Sexual Health

As Illinois lawmakers prepare to vote on comprehensive sex education for Illinois' youth (House Bill 2675), they should consider the experience of a young woman who was victimized twice — once by a rapist and again by the inaccurate, ideologically...

Lights were off Thursday in the small student center at Hartford Public High School's Law and Government Academy. Over New Age music, there was soothing talk of resting poses and peace of mind. "Think about something that's bothering you in your life,...

Keith Green knows that physicians read books and take classes on how to provide the best health care for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. But Green, chairman of the Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus, also knows that too many...

Safe cycling This is in response to Tribune columnist John Kass' "I hate to say it, cyclists, but the other bike shoe has just dropped" (News, May 9). City-wide faded bike lanes are a concern for riders and motorists alike. If "Civilian Little Bike...

Across the nation, and especially in the Sunshine State, the free-love generation is continuing to enjoy an active — if not always healthy — sex life. At a stage in life when many would expect sexually transmitted diseases to be waning,...

Opinions about the FDA's approval of the Plan B One-Step contraceptive pill for girls as young as 15 varied sharply among Connecticut groups based on political and social ideology. Planned Parenthood of Southern New England said it supported the...

Wendy Wolf (whose name has been changed to respect her privacy), 62, of Boca Raton, a slim, attractive blonde with green eyes and the ability to still turn heads, is vivacious, pretty and popular. Attracting men is never a problem. Men find her pretty,...

Ladies, I really don't like to hate on someone's good idea, that I fully support, due to the language of their press release and angle for marketing. But this week I got a press release that was so backwards, so out of touch, and offensive, that I just...

Doctors and patients alike are often uncomfortable talking about sexual health and sexually transmitted disease. But a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows that this squeamishness costs society millions of dollars spent trying to...

Guthrie’s staff to visit Danville Congressman Brett Guthrie’s staff will gather at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Danville City Hall. Guthrie’s staff, along with Mayor Bernie Hunstad, will be available to answer questions from residents. The...

I am writing about a friend. By all appearances, he is straight. However, on more than one occasion, he has gotten drunk and tried to hook up with a transvestite or a person who could have been one. In one instance, he went to a club and was approached by...

A woman's sexual satisfaction does not require high levels of sexual desire--and in fact, does not require sexual activity at all, according to a new study that finds rates of sexual satisfaction highest among the youngest and oldest women it surveyed. A...