Warning For Men: Erection Problems May Signal 'Silent' Heart Disease And Early Death

Men with erection problems now have an extra reason to see their doctor: even relatively minor erectile difficulties could signal 'silent' heart disease and may indicate an increased risk of dying early from any cause, a major new study shows...

Risk Of Unwarranted Pregnancies With Morning After Pill Conscience Clauses

Ban or enhance clauses, but don't leave this muddle, say pharmacists Conscience clauses, which allow pharmacists to opt out of providing the "morning after pill" without a prescription, risk unwanted pregnancies and undermine the principle of universal healthcare in the NHS, say pharmacists in the Journal of Medical Ethics...

Cancer Deaths Third Higher In Men Than Women In UK

A new report shows that men are more than one third (35%) more likely to die of cancer in the UK than women, and they are two-thirds (67%) more likely to die from the disease when sex-specific cancers such as prostate, testicular and ovarian cancers are excluded...

First-Time Sexual Experience May Predict Future Sexual Satisfaction

Research conducted by Matthew Shaffer, a doctoral psychology student at UT and C. Veronica Smith, an assistant psychology professor at the University of Mississippi, reveals that the first sexual experience can set the tone for the rest of one's sexual life...

Military Women On Active Duty At Higher Risk Of Sexually Transmitted Infections

As the number of women in the military increases, so does the need for improved gynecologic care...

The Sexual Revolution May Have Been Launched, Not By 'The Pill' But By Penicillin

The rise in risky, non-traditional sexual relations that marked the swinging '60s actually began as much as a decade earlier, during the conformist '50s, suggests an analysis recently published by the Archives of Sexual Behavior...

Identifying Adolescent Sexual And Reproductive Health Priorities

Quality sexual and reproductive health care is an essential component of public health. However, there are insufficient evidence-based policies related to adolescent sexual and reproductive health in low- and middle-income countries...

Protected Sex Just As Enjoyable As Using No Protection At All

American men and women consider protected sex with condoms to be just as enjoyable and arousing as using no protection at all, according to a recent study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine, conducted by researchers from Indiana University School of Public Health...

Unique Challenges Faced By Gay African-American Youth 'Coming Out' To Families

Coming out to one's family can be stressful, but gay black males face a unique set of personal, familial and social challenges. "Parents and youths alike worry that gay men cannot meet the rigid expectations of exaggerated masculinity maintained by their families and communities," says Michael C. LaSala, director of the Master of Social Work program at Rutgers University School of Social Work...

In X-Linked Myotubular Myopathy, Enzyme Replacement Therapy Shows Promising Results

A collaborative research team including a Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) pediatric neuropathologist successfully mitigated some of the effects of a muscular disease by using a new targeted enzyme replacement therapy strategy from 4s3 Bioscience...

On/Off Relationships And 'Sex With An Ex' Among Teenagers And Young Adults

A new study finds that nearly half of older teenagers and young adults break up and get back together with previous dating partners and over half of this group have sex as part of the reconciliation process. This study was recently published in the Journal of Adolescent Research, a SAGE journal...

Prostate Cancer Diagnoses Up, Deaths Down, Latest UK Figures

1 in 7 boys born in 2015 will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime, compared with 1 in 20 in 1990, according to the latest figures from Cancer Research UK, who suggest the main reason is the increased use of the PSA test, plus the fact men are living longer...

New Study Reveals Sex To Be Pleasurable With Or Without Use Of A Condom Or Lubricant

A new study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine reveals that within a nationally representative study of American men and women, sex was rated as highly arousing and pleasurable whether or not condoms and/or lubricants were used. Condoms and lubricants are commonly used by both women and men when they have sex...

First Experimental Proof That Weak Concentrations Of Bisphenol A Produce A Negative Reaction On The Human Testicle

Weak concentrations of bisphenol A are sufficient to produce a negative reaction on the human testicle. This has just been shown experimentally for the first time by Rene Habert and his colleagues (UMR Cellules souches et Radiations [UMR Stem Cells and Radiation], Inserm U 967 - CEA - Paris Diderot University) in an article that appeared in the journal Plos One...

