sexual health
People Tell Us Their Half Baked Reasons for Never Using Condoms
For the past 10 years the rate of almost every STI, except HIV, has been increasing around Australia. Here's an insight into why.
What My Disability Means for My Sex Life
People are often surprised to hear that those of us with disabilities have sexual desires. We do, it's just not as easy for us to fulfill them.
Yes, What You Eat Does Change How Your Semen Tastes
Urban legend has it that foods like pineapple make your cum or vagina taste good, while stuff like stinky cheese makes your junk taste rank. To find out if there's any validity to this, we had a male-male and female-female couple try a sex experiment.
Mohammed Abad, the Man with a Prosthetic Penis, Has Finally Lost His Virginity at 44
Mohammed Abad lost his penis in a car accident. After getting a prosthetic penis decades later and arranging to lose his virginity, he was in another car crash and had to delay his plans.
The First HIV-Fighting Drones Have Been Deployed in Africa
The technology could reduce the time it takes to get an HIV diagnosis from months to days.
How Gay Men Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Semen
It's hard to pinpoint exactly when semen became the focus of so much erotic fixation in the gay community. What was once stigmatized as disease-ridden poison is now celebrated. Whatever the case, semen is everywhere these days.
The Men Who Use Antidepressants to Last Longer in Bed
Off-label use of SSRIs has proven a promising treatment for premature ejaculation, but not all doctors are convinced taking them to last longer is a good idea.
No One Taught Old People About Safe Sex And Now They’re Getting STIs
Gonorrhoea, chlamydia, and herpes is on the rise among older people. To find out why I spoke to researchers, and my own dad, about sexual health among the elderly.
A Comic That Shows the Tough Reality of Getting an Abortion in Brazil
After learning she's pregnant, Cynthia encounters emotional and logistical obstacles when trying to access safe and legal abortion services in Brazil.
We Need Gay Sex Education in Schools Now More Than Ever
The school system is where we need to start educating young people about sex and relationships, because it rarely comes from parents.
Trying to Understand the New Trending Teen Craze, the #CondomChallenge
First came the Ice Bucket Challenge; now, we've got the Condom Challenge, which is seemingly not a challenge at all.