Sex

Israeli study: Conception during IUD use raises risks to mother and baby

Women who conceived with an IUD were more likely to have one or more adverse outcomes.

Israeli and US researchers: Many elderly unwilling to ‘retire’ from sexuality

Cache of ‘counterfeit’ sex products seized from Tel Aviv erotica store

The authorities also took a large number of unidentified pills whose import and sale here is not approved.

Discovery: Gene trigger for asexual plant reproduction

“Our results can explain at the molecular level how asexual reproduction, known as parthenogenesis or apomixes in plants, has evolved. In these processes, genetically identical plants are formed.”

Could engineered fatty particles help prevent AIDS?

Liposomes block HIV infection in early tests; could be a cost-effective preventive for developing countries.

Couples report sexual satisfaction over time

International study shows that tenderness more important to men than to women; men also more likely to report being happy in their relationship.

Hormones don’t create ‘male’ and ‘female’ brains

On examining classic studies on differences between the sexes, Prof. Rebecca Jordan-Young concluded that most researchers saw only what they were looking for.

Sob story: Women’s tears reduce men’s sexual arousal

Chemical signal affecting men’s sexual arousal found in human tears by Weizmann Institute scientists.

The doctor is in

Storied sexologist Dr. Ruth Westheimer tackles the subject of sex and the Jewish tradition at Beit Avi Chai.

When Netanyahu refused to be blackmailed by a sex tape that may not exist

Netanyahu admitted on live television to having an affair, during the Likud primaries of 1993.