Women guilty of feeling too guilty, study shows

Men are guilt-deficient, while women suffer from destructive guilt largely imposed by society, suggests a recent Spanish study.

Guilt – Women – People – Health – Conditions and Diseases
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STI risk higher for swingers than prostitutes

Scientists studying swingers say they have higher rates of sexually transmitted infections than prostitutes.

Sexually transmitted disease – Prostitution – Health – Sexuality – Reproductive health

‘Female Viagra’ rejected by FDA panel

A panel of health experts on Friday rejected the latest offering submitted for federal approval to treat lack of female libido: an antidepressant drug that failed to increase sexual desire in two studies.

Food and Drug Administration – Libido – Sildenafil – Health – Antidepressant

FDA panel backs five-mornings-after pill

Federal health experts said Thursday a new type of morning-after contraceptive that works longer than existing drugs is safe and effective.

Emergency contraception – Food and Drug Administration – United States – Birth control – Pregnancy

‘Female Viagra’ falls short, FDA says

Federal health experts meet this week to review the first pill designed to boost the female sex drive, more than a decade after Pfizer’s drug Viagra sparked the search for a female counterpart.

Sildenafil – Food and Drug Administration – Pfizer – Health – Sexuality

Heavy women, but not men, lack sex partners

In a new study, European researchers found obese women had more trouble finding a sexual partner than their normal-weight counterparts, though the same wasn’t true for obese men, and were four times as likely to have an unplanned pregnancy.

Pregnancy – Sexuality – Obesity – Sexology – People

Sexsomniacs sleep right through sex

For some, sex can get to be a little routine but imagine sleeping right through it entirely. That’s what a surprising number of patients at a sleep clinic report, says a new study.

Sleep – Health – Sleep disorder – Conditions and Diseases – United States

Top sex and marriage advice through the ages

We often think of antique relationship advice found in dusty books written by long-dead elders as useless or good only for a laugh. But some of it was remarkably insightful — and sexually specific.

Relationship counseling – Relationships – Advice – Marriage – Recreation

A heart attack shouldn’t kill your sex life

Surviving a heart attack can kill your sex life.

Downside of Viagra? Possible hearing loss

Men who take Viagra could be at an increased risk for long-term hearing loss, a new study suggests.  The results show that men over 40 who took Viagra were twice as likely to report hearing loss as were men who had not used the drugs.