Sexual Health News

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women, according to WHO. In 2018, it caused an estimated 311,000 deaths worldwide.

In a small survey study, 60% of women seeking fertility care reported receiving at least one dose of the HPV vaccine, while 50% reported that they have never been offered the vaccine by their medical providers.

Less than 1% of women believed solely in their physician’s contraceptive advice, according to research presented at the American Society of Reproductive Medicine Scientific Congress & Expo.

Safe and effective treatments are available for women who experience sexual dysfunction because of breast cancer care, according to a presentation during the NAMS Annual Meeting.

The COVID-19 pandemic may have had a greater impact on the mental health of older women with a history of childhood abuse or intimate partner violence than women without such histories, according to a study.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said today it recommends chlamydia and gonorrhea screening in all sexually active women aged younger than 24 years and women aged 25 years or older with an increased risk for infection.

In a randomized study in Malawi, women receiving antenatal care and patients with HIV were asked to bring HIV self-testing kits home to their sexual partners.

Many women skipped important preventive health care appointments in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially if they were from lower-income and minority communities, according to a study published in JAMA Health Forum.

Women who are experiencing hot flashes as part of menopause could benefit from changes in their diet without additional medication, according to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.

An anti-sperm monoclonal antibody has been found to be safe and possess potent sperm agglutination, or clumping, and immobilization activity in laboratory tests, according to a study published by EBioMedicine.