Copyright 2009 Medical News Today Latest Sexual Health / STDs News From Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/sexual_health/ admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin) editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors) en-us Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156344.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156344.php A new campaign has just been launched encouraging young men in Argyll & Bute aged 16 - 24 to get tested for chlamydia and gonorrhoea. The scheme, run by Terrence Higgins Trust Scotland and funded by NHS Highland, aims to reduce undiagnosed sexually transmitted infections (STIs) amongst young men because research suggests they are much less likely to get checked out. Chlamydia is the most common STI, affecting around one in ten young people. Sexual Health / STDs Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156427.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156427.php Resuming sexual activity is expressed by patients as extremely important after a myocar­dial infarction (MI). In spite of this, sex counselling is an area of nursing practice that is frequently neglected and needs more evidence-based knowledge. Cardiovascular / Cardiology Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156299.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156299.php An Indian court on Thursday ruled that "gay sex between consenting adults was not a crime, ordering that the rights of citizens were violated by parts of a 150-year-old colonial-era law that made it illegal," Bloomberg reports. The law "has drawn criticism from public health activists as a barrier in the fight against HIV/AIDS" (Patnaik, 7/2). The HIV / AIDS Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156124.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156124.php A report from researchers at the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States examines how $577 million in PEPFAR funding between 2004 and 2008 was used in Zambia, PlusNews/IRIN reports. HIV / AIDS Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156140.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156140.php The U.S. should conduct research to compare the effectiveness of innovative programs aimed at preventing unintended pregnancy, according to a report issued Tuesday by a congressionally convened Institute of Medicine panel, the New York Times reports (Meier, New York Times, 7/1). Sexual Health / STDs Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156132.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156132.php In the coming summer months it is estimated that 200,000 young people in Europe will become infected with Chlamydia and most of them won't know that they are infected. Chlamydia trachomatis, the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in Europe, continues to increase in many countries. It affects mostly young adults under 25. Sexual Health / STDs Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155991.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155991.php Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca is considering expanding an eight-year-old program at Men's Central Jail that distributes condoms in a unit for gay men, the Los Angeles Times reports. Under the program, an outreach worker from the nonprofit Center for Health Justice visits the jail once weekly to distribute about one condom per inmate to the unit's 300 inmates. HIV / AIDS Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156007.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/156007.php Daily sex (or ejaculating daily) for seven days improves men's sperm quality by reducing the amount of DNA damage, according to an Australian study presented to the 25th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Amsterdam. Sexual Health / STDs Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155955.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155955.php BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPAX), which is developing a testosterone gel (LibiGel®) to treat hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) in women, is pleased to comment on results in a paper published in the July issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine showing testosterone has no effect on the incidence of invasive breast cancer among menopausal women who use testosterone to improve sexual function. The study, led by Susan Davis, M.D. Sexual Health / STDs Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155960.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155960.php The Chicago Public Schools system this year will launch a pilot program to provide students in grades 11 and 12 with voluntary education, testing and treatment for chlamydia and gonorrhea, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The Chicago Department of Public Health will administer the program at six Cook County, Ill., schools at no cost to the school system. Sexual Health / STDs Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155957.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155957.php The National Chlamydia Coalition is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to increase public awareness and screening efforts for chlamydia, the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S., the Wall Street Journal reports. Sexual Health / STDs Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155875.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155875.php Two Indiana University studies conducted among nationally representative samples of adult American men and women show that vibrator use during sexual interactions is common, with use being reported by approximately 53 percent of women and 45 percent of men ages 18 to 60. Not only is vibrator use common, but the two studies also show that vibrator use is associated with more positive sexual function and being more proactive in caring for one's sexual health. Sexual Health / STDs Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155779.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155779.php A bill (S. 221) approved by the North Carolina Legislature that would require a public school sex education curriculum covering abstinence, contraception and sexually transmitted infections "will be the most comprehensive and science-based approach the state has used" for sex education, a Sexual Health / STDs Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155830.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155830.php University of Minnesota Medical School researcher Iris Borowsky, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues found that one in seven adolescents believe that it is highly likely that they will die before age 35, and this belief predicted that the adolescents' would engage in risky behaviors. Pediatrics / Children's Health Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155766.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155766.php Black gay men have less choice when it comes to sexual partners than other groups and, as a result, their sexual networks are closely knit. These tightly interconnected networks make the rapid spread of HIV more likely. In a study1) looking at social and sexual mixing between ethnic groups in men who have sex with men, H. HIV / AIDS Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155706.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155706.php Two Indiana University studies conducted among nationally representative samples of adult American men and women show that vibrator use during sexual interactions is common, with use being reported by approximately 53 percent of women and 45 percent of men ages 18 to 60. Not only is vibrator use common, but the two studies also show that vibrator use is associated with more positive sexual function and being more proactive in caring for one's sexual health. Sexual Health / STDs Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155653.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155653.php Gonorrhea (from Late Latin gonorrhoia where gonos means "seed" and rhoe means "flow") is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that tends to attack the mucous membranes of the body. It is the second most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S.; the first being Chlamydia. The bacteria reside in the warm and moist body cavities of both men and women and are highly contagious. Sexual Health / STDs Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155520.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155520.php As a woman gets older, physical problems are less likely to influence whether she is sexually active than her partner's health or interest in sex, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and Kaiser Permanente. The study also showed significant differences in the frequency of sexual activity, as well as sexual desire and satisfaction, among racial groups of middle-aged and elderly women. Sexual Health / STDs Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155497.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155497.php The North Carolina Senate on Tuesday voted 25-21 to approve a bill (S. 221) that would require public school systems in the state to offer a sex education curriculum that includes information on abstinence, contraceptives and sexually transmitted infections, the Sexual Health / STDs Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155494.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155494.php FDA on Wednesday approved Watson Pharmaceuticals' generic version of the emergency contraceptive Plan B, the Wall Street Journal reports. The generic drug will be available without a prescription to women ages 18 and older on Aug. 24, when Duramed Pharmaceuticals' market exclusivity for Plan B expires (Kalish, Wall Street Journal, 6/25). Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Fri, 26 Jun 2009 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155498.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155498.php Ohio students who participate in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District's comprehensive sex education program show more knowledge and better attitudes toward safer-sex practices than students who do not participate, according to a study released Tuesday by Philliber Research Associates, the Sexual Health / STDs Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155416.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155416.php A new survey released shows 70 percent of women report having experienced a sexual health issue, of which 22 percent felt very or extremely concerned. The survey also found that many women claim they would be comfortable talking to a health care provider about a sexual health issue, but less than one-fifth (18%) actually visited their health care provider when they experienced one. Sexual Health / STDs Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155374.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155374.php The social class, the gender and the ethnic group are three essential dimensions, not only in the social differentiation, but also in the affective sexual education of the adolescents, where it is necessary to take part in order to promote sexual and gender equity and prevent gender violence. Sexual Health / STDs Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155236.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155236.php Genital warts are also called venereal warts or condylomata acuminate. Genital warts are one of the most common kinds of STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) or STIs (sexually transmitted infections). According to Medilexicon's Sexual Health / STDs Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155166.php http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155166.php President Obama is causing the "core culture-war battle" over sex education to "come full circle" by proposing to redirect funding for abstinence-only sex education to a new Teen Pregnancy Prevention Initiative that "rejects an abstinence-only approach," Sexual Health / STDs