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Providing sex reassignment surgery and hormone treatment for transgender men and women is cost-effective

Transgender Transition Treatment Deemed Cost-Effective

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Surgical and hormone expenses less than those that treat complications of not transitioning
A new analysis suggests that parents who set rules and keep tabs on their teenagers may have kids who are more cautious about sex. The meta-analysis was published online Nov. 30 in Pediatrics.

Parental Involvement Does Impact Risky Teen Behavior

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Teens tend to delay sex if Mom and Dad keep an eye on what they're doing, who they're with
For most patients with an implantable cardiac defibrillator

AHA: Many Patients Worried About Sex Post ICD Implantation

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Both patient and partner need better counseling before leaving the hospital, researcher says
Women are more often treated with low-dose dabigatran

Women More Often Treated With Low-Dose Dabigatran

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Despite trend toward lower stroke risk with high dose
New research suggests that doctors don't warn younger women when they're at risk for cardiovascular disease as often as they warn men. And once younger women suffer an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Gender Gap Appears to Continue in Cardiovascular Care

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Younger women less likely than men to be warned of risk, get same treatments or survive after MI
Ebola virus can persist in semen

Ebola Virus Can Persist in Semen of Survivors

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Two studies describe sexual transmission from survivor, persistence of Ebola virus RNA in semen
Vasectomy is not associated with decreased sexual frequency

Vasectomy Not Tied to Decrease in Sexual Frequency

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Vasectomized men, women with vasectomized partner have higher odds of weekly sex
Many myocardial infarction survivors are concerned that too much physical activity could trigger a repeat event. But after reviewing data collected on 536 heart disease patients between the ages of 30 and 70

Sexual Activity Doesn’t Seem to Trigger Repeat MI Events

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Research shows it equals the level of physical exertion seen for a brisk walk
Women tend to manage their femininity so as to be considered adherent to the unspoken code of the non-gendered worker

Women in Academic Medicine ‘Manage Femininity’ to Succeed

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Strategies for this include appearing easy-going or downplaying differences based on gender
Addyi (flibanserin) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the first drug to treat generalized hypoactive sexual desire disorder among premenopausal women. The drug is for women who do not have an underlying physical or psychological cause for the disorder

FDA Approves Libido Pill for Women

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Addyi to treat generalized hypoactive sexual desire disorder among premenopausal women