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Condoms can be bought cheaply but sex workers and other vulnerable groups hesitate to purchase them from stores because of deep-rooted social taboos. (Photo: Pixabay)

Indians order 10 lakh condoms online in 69 days; demand in Delhi soars

An online store, which was launched on April 28 by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation delivered over 9.56 lakh condoms for...

12 Nov 2017 12:32 PM IST

The nurse said, With all of that being said, youre 21 years old, you really need to guard and protect your character. (Photo: Representative Image/AFP)

Woman gets 'slut-shamed' by a nurse during STD check-up

The woman wrote on Reddit that she had a one night stand with someone she had 'developed deep connections with' and had...

20 July 2019 4:27 PM IST

The team coated nanoparticles with the antibody to BSA, or bovine serum albumin, which is commonly used as the basis of a variety of diagnostic tests to help detect AIDS and Syphillis faster. (Photo: Pixabay)

New method may lead to faster diagnosis of HIV

Using nanocience and a magnetic phenomenon can give faster results to patients

20 Jan 2017 1:53 PM IST

Parents and teachers need to take an active interest in providing the correct sex education to children rather than saying it is too early. (Photo: AP)

Refraining from giving proper sex education may lead to STDs

Ill-informed children may make mistakes that may have dire consequences like unwanted pregnancy

4 Jan 2017 11:32 AM IST

Practice encourages both men and women to abstain from orgasm during sex in order to allow partners to enjoy longer and for more intense periods of sexual energy (Photo: Pixabay)

Protection against STDs during oral sex low among youngsters

Study shows more than half youngsters engaged in fellatio last year, but only 8 percent of females and 9 percent of...

8 Dec 2017 12:01 PM IST