Everything about this is just sad: a new study tracking the sexual habits of teenage girls finds that many of them don't use birth control for some incredibly misguided, dated reasons. Like what? Oh, you know, the good old "I didn't think I could get pregnant the first time I had sex," "I didn't think I could get pregnant when I was on my period," the ever-popular "my boyfriend didn't want to use a condom," and, most astoundingly, "I just didn't think I could get pregnant." Girls, if prominent religious figures can get knocked up without ever having sex, what in god's name makes you think you're immune when you do get it on? more ›

Oh, teenagers and their "raw-dogging"! Did you know that over 25% of all NYC's STD sufferers are adolescents? And then there's the teen pregnancies, which only end up creating more teenagers—which is the last thing anybody needs. And so the Community Healthcare Network's teen outreach program, called Teens P.A.C.T. (Positive Actions and Choices for Teens), has created workshops for its participants to make videos like this, in an attempt to grapple with these issues in terms teenagers can relate to: more ›

Good news for rational people everywhere—those HPV vaccines that some conservative prudes were convinced were going to turn girls into skanks do nothing of the sort, after all! So go out and get your kids—girls and boys—the shots. more ›

Normally, we don't spend that much time perusing South African newspapers, but every once in a while, something pops up that's worthy of international attention: several doctors report that people like to get drunk at office holiday parties and have casual sex. Especially women, who apparently don't know how to deal with getting drunk and hooking up. more ›

The Comfort Station has become an integral part of life for those living at Zuccotti Park, distributing clothing, blankets, tampons, shaving needs, and body wash to overnight occupiers. However, one item you'll have trouble finding there is condoms. "We don't have any on hand." said Victoria Tran-Trainh, a Pace University student from Boston who helps keep the operation running smoothly. "I guess the General Assembly decided that we shouldn't hand out condoms any more, that people shouldn't be having sex in the park. But a lot of people seem to be to giving them out anyway. If we had condoms here and someone wanted them, I wouldn't say no because that's stupid," she added. more ›

STD rates are on the rise in Greenwich Village, and it looks like lots of ladies are doing the nasty in some, ahem, nasty ways, according to new data from the Health Department [pdf]. more ›

Ever since the city decided to make sex ed for public school students mandatory, conservatives have been freaking out about the end of innocence, etc. But a new study released by the International Planned Parenthood Federation proves just how important sex ed really is, by highlighting a scary failure to provide young people with sexual health information and services. more ›

If you were ever wondering what an Ivy League education is good for, Trojan's Sexual Health Report Card has some answers. Columbia ranked #1 on the list this year with a GPA of 3.70. At a school where students spend more time reading about sex in the stacks (BwogSex, anyone?) than actually doing it, we wonder if this is one of those veiled "Safe Sex is No Sex" campaigns. Or maybe—just maybe—it's some sort of clever marketing campaign for a condom company? Anyway, here's the report card on the school's Sexual Health resources and outreach: more ›

This is simply disgusting. A teacher is suing the city after she slipped and fell on condoms and other garbage scattered across the floor in the High School of Art and Design. Educator Karen Hollander says she injured her head and nervous system after losing her balance on the offending prophylactics in the Second Avenue school's cafeteria last November. more ›

There's an amusing article in the Times of London about libidos unleashed after Olympians compete in their events. Former Olympian Matthew Syed remembers, "In 1988 that there were so many used condoms on the roof terrace of the British team's residential block the night after the swimming concluded that the British Olympic Association sent out an edict banning outdoor sex... It is a common sight to see recently knocked-out athletes gorging on Magnums and McDonald's, swilling alcohol and, of course, shagging like crazy." Syed points out how 2008 organizers have more of a "If you can't stop 'em, at least make it safe" philosophy by handing out 100,000 condoms to the 10,500 Olympians in Beijing. There is no count on how many were used, but Syed heard from one competitor, “The swimmers finished earlier in the week and it was like there was an eruption.” [Via Page Six] more ›

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