World Contraception Day calls attention to birth control and STD prevention

Do you ever get sucked into reality TV shows, almost against your will? It happens to me from time to time, most recently with MTV’s 16 and Pregnant. If you’ve ever seen it, you might relate to my “I-can’t-change-the-channel-even-though-I-want-to” response to the show.
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Why HIV testing makes sense for Boomers

Despite our collective efforts to take care of ourselves as we age, it turns out that people 50 and older may be missing an important step in staying healthy: HIV testing. That’s what today’s National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day is all about. Why? Because about a quarter of the people currently living with HIV in the United States don’t know they have the disease.
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The truth about sexual satisfaction in long term relationships

Just in time for World Sexual Health Day earlier this week, the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University published a new study on sexual satisfaction around the world. The study asked more than 1,000 heterosexual couples in five countries (Japan, Brazil, Spain, Germany and the United States) about their relationship happiness and sexual satisfaction. In a unique twist, researchers surveyed couples in long-term relationships ⎼ 50% had been with their partner for at least 25 years.
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