Sexual conditions

Sex During Pregnancy: Women Tell All

Sexual intercourse is safe throughout a normal pregnancy. That’s what the experts say — but to find out what pregnant women really experience, why not ask the women themselves?
That’s just what sex researchers Joana Rocha Pauleta, MD, and colleagues did. They gave anonymous, structured questionnaires to 188 women who had just given birth at Santa [...]


No Libido? Check out common sex-drive killers.

Is Your Sex Drive in Park?

Are you or your partner losing interest in sex? A variety of physiological and psychological factors can impact your libido. Check out these common sex-drive killers.
Sex-Drive Killer: Stress
You may be the kind of person who does many things well when under stress. But feeling sexy isn’t likely to [...]


Contraception myths ‘widespread’

A UK survey has revealed that myths about contraception may be widespread.
One in five women said they had heard of kitchen items, including bread, cling film and even chicken skin, being used as alternative barrier methods.
Others had heard food items such as kebabs, Coca-cola or crisps could be used as oral contraceptives.
The survey questioned 1,000 [...]


Oral Sex Cause of Throat Cancer Rise

By Webmd - WebMD Health News
Experts Say They Fear Epidemic of Throat Cancer Caused by HPV Infection
Changing sexual practices have led to a dramatic rise in throat cancer in the United States over the past two decades, and experts say they fear an epidemic of the disease.
The comments were made Wednesday at a news [...]