News tagged with unprotected sex
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New 5-Day 'Morning-After' Pill Tested For U.S. Approval
(PhysOrg.com) -- Currently, women who seek emergency contraception within 72 hours of intercourse can receive copper intrauterine devices. Though the devices are very effective at preventing pregnancy, they ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 22, 2010 |
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Some bullies are just the shy type: New research shows a darker side to social anxiety disorder
When you think of people suffering from social anxiety, you probably characterize them as shy, inhibitive and submissive. However, new research from psychologists Todd Kashdan and Patrick McKnight at George Mason University ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 18, 2010 |
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Research into adolescent sexual habits reveals surprising findings
Females are more likely to have an unprotected first sexual encounter than their male counterparts.
Nov 08, 2010 |
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Gay, bisexual men who have social anxiety tend to engage in risky sex
A Ryerson University HIV researcher has found a link between social anxiety and unsafe sexual activities among gay and bisexual men, some of whom are HIV-positive.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 01, 2009 |
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FDA panel to consider new 'morning-after pill'
A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee will meet June 17 to consider whether the agency should approve a new emergency contraceptive that studies show is more effective than Plan B, the only "morning-after pill" ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 08, 2010 |
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Guatemala STD study was 'wrong': US panel
The head of a bioethics commission convened by President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that a 1940s study of STDs using patients in Guatemala was wrong and that a US probe was continuing.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 01, 2011 |
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School-based program reduces risky sexual behaviors in South African teens
A school-based, six-session program targeting sexual risk behaviors appeared to reduce rates of unprotected sex and sex with multiple partners among South African sixth-graders, according to a report in the October issue ...
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Risky sexual behavior among male clients of Tijuana sex workers heightens risk of HIV transmission
A study by a bi-national team of global health researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, examining HIV infection among male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, has found that over half ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 10, 2009 |
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Crack and cocaine use a significant HIV risk factor for teens
Teens with a history of crack or cocaine use are significantly more likely to engage in unprotected sex than youth who have never used these drugs, putting themselves at increased risk for HIV, according to a study in the ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 31, 2010 |
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US agency approves 'five-day-after' contraceptive pill
A US regulatory agency on Friday approved an emergency contraceptive pill that can prevent pregnancy if taken up to five days after unprotected sex.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 14, 2010 |
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