Sexual Health News

Pelvic floor muscle training improved reported sexual function for women with pelvic floor dysfunction, but uncertainties with specific sexual dysfunctions and exact dosing remain, according to researchers.

Hematology/oncology fellowship programs provide insufficient training about how to address patients’ sexual and reproductive health concerns, according to a study led by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center.

Bacterial vaginosis is a common infection many U.S. women experience, but there continue to be knowledge gaps requiring research to help understand its development, risk factors and treatment.

DENVER — A new study provides reassurances that PrEP can reliably prevent HIV in cisgender women, even if they do not use it daily.

More than one-third of children aged 9 to 17 years in the United States had received one or more HPV vaccines doses as of 2022, according to a new CDC report.

Many women with HIV reported using contraceptives in a survey, but just over half remembered having a conversation with a provider about them, results showed.

One-third of transgender and gender-diverse individuals on testosterone will experience at least one breakthrough bleeding episode, even after their first year of use, researchers reported in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

South Korean women positive for high-risk HPV infection were nearly four times as likely to die of atherosclerotic CVD compared with women without HPV infection, even when women had no baseline CVD and low CV risk factors, data show.

Telemedicine medication abortion services in primary care were well received by patients thanks to clear communication and previously established relationships, researchers found.

Prior infections with chlamydia and/or gonorrhea were common among people diagnosed with mpox, according to data gathered and assessed by the Chicago Department of Public Health.