrecks men’s sexual health
    Sunday, July 13, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Sexual Health News
    Aging men aren't just battling time—they're up against rising blood sugar. New research reveals that subtle increases in metabolic markers like glucose have more influence on declining sexual health than age or testosterone levels alone....
  • This virus infects millions—and we just discovered its secret weapon
    Monday, June 30, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Sexual Health News
    Scientists have discovered a stealthy mechanism that cytomegalovirus (CMV)—the leading infectious cause of birth defects in the U.S.—uses to infiltrate blood vessel cells while evading immune detection. The virus forms a hidden protein...
  • The pleasure prescription: Why more sex means less menopause pain
    Wednesday, June 25, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Sexual Health News
    Keeping sex on the schedule may be its own menopause medicine: among 900 women aged 40-79, those active in the last three months reported far less dryness, pain, and irritation, while orgasm and overall satisfaction stayed rock-solid...
  • HIV is surging in over-50s—But campaigns still target the young
    Saturday, June 21, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Sexual Health News
    HIV is surging among adults over 50 in sub-Saharan Africa, yet prevention and treatment campaigns still focus mainly on the young. New research reveals older adults face comparable or higher infection rates but remain largely invisible...
  • One shot to stop HIV: MIT's bold vaccine breakthrough
    Thursday, June 19, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Sexual Health News
    Researchers from MIT and Scripps have unveiled a promising new HIV vaccine approach that generates a powerful immune response with just one dose. By combining two immune-boosting adjuvants alum and SMNP the vaccine lingers in lymph nodes...
  • Argentina used as a ‘testing ground’ for eroding abortion rights, warns Amnesty
    Wednesday, May 28, 2025 from Sexual health | The Guardian
    Alarm as Javier Milei’s government curbs state supply of abortion pills and seeks to reverse landmark legalisation Argentina is being used as a “testing ground” for stripping back abortion rights internationally as it cuts funding for...
  • The gonorrhoea vaccine is an incredible breakthrough. It could also be a terrible missed opportunity | Benjamin Weil
    Tuesday, May 27, 2025 from Sexual health | The Guardian
    Vaccines that work need systems that work. Britain’s starved services must be supported to reach those most at risk Last week, the UK announced a world first in sexual health programming: a vaccine that can protect against infection by...
  • ‘World-first’ gonorrhoea vaccine to be rolled out in England and Wales
    Wednesday, May 21, 2025 from Sexual health | The Guardian
    Jab hailed as ‘landmark moment for sexual health’ and comes amid record cases of infection A vaccine for gonorrhoea will be rolled out in England and Wales as part of a world-first programme, officials have announced. The move, hailed as...
  • New gonorrhoea treatment hailed as breakthrough in fight against drug resistance
    Monday, April 14, 2025 from Sexual health | The Guardian
    Researchers say gepotidacin could be delivered via a pill and help combat strains resistant to standard treatment Scientists have hailed a new antibiotic treatment for gonorrhoea, the first in three decades, which they said could help...
  • Prostate cancer surgery breakthrough offers hope for erectile function
    Monday, March 24, 2025 from Sexual health | The Guardian
    Neurosafe procedure allows doctors to remove prostate while preserving as much nerve tissue around it as possible A more precise form of prostate cancer surgery nearly doubles the chances of men retaining erectile function afterwards...
  • A tale of two conferences: women against women as ‘poison of patriarchy’ returns and abortion fight intensifies
    Saturday, March 22, 2025 from Sexual health | The Guardian
    Last week, anti-choice campaigners emboldened by current US politics met in New York at the same time as UN delegates gathered to address the widespread inequalities women face. The battle to protect rights has never felt more urgent In...
  • ‘It’s back to drug rationing’: the end of HIV was in sight. Then came the cuts
    Tuesday, March 18, 2025 from Sexual health | The Guardian
    The abrupt halt to US funding threatens to undo decades of advances, dramatically increasing infections and deaths, but some see an opportunity for Africa to lead the response This year the world should have been “talking about the...
  • New STI impacts 1 in 3 women: Landmark study reveals men are the missing link
    Wednesday, March 5, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Sexual Health News
    A landmark study reveals that bacterial vaginosis (BV), a condition affecting nearly a third of women worldwide and causing infertility, premature births and newborn deaths, is in fact an STI, paving the way for a revolution in how it is...
  • Bacterial vaginosis can be passed to women by men, researchers find
    Wednesday, March 5, 2025 from Sexual health | The Guardian
    Study suggests infection is sexually transmitted and opens up new way to reduce recurrence by treating male partners Bacterial vaginosis can be passed to women by male sexual partners, researchers have said, challenging the longstanding...
  • Do you know your ‘penis age’? Bryan Johnson does
    Monday, March 3, 2025 from Sexual health | The Guardian
    The 47-year-old tech millionaire claims to have the penis of a 22-year-old. How does he know, and what does it have to do with his dream of living for ever? Name: Bryan Johnson. Age: 47. Continue reading...
