<rss xmlns:cm="http://choicemedia.com/content/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><title>SexualHealthConnection.com - Latest Sexual Health News</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/</link><description>Latest Sexual Health News from SexualHealthConnection.com</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>SexualHealthConnection.com</title><width>120</width><height>19</height><url>http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif</url><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/</link></image><item><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:37:01 EST</pubDate><title>10 myths about safe sex</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/news-413701-98.html</link><description>Are many of the commonly held myths about sexually transmitted diseases, sex, and pregnancy really true?</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/news-413701-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:57:01 EST</pubDate><title>Sex can trigger rare amnesia condition</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/news-413691-98.html</link><description>Transient global amnesia most often strikes people over age 50, and its most common trigger is sexual activity.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/news-413691-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:52:03 EST</pubDate><title>Pumpkin may ease yeast infections</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/news-413690-98.html</link><description>A recent study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry has found that proteins extracted from pumpkin rinds helps stop yeast-infection fungus from growing.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/news-413690-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:48:02 EST</pubDate><title>Study: Doctors overprescribe Pap tests</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/news-413685-98.html</link><description>According to a new survey, more than two-third of U.S. primary care doctors ignore guidelines for prescribing Pap tests, often recommending the screening procedure to women who are at low risk for cervical cancer.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/news-413685-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:45:01 EST</pubDate><title>Genes may contribute to yeast infections</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/news-413684-98.html</link><description>Two genetic variations appear to contribute to people's vulnerability to recurring yeast infections, new research has found.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/news-413684-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:41:04 EST</pubDate><title>New HPV vaccine Cervarix may stop vulvar cancer: study</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/news-413683-98.html</link><description>Dutch researchers are reporting that Cervarix, a new vaccine for the human papillomavirus (HPV), appears to stop precancerous lesions in the vulva from progressing into full-blown malignancies.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/news-413683-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:34:03 EST</pubDate><title>2 antibiotics linked to birth defects</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/news-413682-98.html</link><description>Two antibiotics-- nitrofurantoins and sulfonamides, sometimes called "sulfa drugs"--have been linked to an increased risk of birth defects in a new study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/news-413682-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:34:05 EDT</pubDate><title>Bladder problems often linked to mental health issues</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/news-410352-98.html</link><description>Psychiatric problems related to sexual trauma in women increase the risk of lower urinary tract symptoms such as an overactive bladder and incontinence, a new study has found.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/incontinence/news-410352-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:18:00 EDT</pubDate><title>Stem cells used to make root cells of eggs, sperm</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/news-410065-98.html</link><description>In a move that could one day help infertile couples, researchers say they have found a way to "nudge" embryonic stem cells into transforming into human germ cells, the precursors to eggs and sperm.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/news-410065-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:09:01 EDT</pubDate><title>Violence between couples may be 'calculated,' study finds</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/news-410064-98.html</link><description>Scientists in Israel have found that domestic violence in couples may not be as spontaneous as once thought, with evidence suggesting people who become violent often do so only after deciding they will not pay too high a price if caught.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/news-410064-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:03:00 EDT</pubDate><title>Study: Sex of twins affects risk of birth complications</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/news-410063-98.html</link><description>Whether a pregnant mother of twins is carrying at least one boy appears to affect the outcome of her pregnancy, including the babies' sizes and her delivery date.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/news-410063-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:59:01 EDT</pubDate><title>Old and new Pap methods equally as effective: study</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/news-410058-98.html</link><description>According to a new Dutch study, traditional Pap tests and newer, liquid-based cell studies are equally as effective at screening for cervical cancer.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/news-410058-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:53:05 EDT</pubDate><title>Cost keeps couples from fertility treatment</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/news-410057-98.html</link><description>Money concerns are keeping many couples from seeking fertility treatment, a new study has found, with people foregoing potential therapies and choosing to discard stored embryos because of cost.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/news-410057-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:49:03 EDT</pubDate><title>CDC panel: No routine HPV vaccination for boys</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/news-410056-98.html</link><description>A panel of experts that advises the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has voted against recommending the routine use of the Gardasil HPV vaccination in men and boys.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/sexual-health/news-410056-98.html</guid></item><item><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:36:01 EDT</pubDate><title>Scientist given grant to develop herpes vaccine</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/news-408664-98.html</link><description>A researcher at Southern Illinois University has received a federal grant to develop a vaccine for genital herpes.</description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/news-408664-98.html</guid></item></channel></rss>