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• Estrogen Cream: A “Natural Condom”

  Is there anything that penis cream can’t do? Many times I have asked myself that question, and I'm beginning to think the answer is no. University of Melbourne researchers have examined the possibilities of using estrogen to reduce the risk of contracting HIV, with some promising, though still inconclusive, findings. Read More... Posted Jun 05 2008, 09:41 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: condoms, HIV, STDs, penis, sexually transmitted infections, estrogen cream, AIDS prevention, keratin, risk of contracting HIV, natural condom, penis cream

• Abstinence-Only Sex Ed. Under Fire

  Is it possible that the $113 million a year the Bush administration spends to finance abstinence-only sex ed. might be better spent elsewhere? It’s a shocker, I know, but a recent study in the Journal of Adolescent Health revealed that abstinence-only sex education does not stop teens from having sex: in fact, those who receive comprehensive education are 50 percent less likely to become pregnant than those who go through an abstinence-only program and are 60 percent less likely to become pregnant than those who receive no sex ed. Coming in the wake of a study that revealed that one in four teenage girls has an STI, these findings have refueled the sex ed. debate in Washington, with 76 Democratic lawmakers urging the White House to stop funding abstinence-only programs.   Read More... Posted Mar 26 2008, 12:59 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with no comments Filed under: sex education, teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections, birds and bees, abstinence only

• Expanded Uses of HPV Vaccine

  Recently, I wrote about a national survey that revealed that one quarter of teenage girls has a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Well, the most common of those STIs—HPV (the human papillomavirus)—no longer need pose a threat. A vaccine against HPV has been available since June 2006 for females between the ages of nine and 26.  And yesterday, the pharmaceutical giant Merck announced that it’s seeking FDA approval of the vaccine for women ages 27-46. By age 50, at least 80 percent of women will have acquired genital HPV at some point in their lives. Read More... Posted Mar 20 2008, 01:01 PM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 13 comment(s) Filed under: HPV, Gardasil, vaccine, sexually transmitted infections, merck

• High Rates of STIs Among Teen Girls

  A national study found that one in four teenage girls has at least one of four common sexually transmitted infections: the human papillomavirus (HPV), Chlamydia, genital herpes, and trichomoniasis (a parasite). Although these diseases, if left untreated, can lead to cervical cancer, infertility, and pelvic inflammatory disease, young women could easily not know they have them unless they get regular gynecological checkups. You know what this means, parents: you’re gonna have to get involved in your kids’ sex lives. The chances that a 15-year-old is going to find a way to get to Planned Parenthood on her own are pretty slim. And the good news is that all of these infections are curable. Planned Parenthood weighed in on the survey, saying, “The national policy of promoting abstinence-only programs is a $1.5 billion failure.” Read More... Posted Mar 17 2008, 11:53 AM by Hannah Tennant-Moore with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: abstinence, sexually transmitted infections, sexual education