Sexual Health

Although sex is not vital for good health, it’s definitely good for you. It can boost circulation, help depression, soothe chronic pain, and reaffirm the joys of living. And sexual problems often signal deeper ills: Low libido, erectile dysfunction, genital infection, or sexual pain may hide a serious health problem such as diabetes or heart trouble.

Sexual Health Journey

We Still Don't Talk Enough About This Aspect of Good Health

Sex may sell, but sexual problems are rarely as openly discussed or as well understood as other common health issues. For all the candor about erectile dysfunction (thanks to Viagra and its offspring), topics such as sex drive, sexually transmitted diseases, and women’s sexual dysfunction don’t get as much attention as they deserve.

Sexual Health News

Psychologists Highlight Pitfalls of Online Dating
MONDAY, February 6, 2012 (Health.com) — Thanks to the proliferation of online dating, would-be couples are now almost as likely to meet via email or a virtual “wink” as they are through friends and family. In 1992, when the Internet was still in its infancy, less than 1% of Americans met their partners through personal ads [...]
Child Abuse, Neglect a Major Public Health Problem: CDC
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) — Child abuse and neglect cost the United States $124 billion a year, which is comparable to the costs of other major public health problems, a new government study shows. Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed 1,740 fatal and 579,000 nonfatal cases of child maltreatment over [...]
Columbus Voyage Tied to Syphilis Spread?
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) — A new examination of the origin of syphilis supports the theory that the sexually transmitted disease was carried to Europe aboard Christopher Columbus’ ships as they sailed home from the New World. The disease was not spread through sexual contact at the time, but adapted to survive once [...]
Study Finds 10% of Tweens, Teens Have ‘Sexted’
MONDAY, December 5, 2011 (Health.com) — “Sexting”—the practice of taking sexually explicit photos and sending them to peers via cell phones or the Internet—may be less common among U.S. adolescents than previous research and media reports have suggested, according to a new nationwide study. In contrast to a widely cited 2008 survey in which 20% of [...]
AIDS Research Holds Promise for Reducing HIV Transmission Rates
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) — The data may at first seem dire: More people are living with HIV/AIDS than ever before in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But researchers say that’s actually good news because people are living with the disease through effective [...]