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March 30, 2016

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March 30, 2016

What's the Relational Toll of Living in a Sexist, Heterosexist Context?

Mar. 24, 2016 — Relationships, and especially romantic relationships, are central aspects of our social lives and primary sources of support. For sexual minority (e.g., lesbian, bisexual, and queer) women, ... read more

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Canadians Report Higher Rates of Mental Health Issues

Mar. 18, 2016 — Gay, lesbian and bisexual Canadians experience more mood and anxiety disorders than other Canadians, and they are more likely to turn to heavy drinking, a new study ... read more

Multiple STIs Could Be Detected by a Single 30 Minute Test

Mar. 15, 2016 — One test that could detect four of the most common sexually transmitted infections in 30 minutes and allow them to be rapidly treated, will be developed by St George’s, University of London and ... read more

Sexual Responses Can Be Learned, Unlearned

Mar. 10, 2016 — Undesirable associations with sex can be unlearned, but return if the circumstances change. They must therefore be unlearned in different situations, say researchers, noting that the drug ... read more

Is It Okay to 'Tough Out' a Yeast Infection?

Mar. 8, 2016 — Itching, burning, redness -- a yeast infection can be a total pain. While they aren't life-threatening, yeast infections are irritating -- both physically and mentally. So, when undesirable ... read more

Mar. 3, 2016 — Same-sex sexual behavior (SSB) may help assert an accepted 'pecking order' amongst males for the right to court and mate with ... read more

Why Pharmaceutical Firms May Prefer to Invest in Drugs Over Vaccines

Mar. 2, 2016 — When it comes to addressing disease, many industry observers and public health advocates believe that pharmaceutical companies prefer to invest in drugs rather than vaccines, as preventives are ... read more

Students Binge Drink Less in Locales With More Affirmative LGBTQ School Climates

Feb. 29, 2016 — Both heterosexual and gay/lesbian students report less binge alcohol consumption when living in states or cities that have greater proportions of schools with programs and policies that support ... read more

Feb. 26, 2016 — A strong correlation has been found between new HIV diagnoses among men who have sex with men in Rhode Island and their use of online hookup sites. Study authors have called for operators of hookup ... read more

Study Shows Teen Girls' Sexual Orientation Not Always a Predictor of Sexual Behavior

Feb. 25, 2016 — About one in five lesbian and four in five bisexual teen girls who are sexually active had a recent male sex partner, according to a new US study of close to 3,000 adolescent girls that appears in ... read more

Rap Music, Adolescent Sexual Initiation Mediated by Perceived Peer Behavior, Say Researchers

Feb. 25, 2016 — When middle school youth listen to rap music for three or more hours each day, they are more likely to believe that their peers are having sex and subsequently more likely to initiate sex by ninth ... read more

What Keeps Passion Alive in Long-Term Relationships?

Feb. 25, 2016 — Psychologists have just published a study examining the sexual satisfaction -- or dissatisfaction -- of heterosexual couples in long-term relationships, and what contributes to keeping sexual passion ... read more

Maraviroc-Containing Regimens Safe, Tolerable When Taken for HIV Prevention

Feb. 24, 2016 — Maraviroc, an oral drug used to treat HIV infection, is safe and well-tolerated when taken daily as pre-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV infection by HIV-uninfected men who have sex with men at ... read more

Ebola Survivor Study Yields Insights on Complications of Disease

Feb. 24, 2016 — Preliminary findings from PREVAIL III, a study of Ebola virus disease (EVD) survivors being conducted in Liberia, indicate that both Ebola survivors and their close contacts have a high burden of ... read more

Increased Demand for 'Vaginal Seeding' from New Parents, Despite Lack of Evidence

Feb. 24, 2016 — Doctors are seeing a rise in the number of parents requesting so-called 'vaginal seeding' for babies born by cesarean section, according to a new article. The practice, which is also known ... read more

Does Sexual Aggression Alter the Female Brain?

Feb. 19, 2016 — Thirty percent of women worldwide experience some kind of physical or sexual assault during their lifetime. In a recent animal study, scientists -- who have developed a new model to determine how ... read more

Testosterone Therapy Boosts Sexual Function and Mood in Older Men

Feb. 17, 2016 — Treatment with testosterone improves sexual function and mood in older men with low testosterone levels, report researchers. The results of the Testosterone Trials (TTrials) were the first to ... read more

Connection Between Anal Cancer, HPV

Feb. 17, 2016 — The results of a study demonstrating a connection between anal cancer and human papillomavirus infection has been published by researchers. It builds on research that indicated an increased ... read more

Tests to Detect Acute HIV Infection

Feb. 16, 2016 — Researchers evaluated the performance of an HIV antigen/antibody (Ag/Ab) combination assay to detect acute HIV infection (early infection) compared with pooled HIV RNA testing, the reference ... read more

Predicting If Young Men Will Live With Their Kids

Feb. 16, 2016 — In one of the first reproductive health studies to focus on young men and fatherhood, a research team has found an adolescent male's attitude toward risky sex, pregnancy and birth control can ... read more

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