Sexuality News

Children and adolescents receiving posttrafficking services in the Greater Melong subregion exhibited high symptom levels of depression, anxiety and PTSD, which are associated with self-harm or suicidal behaviors.

In academic practice, women often report lower levels of professional satisfaction and are more likely to be of lower faculty rank than their male counterparts.

The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Hospital, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and Chester County Hospital were among the 2015 class of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s “Leader in LGBT Health care Equality” list, highlighting their efforts to provide equal care for LGBT patients.

The Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles recently announced the NIH has awarded $5.7 million for a 5-year, multicenter study on the long-term outcomes of medical treatment for transgender youth.

The FDA approved Addyi to treat hypoactive sexual desire in premenopausal women, making it the first FDA-approved drug to treat sexual desire disorders in either men or women.

In June 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that state bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, subsequently legalizing same-sex marriage throughout the United States. With this ruling, one of the rights awarded to same-sex spouses, along with their children, will be eligibility for health benefits through their spouse. 

Adolescents exposed to cocaine in utero were 2.2 times more likely to engage in sexual intercourse earlier than adolescents unexposed to cocaine, according to study findings in Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

Marriage equality laws were associated with increases in employer-sponsored health insurance and reductions in state-funded Medicaid assistance for both men and women in same-sex relationships in New York State, according to recently published data in JAMA.

Weaker working memory in adolescents was associated with an increase in unsafe sexual behavior, according to a recent study published in Child Development.

During the month of June, which marks LGBT Pride Month, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is focusing on improving behavioral health disparities among vulnerable populations.