Category: Sex & Relationships

About one in every six people, ages 14 to 49 years old, has genital herpes, which makes it one of the most prevalent sexually transmitted diseases. The disease is acquired from sexual contact with a person who is infected with the Herpes simplex virus (HSV) The symptoms typically include itching or pain that occurs between…

Emergency contraception is used after unprotected sex to help prevent pregnancy. As the “emergency” implies, it’s not meant to be used in place of other contraception methods. But it does provide a second chance at preventing pregnancy for those who had unprotected sex or missed taking a birth control pill. In order to work, emergency…

It’s no secret that sex is one of the healthiest parts of a strong relationship. After all, it’s that spark that takes couples from friends to lovers. That said, many women often unknowingly make 12 common mistakes in the bedroom. Take a look to see if any of your magic moves are on the list.…

In the U.S., half of all pregnancies are unintended. Yet contraceptives have effectiveness rates that range from nearly 100 percent to about 70 percent, depending on the chosen method. Nearly 99 percent of women aged 15 to 44 have used a birth-control method at least once. Sixty-two percent of all women of reproductive age currently…

There are few acronyms more scary and stigmatized among our populations than STD. Sexually transmitted diseases, unlike most illnesses, carry with them a measure of shame or guilt — people who contract them feel dirty, careless or violated by the person who got them sick. The facts about Americans living with STDs are sobering. More…

Men and women, like most products, should come with warning labels: has a controlling temper, can’t keep a job, or carries emotional baggage from his last marriage. These labels would make it easy to spot the troublemakers, weed out those we are truly incompatible with, and keep our hearts safe. Unfortunately, as with the emotional…

Sex toys are not just for the kinky or risque. Research shows that at least 50 percent of American women have used a vibrator. And that same research shows why: Women who use sex toys report better arousal, desire and orgasm than those who don’t. Science supports these studies. A woman’s sexual response mechanism in…

One of the most important events in 20th Century history occurred on May 9, 1960. That was the day the United States Food and Drug Administration gave its final approval to the use of Enovid, an oral contraceptive pill created by the drug firm G.D. Searle and Company. For the first time in human history,…

Drugs designed to lower your high cholesterol levels are a popular way to combat a widespread problem among people of a certain age. Their use is on the rise in America — the percentage of people age 40 and older taking the drugs reached 28 percent as of 2012, according to the Centers for Disease…

STDs continue to run rampant in the United States, infecting more than 20 million Americans every year. In the last year, rates of STDs have doubled in a surprising demographic: senior citizens. According to the Student British Medical Journal, 80 percent of those aged 50 to 90 are sexually active. Unfortunately, many skip out on…