Information on female sexuality and sexual health issues from menstruation and birth control to sexual problems, menopause, and intercourse painhttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/en-usTue, 14 Apr 2026 18:49:57 EDTFemale Sexual HealthA new study suggests cisgender heterosexual women are more satisfied in relationships and have fewer depression and anxiety symptoms than cisgender sexual minority womenhttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/1180.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/1180.phpWed, 27 Sep 2023 10:37:23 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthResearchers examine the consequences of sexist myths on development of language, communication, and the social and emotional spheres among childrenhttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/1142.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/1142.phpMon, 06 Feb 2023 14:57:37 EDTSexualDiversity.orgTsara's ColumnThree women with separate stories of sexual issues and discoverieshttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/tsara/1137.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/tsara/1137.phpTue, 31 Jan 2023 10:55:07 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthA third of women of reproductive age in the United States face excessive travel times to obtain an abortion after U.S. Supreme Court Dobbs v. Jackson decisionhttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/1053.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/1053.phpTue, 01 Nov 2022 11:39:22 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthThe Discovery of over 10,000 human clitoral nerve fibers that enable pleasurable sensation could improve health and sexual functionhttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/1047.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/1047.phpFri, 28 Oct 2022 11:43:37 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthThe study highlights gender disparity in how frequently doctors and clinical trials assess the impact of treatment on sexual healthhttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/1044.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/1044.phpSat, 22 Oct 2022 11:42:40 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthYoung female cancer survivors are at much higher risk of sexual problems, including loss of libido and discomfort, according to new researchhttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/1032.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/1032.phpSat, 01 Oct 2022 14:36:46 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthPremenstrual mood swings and anxiety experienced by over 64% of women are so common they represent a critical public health issue globallyhttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/1012.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/1012.phpTue, 06 Sep 2022 17:23:30 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthReluctance to discuss the possible harms of anal sex is letting down a generation of young women who are unaware of the riskshttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/1003.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/1003.phpFri, 12 Aug 2022 16:09:58 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthInvestigation of birth happiness by sexual orientation discordance across sexual orientation measures using a nationally representative sample of women of reproductive agehttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/849.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/849.phpWed, 13 Dec 2017 12:22:45 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthFemale sexual desire study is the first of its kind in comparing desire in LGBQ* and heterosexual womenhttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/848.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/848.phpFri, 08 Dec 2017 16:14:37 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthStudy reveals high-risk sexual behavior may be biologically linked to increased risk of acquiring HIV and other sexually transmitted infectionshttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/834.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/834.phpFri, 10 Nov 2017 06:14:56 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthPutting sexuality back in the hands of women - photographer Marcos Alberti captures the glowing change in women before and after orgasmshttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/829.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/829.phpTue, 31 Oct 2017 09:45:09 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthExpanding access to voluntary medical male circumcision in Africa may help protect women against HIV and sexually transmitted infectionshttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/818.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/818.phpSat, 14 Oct 2017 15:00:36 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthAddressing gaps in scientific understanding of female sexual pleasurehttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/798.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/798.phpWed, 20 Sep 2017 19:13:33 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthNew paper from Rice University sociologists reveals lesbian women are less likely than heterosexual and bisexual women to get timely pap smearshttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/730.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/730.phpFri, 03 Mar 2017 12:13:48 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthWomen who receive the O-Shot or Orgasm Shot report increase in quality and frequency of orgasms, and elimination of painful intercourse and urinary incontinencehttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/547.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/547.phpTue, 27 Oct 2015 09:53:24 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthBirth control pills cause small but significant increase risk of common types of strokehttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/498.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/498.phpSun, 20 Sep 2015 09:12:25 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthYoung women attracted to both sexes more likely to develop eating disorders than those attracted to only one sexhttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/489.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/489.phpWed, 02 Sep 2015 17:13:21 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthFDA approval of flibanserin marks final leg of struggle for treatment option for HSDD a common sexual complaint among femaleshttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/479.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/479.phpWed, 26 Aug 2015 17:25:44 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthWomen who are considering HRT should be aware there continues to be a debate about the safety of its usehttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/446.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/446.phpThu, 12 Mar 2015 12:06:25 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthVaginal steaming is an ancient remedy for reproductive health that is being fervently revived by women around the globe todayhttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/375.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/375.phpFri, 30 Jan 2015 10:06:12 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthPublicly tweeting about sexism could improve wellbeing by expressing in ways that feel like they can make a differencehttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/374.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/374.phpFri, 30 Jan 2015 09:51:36 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthPalatin Technologies, Inc. has initiated phase 3 reconnect study in the United States for the treatment of female sexual dysfunctionhttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/280.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/280.phpMon, 29 Dec 2014 09:39:21 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthFlemmer has created a model for health care called empathic partnership - designed to help primary care practitioners create safe, effective partnerships with patientshttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/243.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/243.phpWed, 03 Dec 2014 17:37:12 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthWomen interested in trying dietary soy for hot flashes can do their own experiment by incorporating it as a healthy food in their diethttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/217.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/217.phpSun, 23 Nov 2014 10:45:04 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthFlibanserin for Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) does not impair next-day cognitive function or driving performance in premenopausal womenhttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/214.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/214.phpSun, 23 Nov 2014 09:50:37 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthEven the Score Campaign Calls on FDA to Approve Medical Treatment Options for Female Sexual Dysfunctionhttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/117.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/117.phpTue, 28 Oct 2014 16:55:38 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthNewly published findings are giving women with bad backs renewed hope for better sex liveshttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/98.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/98.phpSat, 25 Oct 2014 12:57:58 EDTSexualDiversity.orgFemale Sexual HealthStudy shows perceptions of what is considered normal and desirable female genitalia may be influenced by exposure to modified imageshttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/9.phphttps://www.sexualdiversity.org/sexuality/health/female/9.phpFri, 20 Dec 2013 16:39:47 EDTSexualDiversity.org