When sexuality is studied or discussed, it is normally about one end of the spectrum or the other; that is, most information available concerns homosexuality or heterosexuality.
Students in search of condoms may be in for a surprise if they try to purchase them at the convenience store in Newcomb Hall.
There are few flagrant errors that almost everyone makes when they embark in the hostile world of dating and sex.
When AIDS came to national attention in the middle of the 1980s, there were many calls to combat the insidious and largely unknown epidemic.
The shape of America is changing quite literally.Since the 1960's the number of peoplesuffering from eating disorders has doubled and obesity has become a full blow epidemic.
Abstinence-only education in public schools is a touchy subject. The logic behind promoting abstinence is good, because if kids aren't having sex, they aren't getting pregnant and aren't spreading diseases.
Last Wednesday, the University chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW) sponsored a relationship forum on dating survivors of sexual assault. The event opened with remarks by Katrina Salmons, an intern with the University's Sexual and Domestic Violence Services. "We are here to come together in support of survivors and to take a stand against sexual assault and domestic violence," Salmons said. A presentation by Scott Anderson and Matt Deasey, members of the men's education group One in Four, followed Salmons's opening statement.
If someone said a certain very fashionable pairof jeans caused cancer and increased agingand that over 28 million Americans knew of these dangers and were still wearing these jeans on a regular basis, what would you think? Fortunately, no medical research has ever linked any pair of jeans to these harmful health side effects.
My girlfriend just told me she was being treated for chlamydia. Should I get tested? Is this proof that she was cheating on me? Yes, you should definitely get tested!
Supply and demand is simple: supply the product as much as possible without falling below or exceeding demand. In order to enter or continue any relationship without getting canned, "selling" yourself becomes important.
What do ears, noses and genitals have in common? They can all be pierced! It seems as if anywhere skin or cartilage protrudes, people have found a way to pierce it.
A couple of weekends ago some friends from Williams College in Massachusetts came to visit me here at the University.
Last Wednesday the student group VOX hosted a Health and Sexuality Fair to coincide with "Back Up Your Birth Control Day," a nation-wide event coordinated by the Institute for Reproductive Health Access. A number of other groups, including the National Organization of Women, the Allies of Women Attaining Knowledge and Enrichment, the Sexual Assault Resource Agency, the Sexual Assault Leadership Council and others, joined VOX in the amphitheater, taking part in educating others about a variety of issues.
Hookups are the college equivalent of campfire stories. Except in hookup stories there are no boogeymen or escaped murderers.
Premature ejaculation. Men fear it. Women loathe it. And no conclusive studies have been conducted to measure how many men suffer from it. Regularly ejaculating before either you or your partner desires is symptomatic of a problem known as premature ejaculation.
I went to the Dominican Republic for Spring Break. Before we left, a doctor warned us that if we didn't wear shoes, small parasites would burrow through our feet.
"I'm gay." This is a sentence not often uttered around Grounds. However, the University does have a gay male population. One of them might have been a group member from one of your CS classes, orone of the guys with whom you regularly play basketball. From afar, the University of Virginia seems to be a southern school with very conservative values; however, below the surface, one can discover a starkly different experience. Several openly gay students at the University said coming out and being openly gay can be a long process, and some gay males won't ever be completely out of the closet.
Dear S&B: Last time I had sex with my boyfriend the condom broke. I was prescribed Plan B. Is it the same as birth control pills?
Walking around Grounds you can get an idea of why we are considered one of the most beautiful campuses in the United States.
I think my high school sex-ed class was like most seen in public schools around the U.S. It was like a scene stolen from "Mean Girls," taught by a gym teacher -- also know as the last person you want to hear talk about sex.