First Experimental Proof That Weak Concentrations Of Bisphenol A Produce A Negative Reaction On The Human Testicle

Weak concentrations of bisphenol A are sufficient to produce a negative reaction on the human testicle. This has just been shown experimentally for the first time by Rene Habert and his colleagues (UMR Cellules souches et Radiations [UMR Stem Cells and Radiation], Inserm U 967 - CEA - Paris Diderot University) in an article that appeared in the journal Plos One...

Dating Violence And Severe Abuse At Home Linked

Young urban black women who are exposed to severe abuse within their families are much more likely to be victims of dating violence, according to a study led by a Michigan State University researcher. Angie Kennedy said efforts to prevent dating violence should include discussion of what might be going on in the victim's home...

A 38 Percent Decline Seen In Semen Quality Of Young Men In South-East Spain In The Last Decade

The first comparative study on the evolution of sperm quality in young Spanish men over ten years, headed by researchers at the University of Murcia, reveals that spermatozoid concentration in men between 18 and 23 years in the regions of Murcia and Almeria has dropped by an annual average of 2%...

A 38 Percent Decline Seen In Semen Quality Of Young Men In South-East Spain In The Last Decade

The first comparative study on the evolution of sperm quality in young Spanish men over ten years, headed by researchers at the University of Murcia, reveals that spermatozoid concentration in men between 18 and 23 years in the regions of Murcia and Almeria has dropped by an annual average of 2%...

Even After Rehabilitation, Drug Abuse Impairs Sexual Performance In Men

Researchers at the University of Granada, Spain, and Santo Tomas University in Colombia have found that drug abuse negatively affects sexual performance in men even after years of abstinence. This finding contradicts other studies reporting that men spontaneously recovered their normal sexual performance at three weeks after quitting substance abuse...

Even After Rehabilitation, Drug Abuse Impairs Sexual Performance In Men

Researchers at the University of Granada, Spain, and Santo Tomas University in Colombia have found that drug abuse negatively affects sexual performance in men even after years of abstinence. This finding contradicts other studies reporting that men spontaneously recovered their normal sexual performance at three weeks after quitting substance abuse...

Coffee Drinking Tied To Urinary Incontinence In Men

Men who consume about two cups of coffee a day, or the equivalent amount of caffeine, are significantly more likely to have urinary incontinence or a "leaky bladder" than men who drink less or none at all, according to new research from the US. Senior author Alayne D...

Connection Found Between Tubal Ligation And Cervical Cancer

Women who have a tubal ligation - the surgical tying or severing of fallopian tubes to prohibit pregnancy - have less frequent Pap smears, which puts them at an increased risk for cervical cancer, according to research recently released by a team that included Cara A. Mathews, MD, a gynecologic oncologist at the Program in Women's Oncology at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island...

Relatable Signs In Mens' Bathrooms Lead To 86 Percent Of Participants Washing Their Hands

The CDC reports that 77% of males wash their hands when leaving the restroom. Recent research, published in the journal Human Communication Research, found that this figure increased to 86% among men who were primed with messages in bathrooms...

Gonorrhea May Become Incurable, Experts Fear

A new strand of the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea has been found to be antibiotic resistant, possibly rendering the disease incurable. The strand was found in several North American patients, according to a new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association...

Some Men Voice Complaints Of Shortened Penis Following Prostate Cancer Treatment

A small percentage of men in a prostate cancer study complained that their penis seemed shorter following treatment, with some saying that it interfered with intimate relationships and caused them to regret the type of treatment they chose...

Bisexual Men On The 'Down Low' Run Risk For Poor Mental Health

Bisexual men are less likely to disclose and more likely to conceal their sexual orientation than gay men. In the first study to look at the mental health of this population, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health found that greater concealment of homosexual behavior was associated with more symptoms of depression and anxiety...

Vascular Function In Young Black Men Improved By Strength Training

Six weeks of weight training can significantly improve blood markers of cardiovascular health in young African-American men, researchers report in the Journal of Human Hypertension. The researchers measured blood markers associated with inflammation, immune response or the remodeling of arteries that normally occur after tissue damage, infection or other types of stress...

Low Testosterone Levels Eliminated By New Hormone

Males with low testosterone levels are at a higher risk for heart disease, but new evidence suggests that levels could be improved by a hormone named after chocolate. After being given a hormone known as kisspeptin, a group of scientists from the University of Edinburgh discovered that men's testosterone levels can increase...