MRI study on Clitoral Complex and Orgasm

An interesting study that suggests a relationship between the size of the clitoral complex and its distance from the vagina, and orgasmic ability during intercourse.

CCLX Houston

 

Marijuana Might Reduce Spread of HIV

The science is beginning to look good, with a new study in the journal AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses, but our archaic drug laws making doing the research very difficult

HuffingtonPost

 

Promising Approach to HPV

An HIV drug shows promise in wiping out HPV infections before they become cancerous.

DailyMail

 

Third Chance for Female Libido Drug

Flibanserin gets a new round of testing in hopes of being the first libido enhancing drug for women on the market

USNews

 

The Mammogram Conundrum

The British Journal of Medicine makes it even more complicated to decide how often  women should get mammograms, or if they are even effective at preventing deaths.

BMJ

 

New York Times Wrong on EC

New York Times publishes blatantly false information about emergency contraception.

RH Reality Check

 

CDC Changes Terminology

Unprotected Sex no longer means sex without a condom.

RH Reality Check

 

Medicaid Policy Challenged

There is no medical reason for a 30 day waiting period for women on Medicaid seeking a tubal ligation, and yet that policy has been in place since the 70s. Critics are now challenging it.

Medical Press

 

 

 

Sex Bonding Hormone Linked with Meal Sharing

Chimpanzees bond during meal sharing, with an increase in Oxytocin, a hormone also involved in bonding during sex, according to new research in journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

sciencedaily.com

 

Man with Two Penises tells All

A man with two penises answers questions on Reddit’s Ask Me Anything. He says that he is bisexual and in a relationship with both a man and a woman.

reddit.com

 

Flawed Breast Cancer Abortion Studies

This article by Joyce Arthur looks at the deeply flawed studies that link breast cancer with abortion, and how they are used to drive an anti-abortion agenda.

rhrealitycheck.org/

 

Doctors Spend 36 Seconds on Sex

A new study shows that doctors spend an average of 36 seconds discussing sex with their teenage patients.

rhrealitycheck.org

 

New Clues on the Role of HPV in Cervical Cancer

A new study published in the journal Nature involved an international effort to analyze the genome of cervical cancer.  Looking at integration sites where HPV inserts genetic code into the human genome, they found that it may have an amplification effect that encourages growth of the mutated genes.

huffingtonpost.com

 

Basic Reproductive Science Politicians Should Know (But Don’t)

A good article listing five important misunderstandings about women’s reproductive health issues that are being used to restrict women’s access to reproductive healthcare.

thinkprogress.org

 

Lyme Disease and Sex

Can Lyme disease be transmitted sexually? Maybe, the but the results are very preliminary.

RH Reality Check