CDC says HPV down by 56% among teenagers since vaccine introduction

Health officials say decline is 'encouraging' but concern remains over lack of discrepancies in awareness of vaccine

Seattle woman Naveena Shine drops attempt to live on light

Shine went for 47 days without food but says financial difficulties she's enduring are 'message from the universe that it is time to stop'

Contraceptive to be made available without prescription or age limit after Obama administration drops opposition

Naomi McAuliffe: Thanks to 'female Viagra' and government regulation, we women can enjoy sex again – just hopefully not too much

Don Gomez: Contrary to recent headlines, my army service has been about great Americans working together to solve problems

Kayla Williams: As a US veteran, I know that the military has a lot it needs to change for women, but there are also tremendous opportunities

Jill Filipovic: Virginity has no bearing on a person's worth, yet 'purity balls' and shaming victims make our culture more medieval than modern

Maker of erectile dysfunction treatment say counterfeit pills available online can contain printer ink and pesticides

Partnership for Civil Justice Fund will move for contempt if government does not make contraceptive pill available to all

Chi Mgbako: Supreme court must put public health above misguided moralism and end Pepfar policy that stigmatises sex workers