Poorer teenagers begin having sex sooner: Study

New York  :  Can a person’s socio-economic background influence when he becomes sexually active? Yes, research reveals. Researchers, psychologists and others in the medical field have known for years that genes play an important role in how soon teens begin to engage in sexual activity. Genes determine when a teenager reaches puberty, and this is a strong factor for what is known as studying ‘At First Sex’ (AFS). However, ...

Girls’ suffer bad romance more than boys

Caught in a bad romantic relationship? Do not give a damn if things go wrong especially if you are a girl. Else, you may suffer mentally a lot when romances unfold differently than you imagined. According to research, for adolescent girls, such a situation would lead to negative implications for their mental health. “I found that girls’ risk of severe depression, thoughts of suicide and suicide attempt increase the more...

Believe it! These females have penises

It may sound obnoxiously bizarre but these females have penis-like organs that leave males gasping for more. They even mate for an impressive 40-70 hours! In a first such case, researchers have discovered cave insects in Brazil with rather novel sex lives. The insects belonging to the genus Neotrogla are the first example of an animal with sex-reversed genitals. “Although sex-role reversal has been identified in several...