NCSH Sexual Health in the News: May 12 - May 18
May 18, 2017
NCSH in the News
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Daddyhunt's BJ Gruber Says 'Don't Forget to Take Your PrEP' - WATCH - Towleroad
Watch this new PSA released by Building Healthy Online Communities, a consortium of public health leaders, including NCSH members NCSD and Project Inform, and gay dating website and app owners.
STDs Are At An All-Time High: Can At-Home Tests Help? - CNN
MyLABBox is a start-up that has partnered with Target, Walmart and Amazon to sell its STD testing kits online. Each box includes materials for testing, like swabs and a urine cup, and is then mailed to a certified lab for testing.
Women Using Long-Acting Contraception Less Likely to Use Condoms - Reuters
College women using long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) may be less likely to get pregnant, but are more vulnerable to sexually transmitted diseases compared to peers not on LARCs, a US study finds.
Male HPV Vaccination Rates Remain Low - MedPage Today
Rates of vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) remain exceedingly low in American males, researchers reported here. In a recent analysis, only 7.9% of males were vaccinated.
New Report Reveals That Campus Sexual Assault Begins Much Earlier Than College - Allure
According to a recent report by the Associated Press, school sexual violence often begins earlier than college. Way earlier.
A Path Toward Ending AIDS in the US By 2025 - Medical Xpress
A new study describes an ambitious but feasible path toward what may have seemed unachievable just a decade ago: an end to the AIDS epidemic in the US.
This App Could Bring Sex Ed To All Students - Smithsonian
Real Talk is a new app to help middle schoolers access reliable sex education information using storytelling, regardless of whether they have internet at home.
'Female Viagra' May Help Younger Women - US News & World Report
A new review of several studies suggests that the medication dubbed "female Viagra" may help women whose low sex drives cause personal distress or relationship problems.
Media Inquiries
For general media inquiries about sexual health topics and/or to schedule an interview with one of our experts, please contact Susan Gilbert, NCSH Co-Director, at
susan.gilbert@altarum.org
