Pregnancy Doubles Female-to-Male HIV Transmission Risk: Study

According to a new study, men who are in a relationship with an HIV-positive woman have double the risk of becoming infected with the virus themselves when their partner is pregnant.

Most Married Women Would Rather Read Than Have Sex: Study

A recent survey has found that 63 percent of married women in the United States would rather read a book, watch a movie, or get an extra hour of sleep than have sex with their spouses.

Confiding in Others Eases Older Men’s Stress Over Sexual Woes

Older men who talk to friends about their sexual problems experience reduced stress and unhappiness, a new study has found, but this is not true for women.

Irregular Periods Linked to Heart Disease

According to a new study, women who have irregular menstrual periods may have an increased risk of developing heart disease than women with normal periods.

Report: More Women Waiting to Have Kids

Scientists say fertility treatments and advances in medical technology have contributed to this trend, since these have made it possible for older women to not only have children, but to have healthy children.

Stress Not the Only Cause for Irregular Periods

Experts say simply prescribing birth control pills for irregular periods isn’t the best approach, since changes in a woman’s cycle may signal that the ovaries or endocrine system are not working properly.

More Than 16 Percent of Americans Have Genital Herpes: CDC

According to a recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 have been infected with genital herpes.

New Technique May Improve Women’s Fertility

Scientists have developed a new technique that allows them to awaken dormant ovarian follicles, and this may make more eggs available for reproduction during a woman’s lifespan.

Women Have Mixed Feelings About Suppressing Their Periods

Though a recent survey found that 72 percent of women said they did not like having a period, nearly half of the women surveyed said they would not be interested in menstrual suppression.

Fathers Get Postpartum Depression Too

Postpartum depression is an issue usually associated with new mothers, but a new study has found that a significant number of men also suffer a form of this condition.

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