Gender-based constraints, for both married and unmarried youth in India, influence sexual behaviour and attitudes, and restrict knowledge and access to reproductive and sexual health services. However, it is possible to address these constraints by involving the community, according to the findings of a survey carried out by the International Centre for Research on Women […]

Sex: it’s fun, free and available at any time of day. But with such a simple physical act comes a lot of responsibility to both yourself and your partner or partners.
We’re talking health. It’s important to respect your own health and the health of your partner. Ignorance of this can bring terrible consequences in the […]

Student Health Services hooking up with SSMU student groups? Strange bedfellows, yes, but this is college.
Yesterday’s Sexuality Fair offered information on sexually transmitted infections (STI’s), safer sex techniques, Kama Sutra lotions, and vibrators than one could swallow. Oh, and a fuckload of condoms.
Located in the Brown building, the sexuality fair was surely the most extensive […]

I spent some time at the end of last year traveling around Europe. It was my first experience overseas, and it was absolutely incredible. A friend of mine did the same thing. After a couple of months, I came back with a T-shirt. My buddy came back with chlamydia. But I hear unprotected sex with […]

How a man labels his sexual orientation, even anonymously, may not correlate with his actual sexual behavior, a new study shows.
Almost 10 percent of New York City men who identify as straight have had sex with at least one man in the last year, according to a study published this month in the Annals of […]

Women are more vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) ‘biologically, culturally and socio-economically’ and this must be taken into account if any new sexual health strategy is to be successful, a new report has found.
The report, Women and STIs: A Gendered Analysis, from the Women’s Health Council (WHC), emphasises the importance of taking gender differences […]

Just three in every 1,000 sexual offences involving children in Ireland end in prosecution.
This shocking figure was revealed at the launch of One in Four’s annual report for 2005. One in Four is a national charity, which provides support to men and women who have experienced sexual violence.
Speaking at the launch, the organisation’s director, Colm […]

A leading specialist in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has said that over 60% of people who attend his clinic cite excess alcohol as a factor that ‘led them’ into trouble or risk.
According to Dr Derek Freedman, whether people lose control or just lose inhibitions as a result of alcohol ‘is academic’.
“What is staggering is the […]

Also called “the change of life,” menopause is the time when a woman stops menstruating, marking the end of her reproductive period. It is a normal change in a woman’s body.
A woman has reached menopause when she hasn’t had a period for 12 months in a row and there are no other causes, such as […]

Symptoms of ‘the change’ vary, but the increase in health risks does not
There are plenty of reasons why so many women dread the thought of beginning menopause. After all, they’ve heard from their mothers, their sisters and their friends about how the “change of life” really changes your life.
Hot flashes that make you feel like […]