Our bodies are designed with the built-in capability to attract a sexual partner. What sets human sexuality apart from animal and plant sexuality is … Read more about Sexual Pleasure
Main Content
Sexual Pleasure
Reduce Your Risk
Being alive and engaging in the world around us involves inherent risk, whether we drive a car, eat at a restaurant, or have … Read more... about Reduce Your Risk
Sex and Sexuality
What’s in a Word?
Cisgender? Transgender? Intersex? There’s much to talk about in sexual health and ASHA sorts out the terminology. The letters LGBTQ (or … Read More... about What’s in a Word?
Featured ASHA Ambassador: Irene Treadwell
We are so very pleased to shine a spotlight on Irene Treadwell as our featured ASHA ambassador! An Ambassador since March 2017, … Read More... about Featured ASHA Ambassador: Irene Treadwell
Featured Stories
Update on Teen Sexual Behavior & Contraception Use
The number of teens who have had sex remained stable in recent years while the rate of contraception use has increased, according to a report released in June from the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), Sexual Activity and Contraceptive Use Among Teenagers in the United States, 2011-2015. Using in-person interviews with males and females […]
Abstinence-only Sex Ed 2.0?
Long-time ASHA colleague Martha Kempner writes on rewire.com about recent key hires with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that may bolster the reemergence of abstinence-only sex education programs.
Study Says Cervical Cancer Death Rates Are Far Higher Than We Thought
New research finds that women in the U.S. are dying from cervical cancer at rates far higher than we realized, especially with black women. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University examined the mortality rate (or death rate) with cervical cancer and say the statistics are skewed because they include women who have had a total […]
Men’s Sexual Health: Beyond the Carnal Tango
There are many misconceptions around men, sex, sexuality, and just what men want from relationships. Guys are seen as always turned on, selfish in the bedroom, and not all that interested in their partner once the carnal tango ends. Is that fair? To find out we chatted with men’s sexual health expert Dr. Abraham Morgentaler, […]
PrEP: HIV PrEVENTION in a Pill
When you think of HIV prevention, condoms are probably the first thing that comes to mind (which is great, because they should! Condoms are a proven method to reduce your risk for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections during intercourse.) But there is another option for those who may be at higher risk for HIV—pre-exposure […]