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Ejaculation Frequency and Prostate Cancer Risk
June 4, 2004
A new study has shown that men who ejaculate frequently are not at increased risk of developing prostate cancer. Indeed, they may well have a decreased risk, based on their lifetime ejaculation frequency . . .

Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD)
September 10, 2003
There's considerable controversy over the definition of the more term "female sexual dysfunction" (FSD). In 1999 a study concluded that FSD affected 43% of American women. However, a new survey, reported here, indicates that "sexual distress" only affects 24% of women . . .

Managing Erectile Dysfunction after Prostatectomy
September 10, 2003
Erectile dysfunction (ED) after radical prostatectomy is less frequent than it was, thanks to nerve-sparing surgical techniques. In addition, appropriate medication after surgery can help lessen the problem.

Androgen Replacement in the Aging Male
September 10, 2003
Two eminent physicians, Professors Jungwirth and Meryn, discuss here the complex question of hormone replacement therapy in hypogonadal and normal men as they age.

The Y in Sex
September 10, 2003
In this article taken from the ISMH newsletter, Professors Hengstschläger and Meryn clarify the importance of the recent full sequencing of the Y chromosome.

Sexual Dysfunction in IBS
June 20, 2003
Two functional gastrointestinal disorders - non-ulcer dyspepsia, or NUD, and irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS - are associated with impaired sexual function. Now that more specific treatments for one of them (IBS) are available, this problem deserves re-evaluation.

Counseling Genital Herpes Patients
February 7, 2003
Patients with genital herpes require more than a prescription and advice to use condoms. A patient survey done in the USA has shown up the defects of available education and counseling services, and provided suggestions for their improvement.

Medical conditions and sexual problems
June 14, 2000
Sexual problems in men and women can be caused by diverse medical conditions - some of these have been considered in two earlier articles. In this summary, the effects of some common medical conditions on sexual.

Sexual Problems in Women
June 7, 2000
The problems women face in sexual function are not nearly as well understood as those that face men. The main difficulty reported by men is the inability to get and/or maintain an .

Sexual Problems in Men
June 7, 2000
'Inability to perform' was the delicate term once used. Then came 'impotence', and now it's 'erectile dysfunction' (ED). The problem is the same. However, since a drug - sildenafil .

It never ends: Aging and Sexuality - Part II
June 1, 2000
As many as 30 million American men suffer some form sexual dysfunction, according to estimates of the Nation Institute of Health. The majority of these men are over the age of sixty-five. After eliminating the effects of physical illness .

It never ends: Aging and Sexuality - Part I
March 9, 2000
The social and psychological determinants of sexual behavior for seniors can be grouped under three headings: experiences during younger days, attitudes and feeling about sexuality in senior years, and mood states in senior years.




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