Media Center

Four Emerging STDs That You Can't Afford to Ignore – CNN

New diseases emerge all the time, and sexually transmitted infections, also known as sexually transmitted diseases, are no exception. Here are four bacteria that could become serious threats.

How Porn Addiction Is Harming Our Sexual Health – Newsweek
The rise in porn consumption is leading to what some are calling a new type of addiction, where an unhealthy dependence on explicit materials is making it difficult for some to form relationships.

How Being in a Wheelchair Can Dramatically Change Your Sex Life – Vice
Three people who suffered a spinal cord injury share their experiences with navigating sex and sexual health and learning to love their bodies.

Even After #MeToo, Research Reveals 'Alarming' Attitudes to Consent and Sexual Assault – Mashable
New research found that a third of men in Britain believe that if a woman has flirted on a date it "generally wouldn't count as rape" even if she didn't explicitly consent to sex. A third of men also believe a woman "can't change her mind after sex has started."

A New Birth-Control Gel That Men Rub on their Shoulders Once a Day Is Being Tested in the US – Business Insider
A man in Washington State just became the first U.S. patient to start a trial of a male-birth-control gel. Roughly 420 other couples in seven countries are also set to try the gel in the coming months.

Tumblr Was a Safe Space for Women to Consume Porn. Now It's Banning Adult Content. – Elle
Starting December 17th, Tumblr will ban all “adult content” from its platform. Losing Tumblr porn is a big deal because its specific audience — young, queer, female — produced a more diverse and femme-centric vision of what was sexy.

Could #MeToo Hurt Women's Health Care? – Forbes
Could the #MeToo movement literally kill women? That’s the provocative question asked by University of Tennessee law professor Glenn Reynolds. Preliminary data found that some bystanders may avoid performing CPR on women because they fear hurting them, or even being accused of sexual assault.