About That “Free” Birth Control …
From the start, the Obamacare contraceptive coverage provision has been controversial. Now, a new report shows that the promise of free birth control may, in fact, be too good to be true. The provision itself requires most private insurance plans to cover all...
read moreWhy Aren’t Women Using Condoms?
Nearly 4,000 women divulged their sexual health habits in a new survey given by Planned Parenthood and Women’s Health magazine. The results will either totally surprise you or confirm what you already knew: women aren’t using condoms, getting tested for STIs or talking to their sexual partners about safe sex.
read moreIs Birth Control Bourgeois?
Socioeconomic status matters when it comes to unintended pregnancy and birth rates. People in poverty are more likely to have sex without any protection and less likely to have an abortion compared to those with higher incomes.
read moreInternet Porn, ’50 Shades,’ Women, Desire, Violence, Consent … Let’s Talk
Insights from porn search data and the 50 Shades of Grey provide a golden opportunity to promote healthy sexuality.
read morePulling Back the Curtain on Sexual Violence
Results from the 2011 National Intimate Partner & Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) are in and reveal a mix of surprising and not-so-surprising patterns. More often than not, such violence starts at an early age, one's race and gender affect their likelihood of being...
read moreReview: Gender Identity Based in Biology, Not the Mind
Science points to the biological nature of gender identity. Medicine needs to adapt its approach to transgender and gender non-conforming people.
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