Starting next year, schools in India will be introducing a new program to teach students as young as five years old about drugs, sexual development, sexual abuse and HIV/AIDS, the Times of India daily reported.

Usha Ram, a school principal involved in developing the program, says, "Topics related to sexual changes at puberty, substance abuse, myths concerning the reproductive growth of a child and sexually transmitted diseases will be part of the curriculum

A new dating website dedicated to people with sexually transmitted diseases is now online.

According to a woman who remains anonymous, she came up with the idea when she feared she would find it hard to find a new partner after she was diagnosed with genital herpes

A survey of New York City men finds that nearly one in 10 who identify themselves as "straight" have sex only with other men.

About 70 percent of these men are married. Ten percent of all married men reported have sex with men during the past year.

D. Preeti Pathela, with New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and colleagues write that safe-sex messages are likely missing this subgroup

A study conducted by researchers at Brown Medical School in Providence, RI, has revealed that many teenagers and young adults fail to use condoms consistently, regardless of whether they have sex with a serious or a "casual" partner. The research, which included 1,316 15- to 21-year-olds from three large U.S. cities, showed that most of the young people had unprotected sex with casual partners as often as those in serious relationships. The figures are, on average, about 20 times over the previous three months.

"Unfortunately, this reveals that teens may overestimate the safety of using condoms most of the time with a casual partner and underestimate the risk of unprotected sex with a serious partner," lead study author Dr. Celia Lescano said in a statement

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say herpes type 2 virus is declining in the country. A new study found a significant decrease in cases in Americans between the ages of 14 and 49.

Herpes 2 is the most common cause of genital herpes, and is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases. The study found that the number of people who tested positive for the disease is down by 19 percent since 1994