Managing Sexual Difficulties
The quality of your sex life affects your entire life. So, if you’re having a hard time enjoying or desiring sex it’s important to find out why.
Finding the Right Healthcare Provider
Talking to a healthcare provider about your sexual health can be intimidating. But being able to talk to your healthcare provider about your physical health as it relates to your sexual health is absolutely crucial.
Male Birth Control on the Horizon: A Man’s View
Women have an array of contraception options from which to choose, a veritable buffet of offerings: implants, IUDs, injections, the pill, the patch, vaginal rings, diaphragms and cervical caps, the sponge, even sterilization. Men? Wear a condom. Get a vasectomy. Pretty straight-forward, that. And sadly lacking. Sad for men and their female partners, too. Condoms […]
Male Birth Control On the Horizon: A Woman’s View
Male birth control is a saving grace for young women. Wait: a saving grace for young women? Yes! There is so much pressure to be (borderline) infertile these days! And that’s hard! Let me explain. Here’s an insight into the minds of many young women getting birth control for the first time. First, there’s the […]
Strong and Silent Types
Strong and Silent Types It happens more than you probably think: an estimated 1 in 6 males has experienced sexual abuse, either in childhood or adulthood. A lack of resources and awareness, coupled with rigid social views on masculinity, are just some of the obstacles littering the path to recovery. There is help, in large […]
Talking about Sex
Communication is necessary throughout a relationship, from the very beginning to the very end. No matter how long you and your partner have been together, you will need to keep communicating about your sexual expectations, desires and needs.
Sexual Functioning—Understanding and Overcoming Sexual Difficulties
An important part of overall sexual health is healthy sexual functioning—being able to experience sexual pleasure and satisfaction when desired.
Our History
A Journey Through ASHA’s History ASHA was founded in 1914 as the American Social Hygiene Association, formed out of early 20th century social reform movements focused on fighting, in the parlance of the day, venereal diseases (VD) such as gonorrhea and syphilis. This work continued through two world wars, as ASHA produced volumes of material […]