By Denis Campbell Monday 12 September 2016 Article Link International study finds schools’ teaching about sexuality out of touch, moralistic and unwilling to accept some students are already in relationship. Sex education in schools worldwide is so “out of touch” with pupils’ experiences that they find it irrelevant and switch off, research of young people in 10 … [Read more...]
Partner notification for sexually transmitted infections in the modern world: a practitioner perspective on challenges and opportunities
Introduction Our aim is to provide a practitioner perspective on approaches to partner notification (PN)—some old, some new—which may improve the control of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV, in a variety of settings. PN services support patients with STI/HIV in the difficult task of informing often unsuspecting partners—past or present—of their possible … [Read more...]
Study comes up with 41 definitions of what “having sex” means
BMJ 2010;341:c5491 Article by Janice Hopkins Tanne A major survey of sexual behaviour among Americans has shown that while most men said they had an orgasm during their last sexual encounter and 85% believed that their partner had also had an orgasm, only 64% of women said they had experienced an orgasm. The study of nearly 6000 men and women aged between 14 and 94 also found … [Read more...]