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Brain’s response to sexual images linked to number of sexual partners

By Guest PostJune 16, 2014Healthbernhard kraeutler, brain, das corrin, der kobold, eeg, electroencephalogram, florian widner, kobaltatom, kobold vitamin, new mexico, nicole prause, rate, response, sexual images, sexual partners, sexual risk behaviors, ucla, university

UCLA researchers say finding could lead to strategies to reduce risky sex

Like most things, sex requires motivation. An attractive face, a pleasant fragrance, perhaps a sexy image. Yet people differ in their response to sex cues, some react strongly; some don’t. A greater responsiveness to sexual cues might provide greater motivation for a person to act sexually, and risky sexual behaviors typically occur when a person is motivated by particularly potent, sexual reward cues. (more…)

Data on today’s youth reveal childhood clues for later risk of STDs

By Guest PostMarch 4, 2014Healthaids, alcohol, childhood, chlamydia, condoms, drugs, gonorrhea, herpes, hiv, jennifer bailey, karl hill, lisa manhart, marina epstein, risk of stds, risky behaviors, seattle area, sex, sexual partners, sexually transmitted diseases, std clinic, syphilis, university of washington, youth

Here’s yet another reason to focus on kids’ early years. Children who grow up in well-managed households, enjoy school, and have friends who stay out of trouble report fewer sexually transmitted diseases in young adulthood, according to a new analysis.

The findings, from University of Washington longitudinal surveys of nearly 2,000 participants, suggest that efforts to curb the spread of sexually transmitted diseases should begin years before most people start having sex. (more…)

Men, Women Lie About Sex to Match Gender Expectations

By Guest PostJune 5, 2013General, Health, Sexdetector machine, gender expectations, gender related behaviors, journal, lie about sex, male type, men, non sexual behaviors, questionnaire, real men, sex roles, sexual intercourse, sexual partners, stereotypical male activity, stereotypical ways, terri fisher, typical female behaviors, women

For Other Behaviors, People Care Less about Meeting Norms

COLUMBUS, Ohio – People will lie about their sexual behavior to match cultural expectations about how men or women should act – even though they wouldn’t distort other gender-related behaviors, new research suggests.

The study found that men were willing to admit that they sometimes engaged in behaviors seen by college students as more appropriate for women, such as writing poetry. The same was true for women, who didn’t hide the fact that they told obscene jokes, or sometimes participated in other “male-type” deeds. (more…)

Effort to Enforce HIV ‘Health Threat’ Law Raises Questions

By Guest PostFebruary 1, 2013General, Healthadvocates, blood draw, community, database, diagnose, epidemiological data, health threat law, hiv positive woman, hiv surveillance technologies, hiv-positive, local jurisdictions, medical information, michigan health officials, people, policymakers, public health policy, sex, sexual partners, sexually transmitted diseases, stakeholders, trevor hoppe, university of michigan

ANN ARBOR — Michigan health officials are using HIV surveillance technologies to assist in enforcing a “health threat” law that makes it illegal for HIV-positive people to have sex without disclosing their status.

A new University of Michigan study reveals that health officials employ the state’s names reporting database, alongside partner services referrals, for law enforcement purposes. However, this is bad social policy for a variety of reasons, says Trevor Hoppe, the study’s author and a doctoral candidate in sociology and women’s studies. (more…)

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Brain’s response to sexual images linked to number of sexual partners

Data on today’s youth reveal childhood clues for later risk of STDs

Men, Women Lie About Sex to Match Gender Expectations

Effort to Enforce HIV ‘Health Threat’ Law Raises Questions