Health & Sex News & Features

If you’re a transgender person, it can be a challenge to find a gender-affirming therapist. Here are steps you can take to find supportive mental health care.

Transgender medical care can be complex. Here’s how to find an affirming doctor who’s right for you.

Age differences of 10 years or more may spur couples to treasure each other’s life experience.

A federal judge ruled that the North Carolina state employee health plan unlawfully discriminated by excluding services for transgender people and not covering hormone therapy and surgeries, as it once did.

It’s natural for men to be less interested in sex as they age. But what about total loss of libido? Find out why it happens and how to fix it.

Alabama Criminalizes Transgender Medical Treatments For Minors May 9, 2022 -- Alabama became the first state to make it illegal for doctors to provide gender-affirming medical care to transgender people under the age of 19, The Associated Press reported.The Vulnerable Child Compassion and Protection Act  took effect Sunday and makes it a crime to treat transgender youths with puberty blockers and hormones or to perform gender-affirming medical procedures on them. Convictions could be punished by 10 years in prison.The new law also requires teachers and other school officials to inform a child’s parents if the child discloses

Certified sex therapists­ have particular fields of expertise and distinct ways of working with individuals and couples. Here are five of their approaches.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox made a plea for compassion on Tuesday after vetoing a bill that would ban transgender students from playing girls sports.

Young people who have detransitioned say the medical establishment has failed them on numerous occasions.

A judge in Texas has temporarily stopped the Texas state government from investigating reports of gender-transition procedures on minors as cases of possible child abuse.

Parents of a transgender teen file a lawsuit to stop state agencies from investigating reports of gender-transition procedures on children as cases of possible child abuse.

The Florida House of Representatives passed HB 1557 on Thursday, which would prohibit “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity” in primary schools across the state.

More than half of abortions in the United States are now done with pills rather than surgery, according to a report from the Guttmacher Instit ute, a research group that supports abortion rights.

Texas Governor: Investigate Gender Transition Procedures as ‘Child Abuse’ Feb. 23, 2022Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered state agencies to investigate reports of gender-transition procedures on children as child abuse, which could result in the criminal prosecution of teachers, doctors, and parents of trans children who don’t report the procedures.Abbott sent a letter to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services directing it “to conduct a prompt and thorough investigation of any reported instances of these abusive procedures in the State of Texas.” The letter was copied to several other state agencies.The letter said outlawed “sex

The birth rate for U.S. teenagers dropped 3% in counties where the federally funded sex education Teen Pregnancy Prevention program (TPP) was introduced. TTP programs provide more information on sex, contraception, and reproductive health than abstinence-only programs.

Oral sex can transmit herpes, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV and human papillomavirus (HPV), which can lead to cervical cancer, and head and neck cancers.

Researchers say they have identified the elusive part of the brain that drives clitoral stimulation and why it's been so hard to find all along.

Leading experts on transgender medicine are accusing trans activists of muffling their concerns about the quality of evaluations of adolescents and young adults with gender dysphoria.

Genetics may explain why some people oppose casual sex and recreational drug use, while others embrace these behaviors, a new study of siblings and twins suggests.

You can help protect children in your life by knowing the signs of child sexual abuse.

Learn about the warning signs of a controlling partner.

Find out what you need to know about surviving child abuse and how it may affect health.

Learn about being annoyed with your partner, including how to ask for what you need.

Are you interested in dating online? Read about how you can protect yourself to the best of your ability.

Struggling to find love again? Learn more about moving on after a breakup, coping, and how to find new love.