SEXUAL HEALTH

Chlamydia may be the most common bacterial STD in the United States, but the disease is often asymptomatic. Learn how this disease is transmitted and treated, and how you can be safe.

My libido has never been particularly off the charts but, lately, I've come to feel that—due to the perpetually barren desert between my legs – I'll never find my way out of this vast Sahara of a sex life. It's disconcerting. It's frustrating. But I'm not the only one. Luckily, you can turn your libido around.

HPV affects more than 6.2 million Americans each year, and has no cure. Here is how you can identify it, and what you can do to protect yourself from this disease.

Fifty million cases of genital herpes exist in the United States alone, yet this disease still remains an enigma to most people. Separating fact from fiction, Health Guru lists the top 10 facts you need to know about herpes, its treatment and how to protect yourself from contracting this STD.

Sexual intercourse should be intimate and pleasurable, but many people who have had sex are unable to reach orgasm. Thankfully, anorgasmia is a common disorder that is also treatable. Here are medically proven ways that you can overcome this hurdle.

Millions of Americans each year are diagnosed with an STD. For most people, finding out that you have an STD may seem like devastating news, but it doesn't have to be. As this video proves, maintaining a healthy relationship with your partner while treating your STD does not have to be mutually exclusive.

According to research published in Medical Hypotheses journal, the extra weight put on your wrists during sexual intercourse is probably a major contributing factor to carpal tunnel syndrome.

Ladies, let your pubic hair grow. Allow it to run riot like a wild, verdant jungle. Shave not your delicate triangle of womanly power. Not all dudes demand a shorn 'gina. I know that many do, and I apologize on behalf of those creeps. And it is creepy – I can't help but think a lot of dudes drool over the bare look because it's infantilizing. This might not be a conscious kink, but it's true. I'm not so into the pre-pubescent look. In fact, I'm all about '70s porno bush.

A new study conducted by the University of Minnesota reveals that young adults between the ages of 18-24 are not as negatively affected by casual sex as once thought.

Dr. Sophia Yen, MD, tackles the top 10 myths about sexual health, from questions about birth control to the dangers of STDs.

A recent study out of China theorizes that exposure to BPA—Bisphenol-A, a plastic-making compound—might be one of the reasons why men suffer from erectile dysfunction.

After I decided to stop using The Pill, my husband and I got our hands on a variety pack of condoms from Babeland and started our search for the Perfect Condom. We weren't too thrilled about using condoms as our main method of birth control, but maybe we could find a one that could trick us into believing that we weren't using a condom at all.

It shouldn't come as a surprise that a woman's body image is linked to her sexual habits. But a new study done at the University of Pittsburgh among teenage girls offers some eye-opening figures as to how the woman in the mirror affects your sex life.

Should boys be vaccinated against HPV? This is the new hot button question after the Food and Drug Administration approved Gardasil use in men last week.

Often, a woman's birth control choice is based on word-of-mouth from friends (which pill relieved monster cramps; which procedure was covered by insurance), familiar routines unchanged since college (same old pink pill case) or even TV commercials (seen the ones that make taking birth control look like boarding a Caribbean cruise?). But as women cross over into the years beyond 30, there are new options that go beyond basic oral contraception and condoms.

Talk about an interactive exhibit. The new "Amora Sex Academy" that opened its doors in Berlin Thursday encourages visitors to explore the male and female mannequins on display for hands-on (literally) lesson in human sexuality, reports Caroline Copley for Reuters.