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News: February 14, 2012

More Teen Males Using Condoms When They First Have Sex: Survey
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) -- A new national survey finds that significantly more teenaged males are using condoms when they have sex for the first time. Since 2002, there has been an increase of 9 percentage points in young males who rep...
CDC Issues Guidance on Daily Pill to Prevent Infection With HIV
THURSDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health authorities on Thursday issued an "interim guidance" to help doctors and patients using Truvada, the once-a-day combination pill that was shown in November to help prevent the spread of HIV in high...
Variety Spices Up Americans' Sex Lives, Survey Says
MONDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Americans are engaging in a wide range of sexual activities, including oral sex, anal sex, and partnered masturbation in addition to vaginal sex, according to the largest and latest survey of sexual behavior and ...
Survey Finds Many Men Complaining of Ill-Fitting Condoms
MONDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Poorly fitting condoms not only boost the risk of sexually transmitted diseases, they also reduce sexual pleasure during intercourse, a new study has found. The findings are based on a survey of 436 men, aged 18...
More Women Having Other Breast Removed
MONDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Many more women are deciding to have a healthy breast removed after being diagnosed with breast cancer in the other. But there's little evidence to suggest that this practice is actually beneficial in terms of ...
Condoms May Reduce Herpes Risk
MONDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- People who use condoms regularly can reduce their risk of getting genital herpes by 30 percent, a new study finds. The herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) causes genital herpes, which is a chronic, lifelong viral inf...
Second-Generation Female Condom Approved
WEDNESDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- The Female Health Co.'s FC2 Female Condom has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the company said Wednesday. The product helps protect women against pregnancy and sexually transmitted di...
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