Sexuality News

Gender op tax deductible in US

An American transsexual who was audited after deducting the cost of gender reassignment surgery, has won an appeal asserting the operation was a legitimate medical expense.

Poor student sells her virginity

A cash-strapped New Zealand student who auctioned off her virginity to help pay her university fees said Wednesday she had accepted an offer of R240,000 to sleep with a stranger.

No sex causes problems in China

Sexual frustration amongst migrant workers in China's booming southern province of Guangdong is leading to a host of social problems and must be tackled.

New, better morning-after pill

A new type of morning-after pill is more effective than the most widely-used drug at preventing pregnancies in women who had unprotected sex and also works for up to five days.

To circumcise or not

Two new reviews of existing research offer conflicting conclusions about the bitterly debated procedure.

Sex good for mens hearts

Having frequent sex may almost halve a man's risk of heart disease, according to a study.

Sex robot a good talker

A US company says it has developed "the world's first sex robot," a life-size rubber doll that's designed to engage the owner with conversation rather than lifelike movement.

Sexual responses different for men

New research finds that men's reports of feeling sexually aroused tend to match their physiological responses, while women's mind and body responses are less aligned.

STIs common in teens

Among teenage girls living in cities, about half acquire at least one of three common sexually transmitted infections within two years of becoming sexually active.

Sex as good with circumcised men

Women find sex just as pleasurable with circumcised men as with men who are uncircumcised, a new study suggests.