Archive for November, 2007

The earlier you have sex, the better!

In February, researchers from The Ohio State University released a study that found that the younger teens lose their virginity, the more likely they are to become juvenile delinquents. The study garnered little attention, however, because the theory had long been believed to be true and incorporated into the teachings of federal abstinence programs.
But a [...]

Are you sure of your sexual orientation?

Is sexual orientation something people are born with or a matter of choice? In findings that are bound to re-ignite the debate, a new study weighs in on the side of genetics.
Researchers at McMaster University and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre here have found new evidence that shows that your genes are what make you straight [...]

Sex and porn in the Islamic World

Sex is a taboo in conservative Islamic countries. Young, unmarried couples are forced to seek out secret erotic oases. Books and play that are devoted to the all too human topic of sex incur the wrath of conservative religious officials and are promptly banned.
Rabat, Morocco. Every evening Amal the octopus vendor looks on as sin [...]

Condoms in Nepal, Indonesia and… in general

Women in a Nepal mountain village have been mailing condoms to their husbands working overseas to protect them from sexually transmitted diseases, a news report said Tuesday.
The women of Pang village have been writing their husbands letters urging them not to have sex with others — but they have been enclosing condoms just in case, [...]

Erectile Dysfunction and your Heart

A Harbinger of Heart Trouble
Few men may realize it, but if they’re having problems achieving or sustaining erections, it may signal underlying heart trouble.
Erectile dysfunction, or impotence, affects more than 18 million American men, according to a recent study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
And now a growing body of [...]