The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently warned consumers about multiple types of “sexual chocolate” products, including Boner Bears Chocolate, Rhino Choco VIP Chocolate for Men, and Pink Pussycat Brand. Such chocolate-based sexual enhancement supplements were found to contain undeclared prescription erectile dysfunction (ED) medication ingredients, such as tadalafil, the active ingredient in the […]
Sexual Health of Bi-Sexual Men Needs Attention
New studies out of Australia and Kenya focus on the special health challenges of bi-sexual men, who are often neglected due to their relative invisibility. Bi men often conceal their identity from partners, fearing rejection, and are stigmatized as the vectors of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections to women, who are especially vulnerable. Using […]
Skin Disease Among Gay Men in Europe
Doctors in France and Spain are investigating clusters of dermatophilosis spreading among men who have sex with men. These clusters are reminiscent of the early stages of the 2022 mpox outbreak. The infection typically affects cattle, sheep, goats, and horses, primarily in tropical and subtropical climates. Infections in humans have generally occurred among individuals who […]
Biopharmaceutical Companies Get Richer as the War Against Sexual Stigma Continues
The World Health Organization has issued its first recommendation supporting the use of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (doxy PEP) as a strategy to help prevent certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The guidance focuses primarily on populations at higher risk, particularly gay and bisexual men and transgender women who have had a recent bacterial STI. Doxy PEP […]
Sperm Count and Being “Under-Babied”
At a White House event on maternal health, the Trump administration addressed the record low birth rate in the U.S. Dr. Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said that 1 in 3 Americans either don’t have any children or have less children than they would normally have or, as he put […]
Snake Oil?
Drug and supplement companies are preying on people’s insecurities and lack of knowledge regarding their sexual health. There is currently a proliferation of vaginal probiotic supplements and suppository capsules being marketed to women promoting “vaginal health”. Dr. Caroline Mitchell, assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School said the evidence of […]
700% Rise in Congenital Syphilis
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports a 700% rise in congenital syphilis, passed from mother to child in the womb, since 2015. Experts cite declining safe sex practices among heterosexual women, lack of prenatal care, and failure to screen for syphilis during pregnancy, something that used to be mandated in many states. […]
Continued Attacks on LGBTQ+ Healthcare
As of April 2026, 11 U.S. states have enacted conscientious objection laws, allowing health care providers to refuse to treat LGBTQ+ patients based on personal or religious beliefs. LGBQ+ adults in affected states were 71% more likely to report being in fair or poor health after the laws passed, compared to those in states without the laws. […]
Encouraging Developments in HIV Medicine
After finding an investigational drug to be safe and well-tolerated by human subjects in Phase 1 and Phase 2 clinical trials, Merck Sharp & Dohme, a subsidiary of Merck & Co, is beginning two Phase 3 clinical trials to study the drug’s efficacy in preventing HIV-1 infections in both African women and an international sample […]
Condoms Go Up Due to Iran War
Karex, which produces about five billion condoms a year, has warned they will be raising prices by up to 30% because of supply chain disruptions caused by the chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz. The company blamed the war for the rising cost of the raw materials needed to produce condoms, including nitrile and synthetic […]