Tag: Sexual Health

“Should IUDs hurt?”: we asked healthcare experts

Written by Amy Beecham Should your IUD hurt? How can it affect your sex life? Stylist asks two healthcare experts the most important questions about the coil.  “Having a coil fitted should not be traumatic or very painful,” medical experts have said, sparked by presenter Naga Munchetty sharing her harrowing IUD experience. Munchetty shared her personal story of

Risk Behavior Screenings for Youth Infrequent in Hospital Settings

(Reuters Health) – Youth risk behavior screening rates are low in hospital, emergency department, and urgent care settings, a scoping review suggests. Researchers examined data from 46 studies that focused on risk behavior screening rates and intervention tools for assessing and treating youth aged 10 to 25 years. Most of the studies looked at emergency

Why Do Older Women Lose their Libido (and How to Get it Back)?

Skip to: Why do Older Women Have a Reduced Libido? Is Reduced Libido a Matter of Concern? How to Regain Sexual Desire? Concept of low libido. Image Credit: Pavlovska Yevheniia / Shutterstock Elderly women generally have a lower sexual desire or libido because of age-related physiological, psychological, and social transition. Although libido reduces gradually with

Sexual behavior may influence gut microbiome: Researchers say men who have sex with men have unique microbiomes, may impact immune system

A person’s sexual behavior could affect their microbiome and immune system, potentially elevating their risk of HIV infection, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. The study was published last week in the journal PLOS Pathogens. The microbiome, a community of microbes in the gut, play a

Women Who Practice This Daily Habit Get Fewer UTIs

If you’re one of the millions of women who get UTIs on the reg, listen up: you probably haven’t been drinking enough water. According to a new study, staying hydrated is the key to keeping your nether regions infection-free. Researchers from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine recruited 140 women who suffer from

7 Surprising Facts Every Woman Should Know About Their Vagina

Feeling uncomfortable down there is not as uncommon (or embarrassing) as you might think. Whether it’s a flora imbalance or sex-related prob at play, the tricky thing is figuring out what’s caused the issue and whether there could be something more serious going on. That’s why we hit up Integrative Medicine Expert Dr Cris Beer,

National Academies report on sexual harassment in academia: To prevent sexual harassment, academic institutions should go beyond legal compliance to promote a change in culture

A systemwide change to the culture and climate in higher education is needed to prevent and effectively respond to sexual harassment, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. There is no evidence that current policies, procedures, and approaches — which often focus on symbolic compliance with the law and

Study challenges ‘shock and kill’ approach to eliminating HIV

Researchers have provided new insight into the cellular processes behind the ‘shock and kill’ approach to curing HIV, which they say challenges the effectiveness of the treatment. Their study, published in the journal eLife, suggests the need to explore alternative treatment strategies against HIV — a virus which 36.7 million people globally were living with

Genetically altered broadly neutralizing antibodies protect monkeys from HIV-like virus: NIAID scientists report single dose elicited long-term protection

Two genetically modified broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) protected rhesus macaques from an HIV-like virus, report scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. After introducing genetic mutations into two potent HIV bNAbs, researchers prepared intravenous infusions of two bNAbs known as 3BNC117-LS and 10-1074-LS. Single