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Maybe we should be giving out condoms in taxis and clubs here in the US like they’re planning to do in the UK, because teen pregnancy rates are up for the first time in a decade and a half.
The birth rate had been dropping since its peak in 1991, although the decline had slowed in […]
by Ali Kriscenski from The Daily Tomorrow, exclusively for Lively Women
Everything we do has an effect on the environment but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a little fun and look out for Mother Nature. There are some easy ways to keep your eco-values alive when giving in to, er, human nature.
Here’s how.
Condoms
Ask a beach […]
Earlier this year, we had some very lively discussion on whether it’s appropriate to mandate the HPV vaccine for school-age girls. Some folks argued that parents don’t know when their kids will become sexually active (let’s all hope it’s older than 12, shall we?), so mandating the vaccine protects girls who many not know that […]
It’s an issue of social responsibility as well as ethical, and it doesn’t appear that a resolution will be coming any time soon. It’s complex and multifaceted. It’s highly controversial. It’s sex ed.
Part of the problem is that there are a lot of unanswered questions about sex education. Who’s responsibility is it? When does someone […]
About.com’s Guide to Women’s Health, Tracee Conforth, highlighted a recent news item in Ms. magazine that summarizes a meeting of male contraception experts to discuss alternatives to traditional forms of male birth control (vasectomy and condoms — or, you know, keeping it in your pants, boys).
From the article:
More than 140 male contraception researchers from around […]
Human papillomavirus has long been associated with cervical cancer, but now it seems to be correlated with bladder cancer as well. Gloria over at Cancer Commentary fills us in on some of the details. Does this new finding have any impact on your opinions about whether the new HPV vaccine should be mandatory or optional […]
According to a recent Fox News report, a new law in Indiana makes it legal for teenagers to have sex so long as they’re no more than 4 years apart in age.
Public Law 216 creates a legal defense, nicknamed the “Romeo and Juliet defense,” against charges of sexual misconduct with a minor. The law […]
I wouldn’t go so far as to say that I’d rather get my teeth drilled than go to the gynecologist, but they’re pretty close together on my list of least favorite things to do. However, I did take my own advice and suck it up this month as I do every July, because it was […]
This is reminiscent of the report earlier this year that teens and college students consume alcohol, and it’s bad for them. Again, people, I would have told you this for free instead of making you spend Canadian taxpayer money to finance a full-scale scientific study.
Researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, with assistance from […]
Good news, ladies. The Journal of Sexual Medicine reports that sexual desire and its triggers are about equal in women before and after menopause, so you don’t have to worry about needing to get your groove back later in life. The only notable difference was the types of triggers that garnered the greatest responses. In […]
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