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Making love or ejaculating every day can improve men’s sexual health by improving sperm quality and thus increasing the chances of conception, according to an Australian study. This study on men’s sexual health, presented Tuesday in Amsterdam during the annual conference of the

In the coming summer months it is estimated that 200,000 young people in Europe will become infected with Chlamydia and most of them won’t know that they are infected. Chlamydia trachomatis, the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in Europe, continues to increase in many

After a period of improvement, trends in the sexual and reproductive health of U.S. teens and young adults have flattened, or in some instances may be worsening, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC analyzed data from 2002-2007 from the National Vital

Researchers who analyzed pooled data from several studies concluded that using condoms was linked to a modest reduction in the risk of acquiring the herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2), although the effect was not as large as that observed with other sexually transmitted diseases. For the study the

The American Psychological Association adopted a resolution stating that mental health professionals should avoid telling clients that they can change their sexual orientation through therapy or other treatments. The “Resolution on Appropriate Affirmative Responses to Sexual Orientation

Trends in sexually transmitted infections (other than HIV) in older people: Analysis of data from an enhanced surveillance system. Rates of sexually transmitted infections have doubled among the over 45s in less than a decade, reveals research published ahead of print in the journal Sexually

Homosexual behaviour is largely shaped by genetics and random environmental factors, according to findings from the world’s largest study of twins. Writing in the scientific journal Archives of Sexual Behavior, researchers from Queen Mary’s School of Biological and Chemical Sciences,

Homosexual behaviour is largely shaped by genetics and random environmental factors, according to findings from the world’s largest study of twins. Writing in the scientific journal Archives of Sexual Behavior, researchers from Queen Mary’s School of Biological and Chemical Sciences,

Commenting on figures released on Tuesday on Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in Scotland, Dr Charles Saunders, chairman of the BMA’s Scottish Consultants Committee, said: “Today’s figures show that in Scotland the number of STIs diagnosed continues to rise, with almost a