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Is Sex Good for Your Health?
Our brains are wired to enjoy sex, with good reason. Regular sex might prolong your life and prevent a heart attack, help you sleep better, and ease depression. Learn more.

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Though we don't need sex to stay alive, sexuality plays a vital part in our emotional and physical well-being.

Sex and your health
How stress affects your sex life
Do aphrodisiacs work?
Relationships and sex after 60
Can exercise improve your love life?


Attraction might be pure chemistry, but relationships take work. From dating and romance to tension and breakups, the ups and downs of relationships are an enormous part of our emotional lives.

Romance: Beyond roses and chocolate
Stress and marriage
Could you use couples counseling?
Quiz: Are you sabotaging your love life?
Secrets of happy couples | More


Sexual problems and sexually transmitted diseases are part of the territory. No matter how embarrassing your problem may be, don't be afraid to ask for help or treatment -- remember, your doctor has seen it all.

Men: Impotence | Prostate health | more
Women: Ovarian cysts | Endometriosis | Fibroids | PMS and cramps | Painful sex | more
STDs: HPV | Herpes | HIV | Chlamydia | more


With more contraception choices than ever, it can be hard to figure out what's right for you. It's best to discuss your priorities and concerns with your health-care provider every year or two to find out if you have new options.

Contraception chooser tool
Condoms, the best choice for safe sex
The Pill | IUD | Cervical cap | Spermicides
More contraception options
Infertility: Causes and treatments

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Q: Which Would Be Hardest for You to Give Up?
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Cool Tools
Quiz: What Do You Know About Sex?
Quiz: Contraception IQ
Quiz: Can You Outsmart the STD Love Bugs?
Contraception Chooser
Quiz: Couples -- Do You Know How to Fight Fair?
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About the Single Life?
Quiz: Are You a Great Date?
Quiz: Are You Sabotaging Your Love Life?
Guide to the Reproductive System (Male)
Guide to the Reproductive System (Female)
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Sexual Health A-Z
Contraception
-Birth Control Pills
-Breastfeeding as Birth Control (LAM)
-Cervical Cap
-Condoms (for Men)
-Contraception Chooser
-Contraceptive Patch (Ortho Evra)
-Contraceptive Ring (NuvaRing)
-Depo-Provera
-Diaphragm
-Emergency Contraception
-Female Condom
-First Person: Snip, Snip
-IUD FAQ
-Natural Family Planning
-Norplant
-Quiz: Contraception IQ
-Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Condoms?
-Special Report: Reverse Vasectomy
-Spermicides
-Tubal Ligation
-Vasectomy: Is It For Me?
Gynecological Problems
-Cervical Problems and Procedures
---Cervical Cancer
---Cervical dysplasia
---Cervical polyps
---Cervicitis
---Cold knife cone biopsy
---Diethylstilbestrol (DES)
---Pap Smear
-Infertility in Women
---Diagnosing Infertility
---Infertility Treatments
---Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Fertility?
---Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Intrauterine Insemination?
---Secondary Infertility
-Menstrual Cycles
---Amenorrhea - primary
---Dong Quai
---Menstrual Cramps (Dysmenorrhea)
---PMS
---Toxic Shock Syndrome
-Ovarian Problems
---Ovarian Cancer: Symptoms and Treatment
---Ovarian Cysts: Am I At Risk?
---Ovarian hypofunction
---Ovarian overproduction of androgens
---Polycystic ovary disease
-Urinary Problems
---Interstitial cystitis (IC)
---Urinary Incontinence FAQ
---Urinary Tract Infection
-Uterine Problems and Procedures
---Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB)
---Endometrial Cancer
---Endometrial biopsy
---Endometriosis
---Hysterectomy Alternatives
---Hysterectomy: Pros and Cons
---Hysterosalpingography
---Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Prevention and Treatment
---Tubal Ligation
---Uterine Fibroids FAQ
-Vaginal and Vulvar Problems
---Cancer - vulva
---Diethylstilbestrol (DES)
---Douching
---HPV and Genital Warts
---Painful Sex in Women: Five Common Causes
---Quiz: Do You Know How to Tame the Yeast Beast?
---Vaginal Dryness
---Vaginosis
---Vulvodynia
---Vulvovaginitis
---Yeast Infections
Male Problems
-Diabetes, Men, and Sex
-Groin Pain and Injuries in Men
-Impotence: Causes and Treatment
-Male Infertility
-Male Libido: Maintaining Desire
-Male Menopause
-Peyronie's Disease: Causes and Treatment
-Premature Ejaculation: Causes and Cures
-Prostate Health Center
---Book Review: Adam's Burden
---Book Review: Hit Below the Belt
---Book Review: Prostate Cancer Guides
---Checklist: Enlarged Prostate
---Digital Rectal Exam for Prostate Cancer
---Enlarged Prostate
---First Person: Prostate Cancer Diary -- Part I, a Growing Problem
---First Person: Prostate Cancer Diary -- Part II, Diagnosis and Options
---First Person: Prostate Cancer Diary -- Part III, Recovering After Surgery
---Herbal Treatments for Prostate Problems
---Impotence: Causes and Treatment
---PSA Test
---Prostate Biopsy
---Prostate Cancer Treatment
---Prostate Cancer: Symptoms and Treatment
---Prostate Exam
---Prostatitis
---Radical prostatectomy
---Recovering From Prostate Surgery
---Saw Palmetto: Uses and Safety
-Smoking and Impotence
-Special Report: Reverse Vasectomy
-Testicular Cancer
---Book Review: It's Not About the Bike
---First Person: Alive After Testicular Cancer
---Special Report: The Doctor Behind Lance Armstrong's Recovery
---Testicular Self-Exam
---Testicular cancer
-Viagra
Relationships and Healthy Sexuality
-A Fine Romance: Beyond Roses and Chocolates
-Aphrodisiacs: Love Potions and Snake Oil
-Book Review: Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
-Couples Counseling
-Depression After a Breakup
-Exercising Your Way to Better Sex
-First Date Danger Signs
-First Person: Harry Potter and Divorce Among the Muggles
-First Person: Midlife Marriage
-Love Among the Roommates
-Medicines and Sex: Not Always a Good Mix
-Premarital Education
-Sex After a Heart Attack
-Sex During Pregnancy
-Sex and Aging
-Sex and Arthritis
-Sex and Health
-Sex and High Blood Pressure
-Sex and Stress: Why Zebras Don't Get Headaches
-Special Report: Gray Divorce and Breakups Later in Life
-Special Report: Internet Dating
-Special Report: Older Women, Younger Men
-Special Report: Secrets to a Healthy Sex Life
-Special Report: Sexual Compulsion and Sex Addiction
-Special Report: Sexuality After 60
-Stress and Marriage
-The Secrets of Happy Couples
-The Sex-Starved Marriage
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
-Chancroid
-Chlamydia
-Crab Lice
-Cytomegalovirus
-Gonorrhea
-HIV & AIDS
---Acute HIV infection
---Asymptomatic HIV infection
---Book Review: AIDS Doctors
---Early symptomatic HIV infection
---HIV ELISA/Western blot
---HIV and AIDS
---HIV infection
---Special Report: AIDS at 20
-HPV and Genital Warts
-Hepatitis B
-Herpes
---Cold Sores FAQ
---Genital Herpes (HSV-2)
-Scabies
-Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Overview
-Syphilis
-Trichomoniasis (Trich)
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Resources
-Useful Sites
It's Your (Sex) Life
ThirdAge: Guide to Dating Again
Successful Contraception
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