Sexual Health News & Features

During the 2012-2013 phase of the ongoing study, more than 5,700 participants were asked how many sexual partners they'd had during their lives. Researchers compared their answers to self-reported diagnoses of cancer.

The investigators found that those who underwent surgery were 8 percent less likely to reach out for mental health care services in the first year after surgery.

The term gender incongruence is used by the WHO to describe people whose gender identity is different from the gender they were assigned at birth.

Health care providers are recognizing and trying to meet the need for more inclusive and LGBTQ-friendly health care.

Sons in the study said they wanted their dads to tell them how to use condoms and problems with them, such as breakage and slippage, as well as incorrect use.

Their study included more than 14,000 youths who were in seventh through 12th grades in 1994. The participants were followed until ages 24 to 34 in 2008-2009.

For the study, Harvard researchers tracked outcomes for 500 couples in Michigan and Texas for one year.

The research team surveyed nearly 600 teens living in a high-poverty area of the Bronx in New York City.

The new study involved nearly 500 patients being seen for the first time at three Mayo Clinic sites in Minnesota. They were given either routine intake forms or forms that included questions about sexual orientation and gender identity.

The old image of the "pothead" who's too blissed out to make it in the bedroom may need revising.

Study suggests that, given this way, short-term use of the hormone may help those who report symptoms

They aren't the best method of birth control, but they do help prevent STDs, health experts say

It could be creating unrealistic expectations for young, inexperienced men, researcher says

Researchers suggest stigma contributes to higher rates of drinking, smoking and 'psychological distress'

Interviews reveal common theme

Researchers able to make accurate predictions 70 percent of time in study of twins

Research shows it equals same level of physical exertion as a brisk walk

But follow-up study of the gel for HIV prevention yields disappointing results

Researchers say findings could help identify people at risk for alcholism

Vote came after the agency twice rejected the daily sexual dysfunction medication due to side effects

Vote expected Thursday after agency twice has rejected the sexual dysfunction daily medication

Study of straight married couples found no emotional boost with more activity in the bedroom

As many as hundreds of thousands of Americans don’t feel they fit the gender they were born with, and some take steps to change that.

What does it mean when someone is transgender? What happens when they transition?

They're more likely to smoke, binge drink, but also more likely to get regular exercise