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 we see in the mirror affects our sex lives. 

According to the results of the study, a young woman's ethnicity combined with her actual weight or perception of her weight may influence her to engage in risky sexual behaviors. Is the Pill Harmful?

"Those girls who were both sexually active and overweight, or who thought they were overweight, were less likely to … Read More

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 doctor-recommended options that go beyond basic oral contraception and condoms and can offer unique benefits. A recent Health magazine article by Alicia Potter did the research for us and presented seven top birth … Read More

A new study reveals teens who pledge to abstain from premarital sex actually lose their virginity around the same time as teens who did not vow to remain virgins. The study released today is consistent with previous studies that have shown teens who pledge their virginity are less likely to use protection than their non-pledging counterparts.

The Johns Hopkins University study reviewed results from a previously collected survey of 11,000 teens. With abstinence-only education on the rise in past years due to Bush administration policy, the efficacy of the program has come under close inspection. According to MSNBC, the … Read More

The reality of living with an STD is a painful one, and one that people deal with everyday. The American Social Health Association reports that more than half of all people will contract an STD at some point in their lives, so how do couples make it work when their love can literally be painful or plagued with disease?

After contracting herpes from having oral sex with her then boyfriend, one writer on Nerve.com describes her journey trying to understand her STD and find love. She meets Mike (he has HPV … Read More

Time to talk to your partner about safe sex and STDs! How do you approach the subject? How do you practice safe sex?