Sexual reproduction

Several thousands Poles wearing black clothes participated yesterday in protest rallies in several Polish cities for women's rights, celebrating the first anniversary of mass protests against an almost implemented ban on abortion, Reuters reported.

A coalition of rights NGOs, the Platform for Gender Equality, has urged Macedonia's new government, elected in May, to scrap changes made to the Abortion Law in 2013 by their conservative predecessors, which they insist undermined women's rights.

Male masturbation jokes always get laughs in buddy movies and comedy routines. But a new study actually has something serious to say about the typical dude’s favorite shower activity: Masturbating frequently could significantly reduce a man’s risk of prostate cancer.

Do you want to have more sex with women and never face performance issues? What you need to do is to stay away from watching porn, US medics warned.

The hours that some men spend watching online porn is allegedly leading them to develop severe health problems.

Porn-induced erectile dysfunction (PIED) is an issue first outlined by Dr. Abraham Morgentaler at Harvard Medical School – and it’s reportedly becoming more and more common among young men who simply cannot get aroused anymore.

The Health Ministry has initiated work to outlaw surrogate motherhood in Turkey and seeks to have the relevant law changed, introducing a jail sentence of between two and five years for those found guilty of the act. 

Choosing to engage in or abstain from sex sounds like a simple enough proposition for most people. But imagine if you did not have the option, not because of impotency but due to a lack of sexual organs! Kaylee Moats, 22, from Gilbert, Arizona, was born with Mayer Rokitansky Küster Hauser syndrome (MRKH), which means she has no cervix, uterus, or vaginal opening.

As someone who has addressed gender equality issues for years, I could not remain silent about the ongoing debates on incest in Turkey.

The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) Deputy Metin Külünk submitted a legislative proposal on Sept. 8 to the Turkish parliament, asking for those involved in consensual incest relationships to be given jail terms between eight and 12 years.

Külünk's proposal said the 104th article of the Turkish Criminal Law should add the following provision:

It’s bad news for expecting couples, as experts reveal that there could be severe consequences for women who have oral sex whilst pregnant.
Due to their compromised immune system, pregnant women are at a greater risk of contracting STIs, particularly in their third trimester.