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Have a partner who wants to step away from sex with you or take a break? If you're wondering what to do to change that, the only right answer is nothing at all. We need to always respect a person's sexual limits and boundaries, whatever their gender.

What to do when you're worried about physical intimacy with someone being awkward?  Try to embrace it. Intimacy is often awkward. And that isn't a bad thing.

Do "all guys" really always want more sexually than you really want or feel ready to do yourself?  No. But even if they did, that doesn't mean it'll always be right for you -- or them! -- to engage in sex you don't feel ready for yet or don't really want yourself.

How can a young person tell a parent about a possible pregnancy, and why might the possibility of that conversation be a good indicator a talk with a parent is needed anyway?

If and when we want to have sex in such a way where we only think of our own wants and needs, we can always have that easily with masturbation. But once more than one person is involved in sex, more than one person needs to be seen, heard and considered.

Is one reliable method of contraception okay, or do you need two?  There's no rule for everyone, just what level and kind of protection you want and what you feel best about.

I am concerned about the lack of coverage for the daily violation of women’s rights that occurs on the labor and delivery unit.

Feeling awful about having contracted a sexually transmitted infection? Here's the nitty-gritty on the stigmatization of STIs and people with them and how to deal.

Long-awaited results were released today in the New England Journal of Medicine of a study on the effectiveness of a single daily tablet for preventing HIV transmission among those at high risk of infection.

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More than half of HIV-positive women who wish to have children have not received adequate pregnancy counseling from their health care providers, according to a study published in the May 20 issue of AIDS Patient Care and STDs.