Sexual Health

Maj. Robert D. Lyle said when he moved to Hagerstown seven years ago, the Salvation Army facility he runs in Hagerstown was feeding about 64 people a day at its facility. Today, that number has more than doubled with an average of 172 people taking...

Ten years ago, a Chicago gynecologist began to notice a pattern among her patients. Many of the women who came to Dr. Lauren Streicher for a second opinion after another doctor recommended a hysterectomy, or removal of the uterus, didn't need the...

People who work with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youths in Chicago have long known that their clients face more health problems than the area's heterosexual youths. But a new study from the IMPACT LGBT Health and Development Program at the...

So much for that oft-hyped magical bullet of masculinity: For men with erectile dysfunction, adding testosterone to Viagra does nothing to improve the likelihood of successful erections, sexual performance or physical intimacy, according to a new study....

On Monday the New York Observer ran a sensational story about BDSM sex clubs popping up in the Ivy League. They can be found at Harvard, Columbia and Yale -- all Ivies -- as well as Tufts, MIT and the University of Chicago. The group at Harvard is...

Keith Green knows that physicians read books and take classes on how to provide the best health care for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. But Green, chairman of the Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus, also knows that too many...

Forgive the unpleasant reminder, but chances are your partner has an ex or two or 20. And, chances are, at some point your conversation will turn to past relationships, sending you through a minefield of old flames and broken hearts. To emerge unscathed,...

Treatment for certain cancers can affect your sex life, causing a range of symptoms that can make sex with your partner more difficult — or nonexistent. But that doesn't mean you can't have a healthy sex life, says Jeffrey Albaugh, a urology...

Sensing, perhaps, that they are losing the public relations battle after Senate candidate Todd Akin's forehead-slapping views on "legitimate rape" and the female body's magical ability to guard against pregnancy, Republicans are trying now to focus on the...

I want to buy my 14-year-old niece a dildo, some lube, and an age-appropriate book about sex. (Can you recommend one?) I have her mother's permission, but I wanted to double-check on whether there are legal issues I should be concerned about. (I live in...

Police say Larry Dunn, 36, admitted to having sex with Cicely Bolden, and then stabbing her to death. He says it's because she didn't tell him she was HIV positive. Now, hes' being held in the Dallas County Jail on a murder charge. His bail is set at...

It's one of the most popular books of all time, now to spice up tourism, a hotel in England is replacing the Bible with the erotic novel 'Fifty Shades of Grey.' The owner of the Damson Dene Hotel in Windermere says the book by E.L. James is a more...