Options for Sexual Health

By Regina Nuzzo | November 17, 2008

Nearly 40% of [...] American men between 75 and 85 years old [...] are sexually active, new studies reveal. More than half of those have sex at least twice a month. A quarter do it every week. (Only 17% of women that age are sexually active, but they're equally busy.) That might be more positive transactions than Wall Street is seeing these days.

If you are 16 - 26 years old, you may be eligible to join a study on a new vaccine for HPV. HPV is the virus that can cause cervical cancer in women. UBC Research Department & Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute are conducting this study to determine if a new vaccine will be similiar to the currently available vaccine in preventing HPV infection or the development of Cervical Cancer.

All subjects will receive the equivalent of the current vaccine and must meet certain eligibility requirements.

ScienceDaily (Nov. 6, 2008) — Alcohol and attitudes are two of the key factors that health professionals need to be aware of when they are dealing with sexually active teenagers, experts are urging.

Researchers from the University of Sheffield, UK, found considerable differences between the way that boys and girls aged 14 to 16 viewed a series of sexual scenarios.

Up to 4000 gay, lesbian and transgender people and their supporters took to the streets across the state on November 5 to protest the narrow victory of “Proposition Eight” — a referendum on whether to introduce a ban placed on the ballot in California to coincide with the presidential election.

“Prop Eight”, as it became known, proposed to amend the state constitution to define marriage as only between a man and a woman. It passed with 52% in favour.