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January 16, 2016

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New HPV Vaccine Offers Wide Protection

Drug Prevents HIV-Like Infection in Monkeys

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Preventing HIV Infection With Prophylactic Drugs Important to Reversing HIV Epidemic Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in the UK

Jan. 13, 2016 — The use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) taken as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) could lead to a marked decline in HIV incidence -- the annual rate ... read more

Most Top-Selling, Over-the-Counter Sexual Treatments Unproven, Some Could Be Harmful, Review Shows

Jan. 11, 2016 — From horny goat weed to ginseng and maca, over-the-counter dietary supplements sold to improve male sexual health contain a wide variety of ... read more

Legal Barriers to Adolescent Participation in HIV, STI Research Need to Be Removed

Jan. 11, 2016 — Parental permission for adolescent participation in research on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is not ... read more

Efficacy of Major Chlamydia Drug Confirmed

Dec. 23, 2015 — In one of the most tightly controlled trials ever conducted of drugs used to treat sexually transmitted infections, researchers have confirmed that azithromycin remains effective in the treatment of ... read more

In China, Training Doctors Reduced STI Risk

Dec. 23, 2015 — Results of a randomized, controlled clinical trial in two Chinese provinces show that providing sexually transmitted infection training and education for physicians resulted in significantly reduced ... read more

LGBT Migrants Persecuted Because of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Before Immigrating

Dec. 16, 2015 — Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) migrants who obtained refuge or asylum in the US or Canada on the basis of sexual orientation or ... read more

Have Sex Workers Revealed a Connection Between Semen Exposure and HIV Resistance?

Dec. 9, 2015 — In a new study, scientists have found that continued semen exposure in sex workers sustains changes in the cervical and vaginal microenvironment in a ... read more

Contraceptive Implants, Injections Associated With Repeat Abortions

Dec. 11, 2015 — Women who used contraceptive implants or injections after an initial termination were among those with an increased likelihood of a repeat abortion in the long term, finds a new ... read more

Increase in Alcohol Tax Appears to Have Decreased Gonorrhea Rates in Maryland

Dec. 9, 2015 — Increasing state alcohol taxes could help prevent sexually transmitted infections, such as gonorrhea, according to US researchers, who found that ... read more

Men's Interest in Babies Linked With Hormonal Responses to Sexual Stimuli

Dec. 7, 2015 — Young men's interest in babies is associated with their physiological reactivity to sexually explicit material, according to new research. The study showed that young men who reported more interest ... read more

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January 16, 2016

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Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) as Safe as Aspirin

Jan. 14, 2016 — The researchers reviewed major studies of both PrEP for HIV prevention and aspirin for heart attack prevention. They found that both had similar low rates of serious side effects. Aspirin users ... read more

Risky Sexual Behavior by Young Men With HIV Who Have Sex With Men

Dec. 7, 2015 — Young men who have sex with men and have detectable levels of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were more likely to report condomless anal sex, including with a partner not infected with HIV, ... read more

Sexual Dysfunction: Overdiagnosed or Undertreated?

Dec. 3, 2015 — The difference between mild sexual difficulties and clinically diagnosable sexual dysfunction is not a new source of debate among health professionals, but it has been stirred up recently by changes ... read more

Window Into Women's Sexuality

Dec. 2, 2015 — Heterosexual women have more diverse patterns of sexual response than previously reported, new research shows. Among women, say the authors, there is significant diversity among women in their sexual ... read more

Scientists Draw Evidence-Based Blueprint for HIV Treatment, Prevention

Dec. 1, 2015 — For many years, clinicians debated the best time to start antiretroviral therapy for HIV infection, with some worrying that the risks of treatment in terms of drug toxicities could outweigh the ... read more

Taking Truvada 'as Needed' Can Prevent HIV-Transmission Amongst People at High-Risk

Dec. 1, 2015 — In a study into the prevention of HIV transmission, people who took the antiretroviral drug Truvada were 86 percent less likely to contract the disease than those who took a placebo, report the ... read more

Why Some People Would Pay for a Drug They Probably Won't Ever Need

Dec. 1, 2015 — A sick person is obviously willing to pay for a good medical treatment, but economists have found that healthy people are potentially a much broader, if largely overlooked, market for medical ... read more

Nixing Latex: Building the Perfect Condom With Hydrogel, Plant-Based Antioxidants

Nov. 23, 2015 — In 2014, there were about 36.9 million people living with HIV and about 2 million were infected. The virus, which causes AIDS, is commonly spread through sexual activity, and although antiretroviral ... read more

Researchers Identify Genes Connecting Endocrine Disruption to Genital Malformations

Nov. 23, 2015 — Genes that are disrupted by abnormal hormone signaling at crucial points during development have been discovered by a team of researchers, a finding that may lead to a better understanding of how the ... read more

Continuum Theory of Sexual Orientation Disputed by Researchers

Nov. 19, 2015 — Researchers have established a categorical distinction between people who are heterosexual and those who are not. The findings are a clear departure from the homosexual-heterosexual continuum used to ... read more

Millions of Those Infected With HIV Have Never Been Diagnosed Due to the Fear of Being Tested

Nov. 17, 2015 — British academics have carried out the largest global review of psychological barriers behind HIV testing and the factors that may influence people's decision to be ... read more

Safe Spaces Play Important Role in Community-Based HIV Prevention, Research Finds

Nov. 16, 2015 — The creation and sustainment of 'safe spaces' may play a critical role in community-based HIV prevention efforts by providing social support and reducing environmental barriers for ... read more

