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sex

Is your pain from endometriosis?

Severe cramping, painful periods and other symptoms are often telltale signs of this condition.

Could promiscuity up cancer risk?

Having more sexual partners could increase your exposure to problematic viruses.

Humdrum sex life—a prompt for menopause?

Women who have less sex may be more likely to start menopause earlier, as their bodies adopt what experts call a "use it or lose it" response.

Sexual health—that must-have conversation

Patients need to feel comfortable talking to doctors about this important aspect of their personal health—and doctors need to encourage the talk.

Building a game plan

For women at midlife, commitment to a healthy lifestyle is an essential component of physical, sexual and mental well-being.

Keep the spark alive

Sexual health is an important part of overall well-being. It takes time and work to keep it anything but dull—but it's worth the effort.

Let’s talk about sex

Don't hesitate to bring forward your concerns, because there are solutions.

Good news for parents: Teens are delaying sex

Fewer are sexually active these days, as many wait until later in high school to try sex for the first time.

Does sex really trigger cardiac arrests?

Patients with heart problems should know that the risk is slight.

Intercourse pain amid cancer is treatable

Sexual pain is often written off as psychological—but it's more often a result of physical issues.

Dating with ED?

Erectile dysfunction affects millions of men, but it's a solvable problem when communication and education are involved.

STD rates rise for first time in years

'We are concerned about the alarming increases we are seeing in chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis.'