Center for Sexual Health Promotion
American men and women rated sex as highly arousing and pleasurable regardless of whether condoms and/or lubricants were used, according to a nationally representative study led by Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington researchers and published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine.
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Indiana University researchers in public health, law, informatics/computing, sociology and other fields are participating in the American Public Health Association meeting in San Francisco. This release discusses findings involving access to fresh foods; sex and in-vitro fertilization; Hoosiers' support of workplace smoking bans; childhood obesity and schools; a student-developed mobile health app; and an assessment of parks in Indianapolis.
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Bisexuality, often stigmatized, typically has been lumped with homosexuality in previous public health research. But when Indiana University scientists recently focused on the health issues and behaviors specific to behaviorally bisexual men and women, they found tremendous variety, and that commonly used labels, such as heterosexual and homosexual, can sometimes do more harm than good.
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A new study by researchers at Indiana University and George Mason University provides a large-scale assessment of condom use during the most recent anal intercourse among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in the United States. Findings from this study highlight diversity in condom use behaviors and demonstrate varying degrees of potential risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, regardless of sexual orientation.
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In the February IU Health and Wellness tip sheet, IU experts discuss a new study involving return-to-play decisions after athletes suffer concussions, partisan findings in a new study about American singles, and information people might find useful when returning to the dating scene after a long hiatus.
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Researchers discuss some of the dozens of IU studies presented and discussed at the American Public Health Association's annual meeting, which concludes on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. In this release, we learn about new research involving the sexual health of bisexual men, a community approach to childhood obesity, and female contraception.
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