Brief history of a recurring nightmare.
WHEN the American Psychiatric Association drew up its list of disorders in 1952, it described homosexuality as a sociopathic personality disorder. Many therapists were far ahead of that formality: they were already trying to cure homosexual men and women and prevent homosexuality from taking hold in children. ...

Manila youth rally for life.
Tens of thousands of young Manilans joined together recently in forming the Youth for Life, Manila headed by Inner-City Development Chairman and frontrunner Mayoralty bet Ali Atienza which aims to uphold Pro-Life ideals in providing good and effective governance. The Youth for Life, Manila is more than...

HPV.
[The following letter was sent to the Editor of the Evening Telegram, St John's, Nfld, and forwarded to us by the author.] In his piece on August 10th, "Right to Life Association confuses health issue with promiscuity", Brian Jones is short on or seems not to want...

The pleasure deficit: revisiting the "sexuality connection" in reproductive health.
In a seminal 1993 article, Ruth Dixon-Mueller questioned the reproductive health field's conceptualization of sexuality, arguing that it had treated intercourse as a sanitized, emotionally neutral act. (1) If one were to learn about human sexuality by reading family planning research and program manuals, she suggested, one would have...

Controversy swirls over new HPV vaccine.
Toronto -- In September one Ontario Catholic school board delayed the introduction of the HPV vaccine in its schools until trustees had a chance to debate the measure and vote on it. But others went right ahead and allowed the vaccination of their students. The speedy adoption...

Cockeyed optimists.
Although their general profile suggested high risk, most teenagers interviewed at clinics in Connecticut in 1998-2000 did not consider themselves likely to acquire a sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the near future. (1) On average, the 209 pregnant, sexually active 14-19-year-olds had initiated sex before the age of 15;...

Two birds with one stone.
Substituting a vaccine that is active against both hepatitis A and hepatitis B for the hepatitis B vaccine that many public sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics routinely offer clients would prevent a substantial amount of illness, and would do so cost-effectively. (1) Results of an analysis based on a...

Adolescent biology; psychology increase STD risk.
NEW YORK -- Adolescents are disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted diseases due to biologic, psychological, cognitive, and behavioral factors, as well as poor access to health care, Dr. Robin Recant said at a gynecology conference sponsored by Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Female adolescents are biologically at...

Chinese prostitution: consequences and solutions in the post-Mao era.
This paper examines the development of Chinese prostitution in pre-communist China during the Mao regime and the post-Mao era, drawing lessons from the Chinese Government's efforts to eradicate prostitution. It discusses the relationship between prostitution and sexual disease, and argues that China's market economy, lack of religious beliefs and...

Chlamydia screening programs: a review of the literature. Part 1: issues in the promotion of chlamydia testing of youth by primary care physicians.
Abstract: Rates of Chlamydia are highest among 15- to 24-year-old females. Often asymptomatic, untreated chlamydia can lead to Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) and result in infertility, ectopic pregnancy, chronic pelvic pain, and increased susceptibility to HIV infection. Screening at risk women for chlamydia and treating those who test positive...