Scientists comment on differences in sexual development and boxers at the Olympic games. Prof Jonathan Seckl OBE FRCPE FMedSci … read more
A study published in PLOS ONE looks at the safety and efficacy of a novel sperm sex selection technique. … read more
A conference abstract (not a published paper) presented at European Respiratory Society International Congress 2022 looks at sex-related differences in … read more
A study published in Nature Communications looks at the use of genome editing technology to generate single-sex litters and sex-specific … read more
A study published in PLOS Computational Biology looks at variations in human sex ratio at birth. Dr Gareth Nye, Lecturer … read more
Research published in JAMA Pediatrics suggests that sexting is associated with sexual behaviour and mental health difficulties, especially in younger … read more
New research, publishing in Nature Communications, reports that cell-based hormone replacement therapy, which uses a 3D bioengineered ovary construct to deliver and regulate sex hormones, is shown to be as effective as pharmacological hormone replacement therapy, but with fewer adverse side effects.
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A talk given at the Annual Conference of the British Psychological Society’s Division of Forensic Psychology based on unpublished work reported on possible relationship between accessing soft-core pornography and attitudes towards women. read more
A group of scientists have published their work in the New England Journal of Medicine where they attempted to analyse the effect of raising testosterone levels in older men over the age of 65 with very low testosterone levels, and reported that this had a moderate benefit regarding sexual function and some benefit with regard to mood and depressive symptoms, but not with vitality. read more
Reports are emerging from the USA of a case of Zika infection caused through sexual contact with a person who had returned from Venezuela, rather than a mosquito bite. Such occurrences are thought to be extremely rare. read more
The UK’s Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies has published her annual report, this year focusing on women’s health and exploring common and taboo health issues. It emphasises the need to tackle obesity on a national scale in the hope of relieving strain on health services and improving quality of life for women. read more
In the presentation of their unpublished work at the American Society of Human Genetics 2015 annual meeting, a research group report their attempt to develop a way of using markers of modification of genes to predict sexual orientation in men. read more
A vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV) is offered to adolescent girls in the UK with the aim of protecting against cervical cancer, and the efficacy of the vaccine when using different numbers of doses is the subject of a study published in the journal Lancet Oncology. Two vaccine doses are currently given, with the research team reporting that in their study similar levels of protection were given by one, two or three doses of the vaccine. read more
A paper published in the International Journal of Epidemiology has examined the relative contribution of environmental and genetic factors on sexual crime, reporting that genes may account for familial clustering of sexual offending, rather than shared environment. read more
In the wake of many high profile stories of sex offences in the news, there has been much speculation and debate around what factors contribute to the likelihood of individuals committing sexual crimes. Previously, much of the research in this area has focused on environmental factors such as deprived childhoods and alcohol use, rather than possible genetic influences. In a large population study using data from Sweden, researchers from the University of Oxford and the Karolinska Institutet have investigated the genetic impact on the risk of sexual offending by looking at the close male relatives of convicted sexual offenders. read more
A paper published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine has attempted to analyse sexual characteristics in female twins, with particular regard to homosexuality. They found that in their cohort of British twins, “masculine” women were more likely to be nonheterosexual and to report more sexual partners. read more
Researchers have completed the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (NATSAL) which assesses whether people are practising safe sex, which age group actually has the most unplanned pregnancies and how our attitudes and satisfaction impact on our physical and mental health. read more
This is a blogpost by Robin Bisson, Science Information Officer at the SMC. A slightly shorter version of this was … read more
In an interview in the Guardian Michael Douglas blamed a cancerous tumour in his throat on oral sex, saying it was caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). read more
A study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine purported to document that the G-Spot does anatomically exist, despite the fact the structure of this elusive structure has never previously been determined.
