msnbc.com: Sexual health

School plans condom giveaway for prom

Thu, 24 May 2012 18:10:05 GMT

Prom season is packed with choices for high school students -- which dress, which tuxedo, which flowers? This year, one high school gives teens one more choice to make: whether or not to pick up a condom on their way out the door.

Just friends? Many guys attracted to gal pals

Mon, 7 May 2012 21:35:08 GMT

Can men and women be "just friends?" A new study suggests the answer is yes — but guys may be more attracted to their gal friends than vice versa.

Doc claims he's found the G-spot

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:11:52 GMT

The search for the female G-spot -- that supposedly erotic pleasure button somewhere in the vagina -- has become like the search for the Lost City of Atlantis.

Argentine 'miracle baby' stable a month on

Sun, 6 May 2012 19:02:02 GMT

An Argentine baby who was mistakenly declared dead and whose parents found her breathing in the morgue 12 hours later has survived her first month of life, weighing in at just under 2.2 pounds.

Pharmacies deter teens from Plan B, study shows

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:47:49 GMT

Even though it’s legal for 17-year-olds to get the so-called morning-after pill, a new study shows that pharmacy employees often dole out the wrong information, telling the teens they’re not allowed to have the drug.

Few women getting tested for chlamydia: CDC

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:24:24 GMT

Only 38 percent of the 16 million American women aged 15 to 25 who are sexually active were screened for chlamydia in the prior year, putting them at risk for chronic pain, life-threatening pregnancies and infertility, U.S. health experts said on Tuesday.

Condom use 101: Errors are so common

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:28:16 GMT

Condoms can't prevent unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease if they're used incorrectly. Unfortunately, a new review of research finds that condom use errors are all too common.

College vending machine offers 'morning-after' pill

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 23:27:14 GMT

Students at a Pennsylvania university can obtain the "morning-after" pill from an unusual source — a vending machine at the campus health center.

Paternity questions plague 1 in 10, firm says

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 13:41:18 GMT

The company that made its name peddling drugstore paternity tests to uncertain parents now says that more than 1 in 10 adults in the U.S. has had reason to ask the question: Who’s your Daddy? Gary Garner finally confirmed he's the real father of Skyler, 14.

More men than women have oral cancer virus

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:39:50 GMT

About 7 percent of adults and teens in the United States are orally infected with the human papillomavirus, or HPV, a new study says.

Porn industry isn't feeling new condom rule

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:41:54 GMT

Actors in adult movies filmed in America's pornography capital would be required to use condoms under an ordinance granted final approval Tuesday by the Los Angeles City Council.

Porn condom ordinance gets initial approval

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:16:16 GMT

The Los Angeles City Council has given preliminary approval to an ordinance that would require porn actors to wear condoms during film shoots.

Trial herpes vaccine misses mark for protection

Wed, 4 Jan 2012 22:21:50 GMT

An experimental herpes vaccine protected young women against only one of the two types of the sexually transmitted virus, dashing hopes for widespread use, researchers said.

Condoms for porn actors to be on L.A. ballot

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:00:40 GMT

A ballot initiative requiring Los Angeles porn actors to wear condoms has qualified to go before city voters in a presidential primary election in June, organizers said on Tuesday.

Birth control choices confuse many young adults

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:27:16 GMT

Worried about birth control in light of headlines about side effects from Yaz and the patch? Women have a lot of options that are safe and effective, including some that are even more reliable.

FDA panel: Add stronger warnings to Yaz labels

Thu, 8 Dec 2011 22:38:16 GMT

Health advisers recommended a revision of labels for the widely used new generation of birth control pills, based on data showing they may put women at a higher risk of dangerous blood clots.

Teen says blood clot after Yaz destroyed her life

Thu, 8 Dec 2011 20:19:01 GMT

Lynsey Lee hoped taking the birth control pill Yaz would relieve her severe menstrual cramping and pelvic pain. Instead, when she was 17 she developed a life-threatening blood clot, a risk the FDA is considering requiring be added to labels of newer contraceptives.

Plan B won't be sold OTC for young teens, U.S. rules

Wed, 7 Dec 2011 17:48:45 GMT

Plan B, the so-called "morning after pill," won't be made available over the counter, announced U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Wednesday.