Sex

Vietnam targets natural birth sex ratio by 2035 with crackdown on fetal sex selection

The skew towards boys in Vietnam's sex ratio at birth has been among the highest in Asia for years. The draft says the ratio peaked at 114.8 boys per to girls in 2018.

Children wave flags of Vietnam and Laos ahead a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Hanoi on January 26, 2026.
Tomer and Leikie from Married at First Sight

The "Madonna–Whore" complex: When a man loves someone but is not attracted to her

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Tiny DNA tweak flips biological sex, researchers report

 Grindr app is seen on a mobile phone in this photo illustration taken in Shanghai, China March 28, 2019.

Research: Sex a priority for seniors on dating platforms


'Sexual conflict': Why do sex chromosomes exist? - study

One theory given as to why the Y chromosome is shedding genes is the theory of “sexual conflict.”

 A male lion stands over a female after mating in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, October 14, 2019. Picture taken October 14, 2019.

Experts advise cautious approach to summer fun as drug-resistant STDs increase globally

Israel is among the many countries experiencing a dramatic increase in Sexually Transmitted Infections.

 Banana sitting comfortably in a condom.

Virility Medical introduces tech solution to premature ejaculation

Virility Medical, an Israeli startup, is introducing in2 - a medical device developed for the treatment of premature ejaculation, the most common male sexual health concern.

 Are there health benefits to abstaining from sex and masturbation? (Illustrative)

Love isn't simple in a time of war - opinion

Workshops heal trauma that overshadows couples’ connection during a country's darkest period.

 ‘ANYONE LIVING in Israel is affected by the war in various ways,’ says one of the workshop organizers. Marital intimacy can be an unspoken casualty of war, asserts the writer.

Sex isn't merely physical, it can also be a redemptive act - opinion

They wanted to kill us. A woman said, “No way!” and with the innate understanding of the physical and spiritual power of sexuality, she turned the story around.

 A couple in bed together, sex (Illustrative)

Breakthrough: Can one pill after sex prevent STDs?

Doxycycline reduces chlamydia and syphilis rates in gay men. This method is now used in Israel.

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Israeli sex lives: Casualties of the war with Hamas - opinion

When partners are consumed or paralyzed by the news, it’s hard to keep one’s mind clear for romance.

 Insomnia, illustration

Orthodox women activists pledge to hold ‘sex strike’ to protest religious divorce refusal

An advocate for Jewish women whose estranged husbands are refusing to divorce them ritually, calls for post-mikvah sex to be seen as a natural site of protest.

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish family takes part in the Tashlikh ritual, to symbolically cast away sins, ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in Ashdod, Israel, October 3, 2022.

Condom use declines, STD rates increase

Misconceptions about HIV prevention drugs may lead to decline in condom use.

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Good sex is secret to Joe Biden's long marriage, new book on first lady says

He and Jill married in 1977, but it took five proposals from Biden to get Jill to agree.

U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden await the arrival of Jordan's King Abdullah, Queen Rania and Crown Prince Hussein, at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 12, 2024.