Effect of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Infection Integrated With Community Health Services

Nov. 16, 2015 — The rate of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was extremely low despite a high incidence of sexually transmitted infections in a study where pre-exposure antiretroviral medication to ... read more

Breakthrough in the Treatment of HIV by Successfully Developing a Prototype Vaccine Vector

Nov. 13, 2015 — Scientists have developed a prototype HIV vaccine vector using a similar approach to that used for a vaccination for Ebola and ... read more

Sexually Transmitted Infection Affecting Up to One Percent of the Population Aged 16-44 in the UK

Nov. 11, 2015 — A new study strengthens growing evidence that Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) is a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Prevalence was much higher in those who had reported more than four sexual partners ... read more

HIV Prevention: New Look at PrEP Study Points to Efficacy for Transgender Women

Nov. 6, 2015 — In a new look at the groundbreaking iPrEx trial for people at high risk of HIV infection, researchers have identified strong evidence of efficacy for transgender women when PrEP, a two-drug ... read more

Military Sexual Trauma: Prevalent and Under-Treated

Nov. 3, 2015 — Rates of military sexual trauma among men who served in the military may be as much as 15 times higher than has been previously reported, largely because of barriers associated with stigma, beliefs ... read more

Fair Division of Chores Leads to Better Sex Life, Study Suggests

Nov. 2, 2015 — Looking for more and better sex? If you're a man, you might consider doing the dishes once in a while. A new Canadian study reveals that couples enjoyed more frequent and satisfying sex for both ... read more

Teen Sex Talks With Parents, Especially Moms, Associated With Safer Sex

Nov. 2, 2015 — Risky sexual behavior among adolescents is a serious public health problem because of the risk of sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancies. Now researchers reveal that talking about ... read more

HIV Care Could Save Lives and Billions of Dollars, Computer Model Predicts

Oct. 26, 2015 — A computer model predicts that strengthening a handful of efforts to keep people with HIV in lifetime care, along with more rigorous testing, would potentially avert a projected 752,000 new HIV ... read more

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as safe as aspirin

Monday, December 7, 2015

Risky sexual behavior by young men with HIV who have sex with men

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Sexual dysfunction: Overdiagnosed or undertreated?

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Window into women's sexuality

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Monday, November 23, 2015

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Continuum theory of sexual orientation disputed by researchers

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Millions of those infected with HIV have never been diagnosed due to the fear of being tested

Monday, November 16, 2015

Friday, November 13, 2015

Breakthrough in the treatment of HIV by successfully developing a prototype vaccine vector

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Sexually transmitted infection affecting up to one percent of the population aged 16-44 in the UK

Friday, November 6, 2015

HIV prevention: New look at PrEP study points to efficacy for transgender women

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Military sexual trauma: Prevalent and under-treated

Monday, November 2, 2015

Monday, October 26, 2015

HIV care could save lives and billions of dollars, computer model predicts

Monday, October 19, 2015

Thursday, October 15, 2015

Monday, October 12, 2015

HIV drugs provide added benefit of protecting against hepatitis B virus

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

More women may have option to get IUD minutes after giving birth

Monday, October 5, 2015

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Will you have male or female offspring?

Monday, September 21, 2015

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Upward trend in hepatitis C infection rates among HIV-positive MSM

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Bisexual and questioning women have higher risk of eating disorders

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Why do certain hormonal contraceptives increase the risk of HIV?

Monday, August 31, 2015

Men who buy sex have much in common with sexually coercive men

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Adverse effects of common prostate enlargement and hair growth drugs

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Study documents extent of unexpected sexual consequences for young women who drink alcohol

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Study suggests Ontario nearing UN targets to help end AIDS epidemic

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Research advances potential for test and vaccine for genital and oral herpes

Thursday, August 6, 2015

Abusive men put female partners at greater sexual risk, study finds

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

Opioid use and sexual violence among drug-using young adults in NYC

Thursday, July 30, 2015

American report highlights priorities to help states achieve national HIV/AIDS strategy goals

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

First smartphone DNA test for chlamydia

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Cancer healthcare disparities exist in LGBTQ community, say researchers

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Screening in pregnancy key to eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Comprehensive global prevention can end HIV/AIDS pandemic, experts say

Monday, July 20, 2015

Friday, July 17, 2015

Cholesterol metabolism in immune cells linked to HIV progression

Thursday, July 16, 2015

Health-care providers hold biases based on sexual orientation, study says

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Few states in US require HPV vaccine

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Bisexual men, women report poorer health than gays, lesbians and heterosexuals

Monday, June 29, 2015

More than a third of children were physically assault in the last year

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

World must drastically accelerate AIDS efforts or face more HIV infections, deaths than five years ago

Friday, June 19, 2015

HIV drug PrEP not linked to greater risk for depression

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Adult craze for human breast milk purchased online poses serious health risks

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Friday, June 12, 2015

Erectile dysfunction worsened, testosterone levels decreased by some treatments of prostate enlargement

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

No waiting game: Immediate birth control implant more cost-effective

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Research offers a new approach to improving HIV vaccines

Monday, June 1, 2015

Friday, May 29, 2015

Many UK patients with gonorrhea prescribed outdated antibiotics

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Study findings linking ovulation, racial bias questioned

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Sexual orientation, gender identity linked to eating disorders

Sunday, May 10, 2015

World first survey uncovers widespread homophobia at UK sports events

Thursday, May 7, 2015

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Monday, April 27, 2015