Sexual Health and Behavior News

Could movies influence sexual behavior in adolescents? A new study published in the journal Psychological Science reports that watching sex scenes in movies can increase the likelihood of participating in similar behavior.

Contraceptives such as condoms not only protect against sexually transmitted diseases, like chlamydia, gonorrhea and HIV, but also prevent over 272,000 maternal deaths and 230 million unplanned pregnancies every year around the globe.

When it comes to being prepared for sex, it is the general assumption of women that men carry condoms on them.

Just in time for National HIV month, a new ballot measure seeks to require porn actors and actresses to wear condoms during filming, according to the Los Angeles Times.

With a smartphone in the hands of just about every teenager in the U.S., the world is at their fingertips, including sexually explicit messages, photos and videos of their peers.

One major issue when it comes to parenting teens is addressing sexual activity and how to do it safely.

Smartphones have changed the game for communications, whether that be social, professional or sexual.

Open relationships are seen today more than ever, and may be the result of a desire for honest communication within a relationship.

The hepatitis C virus (HCV), which attacks and inflames the liver, is one of the most common blood-borne infections that plagues the U.S.

Recently, the New York Times conducted an investigation that may have implications for the ongoing debate over whether the method of birth control may be considered abortive.

There are now smartphone apps that are solely dedicated to improving sexual health and performance.

Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles is doing the unheard of in some parents' books - promoting the use of contraceptives to teenagers.

The pivotal differences seen in behavior circuits of female fruit flies before and after mating are discussed in a study published in the journal Current Biology.

Recently, a pair of researchers from Indiana University (IU) conducted a study in which they explored the health issues, behaviors and experiences of bisexual men and women.

A study published in the journal Health & Place, looked at the different factors that influenced whether women in Spain used contraception during their first sexual encounter.

The rising rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among senior citizens has been in the news quite a bit lately, as the finding came as a surprise to many people.

A team of researchers from Cornell University and the University of Washington recently completed a study which may have implications for sexual health and gay rights, as it reveals that people are generally good at identifying whether a person is hetero- or homosexual just by looking at their face.

A team of researchers developed a model to illustrate how providing safe housing for sex workers can help these individuals practice safer sex on the job.

Studies have shown that women who have experienced or witnessed some kind of violence in their lives are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior, such as engaging in unprotected sex or having multiple sexual partners

One demographic in the U.S. in particular has been experiencing disproportionate hikes in rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs): men who have sex with men (MSM).