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Birth Control Shot Responsible for Weight Gain?

Here’s some news that may cause an uproar amongst women who have opted for the birth control shot. Recent research out of the University of Texas Medical Branch, also known as UTMB, has determined that women who use this type of birth control (depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, or DMPA, in…

Condom Usage Amongst the Spanish Youth

A recent study out of the University of Vigo has shown that Spanish females between the ages of 14 and 24 tend to utilize condoms more than boys of the same age when engaging in vaginal sex, but less when engaging in oral and anal sexual behavior. University of…

Condom Cards Handed Out to British Teens

There are all kinds of cards in the world…credit cards, library cards, movie rental cards, customer reward loyalty cards, health insurance cards and the like. Now we can include in the multitude of cards we carry on a daily basis a “ condom card.” That is, if we happened…

Newark Teen Accused of Breaking into Home to Steal Condoms

File this under, “You know times are tough when …” A Newark area teen has been arrested for breaking into a home and steeling condoms . On Thursday, New Castle County Police responded to a report of a burglary in progress. When the officers arrived, they were instructed by…

Sexual Activity Starts Younger and Younger These Days

I was your typical middle school nerd who still giggled at fart jokes and would easily blush if any of my classmates brought up the word “sex.” Although, even then, I knew a multitude of friends and schoolmates were already regularly engaging in sex. In fact, it was not…

Male Injectible Contraceptive on the Horizon?

In college, my best friend was the president of the local chapter’s National Organization for Women. She would organize pro-choice rallies and demonstrate for women’s rights. I remember sitting down with her and having a conversation about kids; at the time, in our early 20s, we both swore up…

Risky Sexual Behavior Strongly Affected by Partner Choice

We usually associate risky sexual behavior with characteristics like inconsistent or nonexistent use of condoms and other contraceptives or having multiple sexual partners. However, a new study out of the University of Florida has discovered that there is one more factor that could possible outweigh these characteristics: the character…