A new study has found that the HPV vaccine, Gardasil, is safe. A New Jersey lawmaker wants to ban reparative therapy for minors. And Memphis schools respond to Tennessee's new sex-ed law.
The 2011–12 school year brought the typical array of controversies over sexuality education in public and private schools, along with exciting news of new sexuality-education standards.
Sexual health is the foundation for who we are. I like to frame it as a larger concept with six pillars: physical, emotional, intellectual and cognitive, relational, political (yes, political), and cultural.
A study reveals that, provided with access to contraception for foree, women have a much lower abortion rate than the national average. This should be obvious, but with anti-choicers claiming contraception doesn't prevent unintended pregnancy, this study should be shouted from the rooftops.
An online video puts every crappy anti-contraception argument in one place. "Call the Midwife" makes reproductive health care policy exciting, and Jessica Valenti asks why have kids.
Dr. Oz's segment on HPV left much to be desired. It didn't speak to all people at risk of HPV and cervical cancer, and deep ignorance was on display in the comments of some so-called expert panelists.
A new New England Journal Of Medicine studyfinds that 53 clinics in Texas have closed as a result of cuts to family planning programs, with dismaying results for the health of women.
The vast majority of the teen pregnancies in New York City were unintended and rates of STIs among teens are high. Planned Parenthood NY is launching a campaign to ensure teens have accurate information regarding sex and sexuality.
