Sexual Health
Viagra-popping seniors lead the pack for STDs
Even if you're past your prime and have a hard time getting an erection, you might still need to worry about unprotected sex, according to U.S. doctors.
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Montreal summit seeks to shed light on HPV
A common sexually transmitted disease is having disastrous consequences in the developing world, former United Nations special envoy Stephen Lewis told a Montreal conference Sunday.
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Stem-cell work closes a door to AIDS virus
Lab work on mice has opened up a novel way of closing a gateway to the AIDS virus, according to a study published on Friday.
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French first lady calls on world to make AIDS history
French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy called Saturday for the world to come up with the "billions of dollars" needed to make AIDS history, possibly through a global tax.
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Women's bodies 'choosy' about sperm: Australian study
A woman's body may be unconsciously selective about sperm, allowing some men's to progress to pregnancy but killing off the chances of less suitable matches, an Australian researcher said Wednesday.
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Sexual disease risk higher for swingers than prostitutes
Scientists studying swingers -- straight couples who regularly swap sexual partners and indulge in group sex at organized meeting -- say they have higher rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs...
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Majority wants Ottawa to consider funding abortions in developing nations: Poll
It is Stephen Harper’s centrepiece initiative in the upcoming G8 meetings, but most Canadians aren’t standing behind their leader on the issue, a new poll suggests.
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Sex addiction in the therapeutic spotlight
Russell Forrest addresses the 100 or so people assembled in the conference room: “I applaud your courage and your willingness to break the silence,” the therapist says. “I think everyone here is terribly...
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UK watchdog says teach sex to kids from age five
Sex education should be taught to children from the age of five to give them the skills and confidence to delay sexual intimacy until they are ready, a British health watchdog said on Thursday.
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Obese have worse sexual health despite less sex
Obese women have four times as many unplanned pregnancies as healthy-weight women despite having less sex, and obese men are more likely to have sexual diseases despite fewer partners, scientists said...
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Fertility industry watchdog criticized
The federal Health Minister and her officials came under opposition grilling yesterday over a controversial fertility-industry watchdog, with one MP suggesting Assisted Human Reproduction Canada be shut...
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Sex addiction may be caused by neurological damage: Study
Sex addiction is more than the latest celebrity disorder du jour, but a dysfunction in a critical brain region that controls decision-making, new research suggests.
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Defect risk higher for assisted fertility babies
Babies born to couples who had fertility treatment have a greater risk of birth abnormalities and doctors should be prepared to warn potential parents about these risks, French scientists said on Sunday...
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