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Does the Pill Kill Your sex Drive?
By Alison Motluck
The Findings: In research being published this month in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, 124 pre-menopausal women who attended a sexual dysfunction clinic were separated into three groups: birth-control-pill users, former users, and those who had never taken the pill. Blood samples showed that current [...]

What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be President. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can wear NO shirt to a [...]

I know that when I was 10, I would just suddenly be walking down the street and the urge to have sex was just too much! So, we better vaccinate everyone against STDs just in case the urge is too much to handle! Don’t they know that not all teenagers and college students [...]

Personality Type and Your Coping Strategy
The Sherman Tank: Rides Over People
Consider the issue; stand up if important
The Space Cadet: Lives in Another World
Find and develop their unique gits
The Volcano: Explosive, unpredictable
Remove from the crowd; listen, be honest
The Thumb Sucker: Self-pity, pouts to real trouble
Don’t reward; expose them
The Wet Blanket: Always down
Be honest, don’t cater; don’t [...]

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HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY?
You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming.
– Alan, age 10
No person really decides before they grow up who they’re going to marry. God [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: December 20, 2005
CONTACT: Charlee Voorhees
PHONE: 202-962-0067
Record Abstinence Education Funding One Step Closer
Earlier this Fall, the Abstinence Clearinghouse reported on two victories for abstinence education during the appropriations conference committee meetings. A record level of funding for the Community-Based Abstinence Education grant program was appropriated and an anti-abstinence “medical-accuracy” amendment was stripped from [...]

On October 31, 2005, the largest provider of cell phone coverage in Nigeria, MTN, did its part to stop the spread of AIDS. A text message was sent to every cell phone subscriber on the network. The message chosen was not mixed, and could not be considered anything but healthy. It [...]

Abstinence Clearinghouse believes it is unnecessary to use graphic images to teach age-appropriate sexuality education or abstinence education. Neurochemical science affirms all imagery is real to the brain whether the setting is scientific, educational or pornographic. Diagrams of internal organs are acceptable, but images or pictures of external genitalia in any form, whether diseased or [...]

In a report leaked to the press today, an anonymous government official has divulged the intended ratio of government spending for abstinence education programs and contraceptive-based sex education programs in the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Condom pushers aren’t happy. According to the document “FY06 Country Operational Plan Guidance,” no less than [...]