  • Cold sore discovery IDs unknown trigger for those annoying flare-ups
    Friday, February 28, 2025 from ScienceDaily: Sexual Health News
    Scientists have a new target to prevent cold sores -- and genital herpes flare-ups caused by the same virus -- after researchers discovered an unexpected way the herpes virus re-activates in the body.
  • The unspoken agony of vaginal dryness: ‘I had to give up four jobs in four years’
    Sunday, February 16, 2025 from Sexual health | The Guardian
    Recently, there has been much more discussion of menopause. But one debilitating condition, experienced by 80% of women, remains shrouded in secrecy and misunderstanding When Lorraine Kelly shared her experience of menopause on her...
  • Bacteria transferred during intercourse could help identify sexual assault perpetrators, scientists say
    Wednesday, February 12, 2025 from Sexual health | The Guardian
    Genital microbiome or ‘sexome’ leaves specific signature even when barrier protection is used, which could be traced in absence of DNA material Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Bacteria transferred between...
  • Diesel, oil, condoms: transgender sex workers teach India’s truckers about Aids
    Monday, February 3, 2025 from Sexual health | The Guardian
    On the road for weeks at a time, STDs are rife among lorry drivers. Now, volunteers are teaching them about safe sex At a roadside booth, a volunteer pulls a condom over a wooden phallus. “Feel the packet first. If it feels dry, don’t...
  • How to: Dolly Doctor on how to talk to teens about sex and consent - podcast
    Tuesday, January 7, 2025 from Sexual health | The Guardian
    For more than 20 years Dr Melissa Kang helped Australian teenagers navigate puberty with her much-loved column Dolly Doctor. Kang speaks to Reged Ahmad about why it’s more important than ever to have that conversation You can support the...
  • More ‘discreet’ Viagra-type drug could soon be available in Britain
    Monday, December 16, 2024 from Sexual health | The Guardian
    US company Viatris has applied for a UK trademark for wafer-like film that dissolves in the mouth It is a little blue pill that has transformed male health and the sex lives of millions. But while Viagra’s success has made the erectile...
  • Australian women to get home self tests for chlamydia and gonorrhoea – but experts urge caution
    Wednesday, November 20, 2024 from Sexual health | The Guardian
    People with genital or pelvic symptoms may feel a sense of false reassurance with a negative result, sexual health expert warns Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news...
  • Rise in NICs will endanger public health services | Letter
    Tuesday, November 12, 2024 from Sexual health | The Guardian
    While the NHS has been given an exemption to the NIC increase, health services commissioned outside the health service have not, says Greg Fell Your article outlining the extra strain on council budgets that the rise in employers’...
  • The importance of knowing your vulva from your vagina | Letters
    Friday, November 8, 2024 from Sexual health | The Guardian
    Guardian readers respond to an article separating fact from fiction on all things ‘down there’ As a gynaecological cancer surgeon, I am pleased to see some myths about vulvas and vaginas being busted ( Everything you ever wanted to know...
  • Youth services should have had a big budget boost | Brief letters
    Sunday, November 3, 2024 from Sexual health | The Guardian
    Damaging cuts | ‘Down below’ at the GP’s | The vagina dialogues | Boris Johnson is history already | Limoncello’s popularity Articles and letters ( 31 October ) pointing out the harmful gaps in budget funding have still omitted a key...
  • Everything you ever wanted to know about vaginas … but were too afraid to Google
    Saturday, November 2, 2024 from Sexual health | The Guardian
    Should you wash your vagina? Can a tampon get lost in one? And does having sex make you looser? Experts in all things ‘down there’ separate fact from fiction FALSE “The word vagina only refers to a specific internal part: the muscular...
  • The ‘huge disadvantage’ women behind femtech phenomenon face
    Tuesday, October 8, 2024 from Sexual health | The Guardian
    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...
  • Vaginal or C-Section, Method of Childbirth Won't Affect a Couple's Sex Life Later
    Thursday, August 25, 2022 from MedicineNet Sexual Health General
    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
  • Vaccines Have Slashed Rates of HPV Infection in Young American Women
    Tuesday, August 23, 2022 from MedicineNet Sexual Health General
    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
  • Is Chlamydia Contagious?
    Monday, August 1, 2022 from MedicineNet Sexual Health General
    Title: Is Chlamydia Contagious? Category: Diseases and Conditions Created: 5/28/2015 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/1/2022 12:00:00 AM
  • Yeast infections vs. STDs in Men and Women
    Friday, July 29, 2022 from MedicineNet Sexual Health General
    Title: Yeast infections vs. STDs in Men and Women Category: Diseases and Conditions Created: 1/8/2020 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/29/2022 12:00:00 AM
  • Erectile Dysfunction (ED, Impotence)
    Monday, July 25, 2022 from MedicineNet Sexual Health General
    Title: Erectile Dysfunction (ED, Impotence) Category: Diseases and Conditions Created: 12/31/1997 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/25/2022 12:00:00 AM
  • Is Syphilis 100% Curable?
