STI Linked to Advanced Prostate Cancer

Researchers have demonstrated a strong association between the risk of aggressive prostate cancer and a common sexually transmitted infection.Trichomonas vaginalis infects an estimated 174 million people globally each year, and is the most common nonviral sexually transmitted infection. T. vaginalis

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UN Network of Men Leaders Launched

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has unveiled a Network of Men Leaders to act as male role models in a campaign opposing violence against women.He urged all men to join the campaign, saying about 70% of women experience some form of physical or sexual violence from men.

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How to Kiss Under the Mistletoe

The experts claim polite social kissing – a brief touch of your cheek on the other person’s – was more hygienic than a handshake and so it was safe to continue that festive tradition.But the guide says people should not kiss on the lips, ‘leave a saliva trace’ or allow a hand to wander. Ai

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Women Breadwinners Exaggerate Partner’s Faults

Dr Rebecca Meisenbach, professor of communication at Missouri University, questioned 15,000 American female breadwinners for the study, to be published in the journal Sex Roles this week.Only women without children under 18 said they did not feel a strong sense of responsibility for the home.Little

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Eros Coaching Year-End Promotion

Take ownership for your sex life. Sign up for four sex coaching sessions with Eros Coaching and receive a S$100 discount (usual price S$150 per session, now S$125 per session). This promotion ends 31 December 2009. Rates will be revised from 1 January 2010.

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Martha’s Self Portrait from ‘Tuesday Draw’ Week 1

'Tuesday Draw' is a four-part workshop where we acknowledge and celebrate our bodies. Week one (Tues 17 Nov) of four was to draw a full-body self portrait. Mine is below:Description: I tried my best to do a realistic self portrait by looking into a body-length mirror sitting down. I had intentionall

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Tuesday Draw – Week 3 of 4

This is part three of four of our workshop series called 'Tuesday Draw'. It is being restricted to only ladies for additional comfort level.Have you stopped and appreciated your body recently? Any of it? How about a small bit? We are often our worst critic and quick to judge our bodies harshly. We

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What are Cougars?

A woman over 40 who sexually pursues younger men, typically more than eight years her junior. The term is Canadian, appearing first in print on the Canadian dating website Cougardate.com and has been used in TV series, advertising and film. In a survey of 4,500 British singles by online dating ser

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With These Bales of Hay, I thee wed

A man in Pettling, Germany, proposed to his girlfriend using 150 bales of hay.Markus Schmidt, 27, the son of a farmer, used materials found on the farm to make his marriage proposal memorable. Schmidt stacked the bales to spell out the words "Will you marry me?"His girlfriend, Corinna Pesl, saw the

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For Baby, Meditate

Research from Israel shows women who cope with the stress of infertility treatment by relinquishing control are nearly twice as likely to get pregnant as those who don't adopt this strategy.Possibly, this is because there is increasing evidence that stress and emotional distress can influence the su

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