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Homosexuals' negative feelings about sexuality predict poor mental, sexual health

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have published a study showing that the degree of internalized homonegativity (negative attitude towards homosexuality) among homosexual men is what predicts poor mental and sexual health – not the act of being homosexual.

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Viagra, Now For Depressed Women

A study out in JAMA went after the tricky problem of women going off anti-depressants due to sexual dysfunction side effects by giving a group of women Viagra while another group got placebo. According to the study, 72 percent of women saw improved sexual functioning while only 27 percent did who got a placebo.

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Seventy-year-olds are more happily married and more sexually active

Present-day 70-year-olds are more sexually active and have fewer sexual problems than 70-year-olds in the 1970s, research from the Sahlgrenska Academy suggests.

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Helping parents raise sexually healthy young people

Parenting programmes in the workplace can significantly improve parents' ability to talk with their children about sexual health and may provide a unique way of promoting healthy adolescent sexual behaviour, concludes a study published on BMJ.com today.

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Male cyclists risk sexual problems if they don’t choose right bike

Men who take up cycling in an effort to stay fit, do their bit for the environment or avoid spiralling motoring costs, could be harming their health if they don't choose the right bicycle.

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Weird Spin on Teen Sex Data

The Washington Post this morning, and every other newspaper in the country, had an article reporting on a re-analysis of some data, showing that teens who practice abstinence do not -- repeat, do not -- use oral sex a way to preserve their "technical virginity."

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Netherlands Begins STD Testing For 300,000 People

The first large-scale survey of a sexually transmitted disease (STD) begins today in the Netherlands. Approximately 300,000 people between the ages of 16 and 29 will receive an invitation to be tested for chlamydia.

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Understanding causes of Sexual Difficulties In Women

Researchers at the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction are shedding light on why some women experience sexual problems and others do not.

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Good sexual intercourse lasts minutes, not hours

Satisfactory sexual intercourse for couples lasts from 3 to 13 minutes, contrary to popular fantasy about the need for hours of sexual activity, according to a survey of U.S. and Canadian sex therapists.

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Twenty Five Percent of Teenagers Have STD

At least one in four teens in the U.S.A. has a sexually transmitted disease (STD), shows the study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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Emperors club vip brought $1 million to four people

Four people were arrested Thursday and accused of organizing prostitution ring, called emperors club vip, that charged wealthy clients in Europe and the U.S. thousands of dollars for prostitutes rated by diamonds.

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Sweden: Obligatory Sex Education for Immigrant Girls

A new proposal from the Swedish government wants to make it compulsory for girls from an immigrant background to take part in sex education.

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