News tagged with sex organ
When someone is raised female and the genes say XY
(AP) -- It's the birth defect people don't talk about. A baby is born not completely male or female. The old term was hermaphrodite, then intersex. Now it's called "disorders of sexual development." Sometimes the person ...
Sep 12, 2009 |
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Yes, men really can make it longer: study
Some non-surgical methods for increasing the length of the male sex organ do in fact work, while others are likely to result only in soreness and disappointment, a review of medical literature has shown.
Apr 19, 2011 |
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Lustful beetles desire water, not sex
(PhysOrg.com) -- Female seed beetles are known for their promiscuity, a surprising fact given that the males of the species have dangerously sharp spikes on their sex organs. Now a U of T Mississauga team ...
Mar 05, 2009 |
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WHO: AIDS leading cause of death, disease in women
(AP) -- In its first study of women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Male spiders of one species lose their genitals after sex to increase sperm count in females
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have known for some time that the male sex organ, called a palp, in orb-web spiders is often broken off during copulation with females; what hasn’t been so clear is why. ...
FDA: Kids at risk from testosterone gel
(AP) -- A little testosterone might be good for adults, but it can cause serious harm to children, federal health officials warned Thursday. The Food and Drug Administration said adults using prescription testosterone gel ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 07, 2009 |
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After years of research, drug for 'female sexual dysfunction' remains elusive
The pharmaceutical industry's push to find a female version of Viagra has been full of letdowns.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 27, 2009 |
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B chromosomes affect sex determination in cichlid fishes
B chromosomes have a functional effect on sex determination in a species of cichlid fishes from Lake Victoria, according to a study by Japanese researchers to be published in open-access journal PLoS Genetics on August 18th, ...
Aug 18, 2011 |
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