By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online 23 August 2016 Article Link "A gargle a day keeps gonorrhoea away" is an unlikely slogan, but researchers believe it could hold some truth. Recent studies have shown people can carry the sexually transmitted infection in their throats for weeks or months without symptoms. And they could spread it to others through … [Read more...]
STI increases mean ‘more caution is needed’ over oral sex
14th March 2016 By Rick Kelsey / Newsbeat reporter There's a warning not enough is being done to stop the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) through oral sex. Some of the UK's leading sexual health doctors fear people who change partners frequently may not be adequately protecting themselves. The British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) says it's … [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...]