Sexuality News

Two new studies showing racial disparities in knowledge about fertility were presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine annual meeting in Honolulu.

Pathological gambling, hypersexuality, compulsive shopping and other impulse control disorders were associated with the use of dopamine receptor agonists, often prescribed for Parkinson’s disease, restless leg syndrome and hyperprolactinemia, according to new research.

Adolescents who sent sexual texts, or “sexts,” were more likely to be sexually active compared with their peers who did not send sexts, according to study findings published in Pediatrics.

Teenagers who were given free access to a variety of birth control methods, along with counseling about the risks and benefits of each, were significantly less likely to have an unwanted pregnancy or induce an abortion and were more likely to be adherent to treatment, particularly those on long-acting, reversible contraception methods, new research shows.

Brain activity triggered by pornography in people with sex addiction is similar to activity triggered by drugs in brains of drug addicts, according to recent study findings published in PLOS ONE.

Children of parents with bipolar disorder are more likely to have psychosocial problems, according to recent study findings published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.

Young gay black men who conform to masculine behaviors because of family and cultural pressures led to social isolation and distress, as well as seeking approval and acceptance through risky sexual behaviors, according to recent study findings published in the American Journal of Public Health.

In an Endocrine Today video exclusive, Joshua D. Safer, MD, of the department of endocrinology, diabetes and nutrition at Boston University School of Medicine, encourages endocrinologists to stay informed about how to assist transgender patients who seek hormone therapy during medically assisted gender transition.

Study findings published in the Archives of Sex Behavior show that children with autism spectrum disorder or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder are more likely to display gender variance, the desire to be another gender.

A heightened reward sensitivity may be the driving force behind high-risk decisions among alcohol-dependent women, according to researchers at Indiana University.