Sex

Hundreds of Patients Are Claiming the Mirena IUD Causes a Neurological Disorder—but Experts Say More Research Is Needed

Claire Tighe

A new set of lawsuits consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York claims that Mirena caused a neurological disorder that falsely resembles a tumor.

Gavel Drop: Arkansas Will Be in Court in Case Over Abortion Fees and Waiting Periods

Brie Shea

And a groundbreaking Supreme Court case could determine the fate of tribal land in Oklahoma—and the nation.

Sterilized Without Consent: Indigenous Women in Canada File Class Action Lawsuit

Anna Kusmer

"I really don’t think you can overstate the trauma."

My Mother Died From AIDS. My Tribute to Her Is That I’m Not Ashamed of It.

Latishia James-Portis

Thirty years of World AIDS Day, and stigma still kills. But how can shame win if we are willing to be open about that which plagues us?

This Week in Sex: Another Step Closer to Male Birth Control?

Martha Kempner

And elsewhere, the FDA warns men away from "Rhino" sexual enhancement products, and another reminder that children who find used condoms aren’t really at risk for contracting STIs.

Legislative Lowlights: Michigan Moves to Make Telemedicine Abortion Ban Permanent

Brie Shea

If the attempt to make the telemedicine abortion ban permanent fails, it would expire at the end of the year.

With Black Women at High Risk for HIV, Why Are So Few Taking the Prevention Pill?

Demetria Mosley

One in 48 Black women in the United States will contract HIV in her lifetime. But knowledge of—and access to—the pill that can prevent infection remains a problem.

‘One Size Is Not Going to Fit All’: The Need for More HIV Prevention Methods

Heather Boerner

A National Institutes of Health decision will put the brakes on development of some topical methods, including those many gay men might use.

Catholic Hospital Mega-Merger Includes Reproductive Health-Care Safeguards in California (Updated)

Amy Littlefield

The merger's conditions include what the California Attorney General's Office called “the largest commitment by a system to serving Medi-Cal beneficiaries and charity care in state history.”

Where Are All the Sperm Donors of Color?

Miriam Zoila Pérez

Not in the nation's sperm banks, and that's an issue for prospective parents who want options.