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Risque of teens at risk
Sexually active teens are on the rise but many are ignorant of the deadlier aspects of unprotected sex - The Straits Times
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When to talk about the birds and the bees
Parents should listen to and answer their children's questions on sex as honestly as they can and allow them to air their views on sex and sexuality.
She Googled to learn about sex
'I'd Google to find out so I don't look like I don't know about it.'
Sex and sexuality
'Society's shortcomings in addressing sexuality issues is clear in the rising numbers of Aids infections, sexual abuse, unwanted pregnancies.'
From waiting to die to being normal
From what was formerly a "death sentence", HIV/Aids is now chronic manageable disease.
The face of HIV/AIDS faces up to the challenges
Kirenjit Kaur, 35, is the poster child of people living with HIV/AIDS.
Doctors must fight the stigma, not encourage it
Doctors discriminate against people living with HIV/Aids too.
Fear a major block to acceptance
After three months of medical leave, Sheila was forced to tell her employers that she was HIV positive.
Don't mess with women's senses
Studies conclude women have an in-built ability to pick up the scent of a partner who differs genetically, resulting in children with a stronger immune system. But this ability could be hampered if women take contraceptive pills.
Women pass on female condom
15 years after its debut, the female condom has failed to catch on, despite its potential as a powerful tool against AIDS and other sex-related diseases.
Support the rubber industry
The key word when it comes to matters of exchanging bodily fluids is safe sex. -The Star
Even the open-minded can be close-minded when it comes to HIV
Despite countless media reports over the past 20 years, Aids is still very much a misunderstood illness.
Facing discrimination because of HIV status?
Help group Action For Aids offers hope.
Get Aids from burger? What a load of junk
An e-mail circulating in cyberspace claims that a boy got Aids from eating food with HIV-infected blood.
More private clinics to offer anonymous HIV tests
Because testing is anonymous, the clinics do not submit a report when someone tests positive.
Sexual bleeding
What are the top 10 causes of bleeding after sex?
Sex in the bedroom
Good sex is not just about techniques. Pillow talk is part of the foreplay.
Chronic pelvic pain
Endometriosis is a common and troublesome disease affecting about one in 10 women of reproductive age.
If your tween wants to be like Miley
Popular teen star Miley Cyrus is just 15 years old, and tweens are starting to follow in her footsteps.
 
   

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