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This seems like an irony, in my opinion... China losing out on reproduction? ----- By Kristine Lim Posted: 15 November 2011 SHANGHAI, China: China faces a shortage of sperm donors , and the quality of sperm adds to the infertility problem as more couples seek out sperm banks. Only about five to 10 per cent of sperm donations make the mark. The hectic pace of life, stress at work, as well as a changing environment with more pollution and exposure to elements such as radiation affect fertility. In Shanghai, about 2,500 couples seek out the sperm bank each year. They can wait up to three years for a donor. Shanghai Human Sperm Bank head Li Zheng said: "If you come to the hospital and take a look at the men without sperm or who are infertile, you will see how much stress they have. "For me, it is really difficult to break the news that he cannot have children at the end of the treatment. "It is a huge blow to the men. They face a lot of pressure a...

English: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) I'm not sure if I would be glad with this kind of story... I mean, I find this simply a workaround to the root cause, rather than stopping the issue from the source. Just my 2 cents worth... ----- Posted: 11 October 2011 PARIS: A scheme in six Indian states that concentrated safe-sex campaigns on a few niche groups prevented 100,000 HIV infections over five years, according to estimates published in The Lancet on Tuesday. The so-called Avahan project was launched in 2003 in Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu , along with the northeastern states of Manipur and Nagaland , using a massive grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation . These states, with a total population of 300 million, had the highest prevalences of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in India at the time. Avahan's goal was to boost prevention among prostitutes and their customers, gays, i...

Posted: 04 October 2011 PARIS: Women who use hormonal birth control are roughly twice as likely to become infected with HIV or pass on the AIDS virus to their partner, according to a study published on Tuesday. The research was carried out among 3,790 heterosexual couples in Africa where one partner had the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while the other was uninfected. The findings, if confirmed, could have huge repercussions for policies on contraception and HIV prevention. The authors say it strengthens the need for safe-sex messages, in which the condom is promoted as a shield against the AIDS pathogen. The couples were monitored for an average of 18 months during which 167 individuals became infected, 73 of them women, according to the paper appearing in The Lancet Infectious Diseases . Transcribed into a benchmark of prevalence, HIV transmissions were 6.61 per 100 person-years in couples where women used hormonal contraception, compared to 3.78 per 100 person-...

Is Singapore becoming "more open"? Or simply following the downward path of the surrounding influences? ----- SINGAPORE: New survey data released in conjunction with World Contraception Day shows that unprotected sex is on the increase among young people in Singapore. Sixty-one per cent of 200 sexually active young people between the ages of 16 and 19 surveyed in Singapore have had sex without contraception with a new partner, a 12 per cent increase from the previous survey done in 2009. The multi-country survey, which is supported by a coalition of 10 international organisations with an interest in sexual health, said there is a significant disconnect between young people's attitudes to accepting responsibility for contraception and what they are doing in their day-to-day lives. It added that the results also highlight that confusion around contraceptive options is still widespread, with highly unreliable contraceptive methods , such as the "withdr...

Image via Wikipedia Contrary to the very popular belief of one psychologist who says that scolding a child makes him lose self-respect, resulting to a low self-esteem, the author of this article made it clear, that spanking, if done properly, does good to the child. Taken from the Ezine colleciton of articles, I hope and pray that this will help you decide what to do: to spank or not to spank. This is a lengthy article, but the read is worthy. Spank, but do it with love! Does Spanking Children Cause Sexual Problems? Does spanking cause sexual problems in children when they grow up? A recent study linking some sexual problems to spanking made the headlines not long ago. The study, conducted by Dr. Murray Straus, co-director of the Family Research Laboratory at the University of New Hampshire , says that spanking or other corporal punishments are more likely to cause sexual problems in children as teens or adults. According to the study, submitted to the American Psychological...