Sexual Health Articles

Coitus interruptus is a practice in which the male partner quite literally "pulls out" before ejculating during intercourse, to avoid pregnancy. Many people seem to think that coitus interruptus...

What are genital warts? Genital warts can be caused by some types of HPV (Human Papillomavirus), and can appear on the genital area, in and around the anus, and...

HIV, which stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, is the virus that causes AIDS. Everyone knows about this scary disease, and most know that it gets progressively worse and can eventually...

Many people are too scared or intimidated to go to a doctor to get tested for HIV. In the US, a panel has made a decision that brings us a...

Many pregnant women are not getting tested for sexually transmitted diseases despite a recommendation to do so, a new study reveals. Out of 1.3 million who had blood tests done...

Have you decided to have the Big Snip? Of course, you want to know when after the operation you can have sex again, and if there will be any changes...

Should teenage girls be able to buy the morning-after pill over the counter, without a prescription? Or do they need additional supervision (and perhaps a lecture on safe sex :))...

Chlamydia is a very common sexually transmitted disease. It can be treated easily with a course of antibiotics, but can also lead to serious complications if the patient isn't aware...

Who said that sexually transmitted diseases are just for the younger generations? A new study published in the British Medical Journal concluded that the number of people over 45 with...

Most people know about safe sex and the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, but syphilis is a disease that is rarely mentioned. We hear about HIV, chlamydia, Hepatitis B and...