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The rise in oropharyngeal cancer rates, linked to high-risk HPV strains transmitted through oral sex, underscores the need for healthcare providers to promote safe sex practices, HPV vaccination, and early symptom recognition.

Learn how pharmacists can dramatically improve access to reproductive health care, from removing obstacles to care to putting sexual and reproductive health services in place. Find out more about how you might contribute to this transition.

Vabbing (look it up on TikTok) is the practice of putting one’s own vaginal fluid to the body in order to attract future mates or suitors. Researchers have yet to determine whether or not human pheromones exist or how they function. Vabbing can alter a user’s psychological state, improving their perceived attractiveness. According to experts, those willing to attempt vabbing may already be the type of people capable of meeting a relationship or sexual partner.

Along with other physical findings, this patient shows decreased testicular volume. Review the other findings and determine your next best step for evaluating this patient.

Researchers from Texas Tech University discovered that participants who had only ever sent (but never received) sexts reported higher levels of depression, anxiety, and sleep problems than the other groups. They also suggested a link between sexting, marijuana use, and compulsive sexual behavior. According to the report, more than half of adults have sent a sext, and women are up to four times more likely than men to have received nonconsensual sexts. Many people say they enjoy consensual sexting because it empowers them and builds their self-confidence, but nonconsensual sexting can cause feelings of violation and awkwardness.

The American Journal of Psychiatry presents this review of the most compelling articles that were covered in 2022: The Molecular and Cellular Alterations That Underpin Psychiatric Illnesses Shared and Distinct Neurobiological Mechanisms of PTSD Cognitive Deficits in Long-Term Cannabis Users Longitudinal Outcomes of Duration of Untreated Psychosis Accelerating TMS in the Treatment of Depression Infant Brain Development, Fragile X Syndrome, and Autism Spectrum Disorder Combining Computational Modeling and Postmortem Human Brain Studies to Uncover Synaptic Variability Contributions to Cortical Gamma Oscillation From the AJP Residents’ Journal: Identity and Stigma