To Pap or Not to Pap? That is the Question.

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The advice used to be simple, if not necessarily what women wanted to hear: A Pap smear every year. New cervical cancer screening guidelines released today are more detailed and precise, and may seem like the latest in a series of ever-changing and possibly confusing health care recommendations. The

Husbands Can Now Have Sex with Wives Up to 6 Hours after Death in Egypt

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Egyptian husbands will soon be legally allowed to have sex with their dead wives – for up to six hours after their death.
The controversial new law is part of a raft of measures being introduced by the Islamist-dominated parliament.
It will also see the minimum age of marriage lowered to 14 and the ridding of women’s rights of getting education and employment.

Older Women and the Challenges of Life, Love, and Sex

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With the baby boomers (those born from 1946-1964) aging in increasing numbers, many books are being written to help them navigate the terrain of aging. For women specifically, there are an abundance of titles that tackle issues from the nuts and bolts of older sexuality to their inner emotional lives.

Suzanne Braun Levine, Author of HOW WE LOVE NOW – on Holy Hormones Honey! April 9

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Join Leslie Carol Botha and Suzanne Braun Levine on Monday April 9 from 6 to 7 pm MST on KRFC FM when they discuss Suzanne’s new book: HOW WE LOVE NOW:: Sex and the New Intimacy in Second Adulthood

One Less to Get the HPV Vaccines – Gardasil and Cervarix

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We are going to be One Less to get the HPV Vaccine Gardasil and Cervarix.

Female Condoms Cost-Effective For HIV Prevention- do they work?

A bus in Washington, D.C., displays an advertisement for a female condom in July 2010. To encourage their use, community groups distributed more than 500,000 of the female condoms, flexible pouches that are wider than a male condom but similar in length, during instruction sessions at beauty salons, barber shops, churches and restaurants.

A second generation of female condoms, which was approved in 2009, is cheaper than the first version. Still, the condoms for women are a lot more expensive than those for males. And female condoms remain pretty unfamiliar to most people.

But a new study finds there’s no question female condoms are a good bargain when it comes to preventing HIV infections.

Gynecologists Shying Away from Discussing Sexy Times with Patients

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According to a self-flagellating report in what should be called the Journal of Sexual Healing but is instead prosaically named the Journal of Sexual Medicine, a national survey of OB-GYN sexual history screenings have revealed that doctors are shying away from discussing sexy times with their patients.

13 Million American Women Ailing from Vulvodynia – A Charlie Horse in the Vagina

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Vulvodynia’s hazy definition is indicative of the medical murkiness it entails. According to the National Vulvodynia Association, it’s a condition marked by “chronic vulvar pain without an identifiable cause.” To get an idea of what that means, imagine getting a charley horse… in the vagina.

MedPage Today Says Days of Free Sex are Back – Spins Study in Infectious Disease News

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Women who use oral contraceptives do not appear to have any increased risk of acquiring HIV, researchers said here. But, depending on the types of statistical analyses employed, there was a 37% increased risk of HIV acquisition with injected hormonal contraceptives, McCoy told MedPage Today during the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections.

Sexting – The New Way to Snag A Man

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Sexting is a great way to both spice up your sex life, and keep you in the forefront of your lover’s mind.