by Amy Norton, Healthday Reporter STD rates in the United States are continuing a years-long climb—including a sharp rise in the number of babies born with syphilis. A new government report finds that combined cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia reached an all-time high in 2018. Nearly 2.5 million cases of these sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) were reported to the...
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How Hollywood’s Unrealistic Depictions Hurt Women’s Sex Lives
From movies like “Fifty Shades of Grey” to “Pretty Woman,” depictions of sex on the big screen are causing bigger difficulties for women in the bedroom. As interesting as they might be, sex scenes on screen have a way of making women feel insecure about their sexual encounters, mainly because they’re often unrealistic. To get an idea of...
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No taste for vanilla! When and why is pain pleasurable?
By Maria Cohut Fact checked by Gianna D’Emilio Many people think of pain and sex as deeply incompatible. After all, sex is all about pleasure, and pain has nothing to do with that, right? Well, for some individuals, pain and pleasure can sometimes overlap in a sexual context, but how come? Continue reading this Spotlight feature to...