    Friday, July 15, 2022 from MedicineNet Sexual Health General
    Title: Is Syphilis 100% Curable? Category: Diseases and Conditions Created: 7/15/2022 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/15/2022 12:00:00 AM
  • Is Syphilis Completely Curable?
    Friday, July 15, 2022 from MedicineNet Sexual Health General
    Title: Is Syphilis Completely Curable? Category: Diseases and Conditions Created: 7/15/2022 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/15/2022 12:00:00 AM
  • FDA Mulling Over-the-Counter Sale of Contraceptive Pill
    Monday, July 11, 2022 from MedicineNet Sexual Health General
    Title: FDA Mulling Over-the-Counter Sale of Contraceptive Pill Category: Health News Created: 7/11/2022 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/11/2022 12:00:00 AM
  • STDs in Men
    Friday, July 8, 2022 from MedicineNet Sexual Health General
    Title: STDs in Men Category: Diseases and Conditions Created: 4/4/2000 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/8/2022 12:00:00 AM
  • Birth Control Pills (Oral Contraceptives)
    Wednesday, June 29, 2022 from MedicineNet Sexual Health General
    Title: Birth Control Pills (Oral Contraceptives) Category: Medications Created: 12/31/1997 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 6/29/2022 12:00:00 AM
  • U.S. HPV Vaccination Rates Rising, Even Among Boys
    Thursday, June 23, 2022 from MedicineNet Sexual Health General
    Title: U.S. HPV Vaccination Rates Rising, Even Among Boys Category: Health News Created: 6/22/2022 12:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 6/23/2022 12:00:00 AM
  • Demisexuality: What to know
    Wednesday, January 15, 2020 from Sexual Health/STDs News From Medical News Today
    People who identify as demisexual only experience sexual attraction to another person if they feel a strong emotional bond or connection with them first. Learn more here.
  • Differentiating ingrown hairs and herpes
    Friday, January 10, 2020 from Sexual Health/STDs News From Medical News Today
    People may sometimes confuse herpes and ingrown hairs because they can cause similar symptoms. Learn how to tell the difference here.
  • What to know about a swollen scrotum
    Tuesday, January 7, 2020 from Sexual Health/STDs News From Medical News Today
    There are several potential causes of swelling in the scrotum. This article outlines some of these causes, their symptoms, and their associated treatment options.
  • Masturbation and penis size: What's the link?
    Friday, January 3, 2020 from Sexual Health/STDs News From Medical News Today
    Penis size can be a concern for some people. There are many myths about masturbation, and among these is the idea that masturbation can make a person's penis bigger or smaller. Read more here.
  • Home remedies for premature ejaculation
    Monday, December 23, 2019 from Sexual Health/STDs News From Medical News Today
    Premature ejaculation is a common sexual concern. However, there are a range of remedies and techniques that may help control it. Learn more here.
  • What to know about peeing after sex
    Monday, December 23, 2019 from Sexual Health/STDs News From Medical News Today
    Peeing after sex may help to prevent urinary tract infections. Read on to discover whether there are any other benefits to peeing after sex.
  • Causes of heavy vaginal discharge
    Monday, December 23, 2019 from Sexual Health/STDs News From Medical News Today
    Having a certain amount of vaginal discharge is a normal sign of a healthy reproductive system. This article looks at why people may have excessive vaginal discharge and what to do about it.
  • Does masturbation cause acne?
    Tuesday, December 17, 2019 from Sexual Health/STDs News From Medical News Today
    There are many misconceptions about masturbation. One myth is that masturbation actually causes acne. Read this article to learn more about this apparent link between acne and masturbation.
  • Same-sex sexual behavior in animals: Do we have it all wrong?
    Monday, December 16, 2019 from Sexual Health/STDs News From Medical News Today
    For many years, researchers have made certain assumptions about same-sex sexual behaviors in animals — but what if their assumptions have been wrong?
  • New birth control pill provides contraception for a month
    Sunday, December 15, 2019 from Sexual Health/STDs News From Medical News Today
    In pigs, researchers have developed a single birth control pill effective for 1 month. The pill could, one day, have a global impact on human health.
  • What are the stages of puberty?
    Thursday, December 12, 2019 from Sexual Health/STDs News From Medical News Today
    Puberty is a time of significant change in the human body. We examine the first signs of puberty in males and females and the changes that each stage involves.
  • What does it mean to be asexual?
    Tuesday, December 10, 2019 from Sexual Health/STDs News From Medical News Today
    Asexuality is a sexual orientation that involves a lack of sexual attraction. This article looks at what it means to be on the asexual spectrum.
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