News tagged with sexual medicine
Vaginal Orgasm is Best According to New Study
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by Stuart Brody and Petr Weiss suggests vaginal orgasm is best and that sex education and medical approaches might undervalue its benefits. It also asserted the major factors in achieving vaginal ...
Sep 17, 2009 |
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New research confirms semen allergy in some men
Some poor men are apparently allergic to their own semen, developing a mysterious flulike illness after they have an ejaculation, Dutch researchers reported Monday.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 19, 2011 |
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Researcher connects cannabis use and sexual dysfunction
Rany Shamloul's recent review of the medical literature on cannabis use and sexual health has revealed that cannabis use may negatively impact male sexual performance.
Feb 22, 2011 |
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New survey on sex in US, biggest since 1994
(AP) -- The male-female orgasm gap. The sex lives of 14-year-olds. An intriguing breakdown of condom usage rates, by age and ethnicity, with teens emerging as more safe-sex-conscious than boomers.
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Some clinical trials explicitly exclude gay and lesbian patients
All clinical trials have guidelines that clearly state who can and cannot participate, but according to the National Institutes of Health these guidelines are typically based on age, gender, previous treatment history, the ...
Mar 17, 2010 |
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Knock-out drugs: Narrow window for detection
Drug-facilitated sexual crimes are increasing. The Bonn Institute for Forensic Medicine has recorded that the number of examinations on the use of intoxicants in sexual offences within their catchment area increased 10-fold ...
May 29, 2009 |
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Study: Placebo improves sex life for women
Many are constantly searching for the key to more satisfying sex, but a recent study suggests that finding that key may be easier than we think.
Nov 17, 2010 |
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Having oral sex increases likelihood of intercourse among teens
Half of teens who have oral sex during the ninth grade will have intercourse by the end of the 11th grade, and most sexually active teenagers will begin engaging in oral sex and sexual intercourse within the same six-month ...
Nov 01, 2010 |
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Sexual lyrics in popular songs linked to early sexual experiences
With sexual activity among adolescents in the United States resulting in over 750,000 teenage pregnancies each year and reports of up to 25 percent of all female adolescents in the US having sexually transmitted infections, ...
Feb 24, 2009 |
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Continuing racial differences in HIV prevalence in US
HIV prevalence among African Americans is ten times greater than the prevalence among whites. This racial disparity in HIV prevalence has persisted in the face of both governmental and private actions, involving many billions ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Sperm may play leading role in spreading HIV
Sperm, and not just the fluid it bathes in, can transmit HIV to macrophages, T cells, and dendritic cells (DCs), report a team led by Ana Ceballos at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina. By infecting ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Huge decline in HIV rates in Zimbabwe driven by fear of infection, says study
The big drop in the numbers of people infected with HIV in Zimbabwe is because of mass social change, driven by fear of infection, according to an international study reported today in the journal PLoS Medicine. The scient ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Feb 08, 2011 |
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Study: Half of urban teen girls acquire STIs within 2 years of first sexual activity
Half of urban teenage girls may acquire at least one of three common sexually transmitted infections (STI) within two years of becoming sexually active, according to an Indiana University School of Medicine and Regenstrief ...
Dec 14, 2009 |
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Herpes medication does not reduce risk of HIV transmission
A five-year international multi-center clinical trial has found that acyclovir, a drug widely used as a safe and effective treatment taken twice daily to suppress herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), which is the most common cause ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jan 20, 2010 |
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