Sexual in Medical News

Human Pheromones: What's Purported, What's Supported - A White Paper Published by The Sense of Smell Institute

... the lay community, pheromones are thought of as sexual attractants and nothing more. So the Sense of ... and viewers, "pheromone" has come to mean sexual attractant. Chemical-based sexual attraction is present in many species; however, ...

'Go to the doctor? Only if I'm really sick ...'

... their masculinity through their sexuality and sexual performance, seeking medical advice including ... they are economically marginalized, sexuality and sexual performance become the means by which they prove ... potentially interfering with the freedom of their sexual activities. However, they considered it ...

'Go to the doctor? Only if I'm really sick...'

... their masculinity through their sexuality and sexual performance, seeking medical advice including ... they are economically marginalized, sexuality and sexual performance become the means by which they prove ... potentially interfering with the freedom of their sexual activities. However, they considered it ...

Advocates for Health Millennium Development Goals Unite to Demand World Leaders Honor Funding Commitments

... programs for AIDS, TB, maternal and child health, sexual and reproductive health, and health systems ... promises to fund maternal and child health and sexual and reproductive health programs are wholly ... health systems to meet the challenges of HIV, sexual and reproductive health, maternal health, child ...

Pregnancy, STDs on the Rise Again Among U.S. Teens

... improving trends in teens' and young adults' sexual and reproductive health have flattened or may be ... a hospital emergency department for nonfatal sexual assault, including 30,000 females aged 10 to 14. ... identifies a number of concerns regarding the sexual and reproductive health of our nation's young ...

Understanding the process of homosexual identity formation among Asian and Pacific Islander youth

... Asian and Pacific Islanders (API), who are in the sexual minority, face psychological and social stresses ... impact the development of their ethnic and sexual identities. API teens and young adults ... American culture and also establish an authentic sexual identity that they knew was different from the ...

U.S. Debut: Holistic Health And Beauty From The Rainforest - New Book Reveals Closely Guarded Malaysian Health and Beauty Secrets Introducing the World to Time-Honored Tradition of Ramuan

... approach to hormonal balance, circulatory health, sexual fitness, beauty, vitality, and healthy aging," ... wellness. Biotropics Asmara for Women enhances sexual vitality & reproductive health; Ramuan ... aging and vitality; Tenaga for Men is for sexual fitness and vitality; and Ramuan Health - Men's ...

Multimedia Release: British Men Think Talking About Impotence is "Just Not Cricket"

... get hard (erect) enough to allow a man to have sexual activity. This happens because not enough blood ... of the European and International Societies for sexual Medicine, Belgium, 2008 3) WGBH ... observational study. Journal of sexual Medicine 2006; 3: 530 - 540 6) Miller TA. ...

Sociologists to turn the sociological eye on San Francisco

... implications of Latino migration to California on sexual health and HIV/AIDS, taking into account the cross-border differences in sexual rights, sexual identities and gender relations. Activist ...

First Book Focusing on How "The Secret Pain Women Won't Talk About" Affects Relationships

... them. "Secret Suffering: How Women's sexual and Pelvic Pain Affects Their Relationships" ... May 2009) is the first to tell the story of how sexual pain affects the lives of women and their ... part of their bodies, or graphic details of their sexual experiences. Dr. Echenberg added, "This ...

Black gay men may be at increased HIV risk

... Black gay men have less choice when it comes to sexual partners than other groups and, as a result, their sexual networks are closely knit. These tightly ... more likely. In a study 1 ) looking at social and sexual mixing between ethnic groups in men who have sex ...

IU researchers find vibrator use to be common, linked to sexual health

... men and women show that vibrator use during sexual interactions is common, with use being reported ... vibrator use is associated with more positive sexual function and being more proactive in caring for one's sexual health. The studies, led by researchers at ...

Women's Sexual Health Issues Hit Home

... 70 percent of American women have experienced a sexual health issue, and 22 percent felt very or extremely concerned about it. The survey defined a sexual health issue as any one of the following conditions: lack of desire for sexual activity, inability to become sexually aroused, ...

National Survey Shows 70% of Women Have Experienced a Sexual Health Issue

... Women Say sexual Health Issues Impact Multiple Aspects of Their ... 70 percent of women report having experienced a sexual health issue, of which 22 percent felt very or ... talking to a health care provider about a sexual health issue, but less than one-fifth (18%) ...

Social class, gender and ethnic group determine adolescents' sexual-affective education

... social differentiation, but also in the affective sexual education of the adolescents, where it is necessary to take part in order to promote sexual and gender equity and prevent gender violence. ... main conclusions of the investigation Affective sexual policy: a sociological approach to ...

Stroke survivors report loss of sexual desire, blurred gender roles, anger and fatigue

... aged between 33 and 78. They found that sexual relationships were significantly affected after a ... a stroke survivor. Key findings included: sexual relationships changed. A 35 year-old female ... respondents reported a reduction or total loss of sexual desire after their stroke. Some felt that this ...

Teens are heading in wrong direction: Likely to have sex, but not use contraception

... teens' risk of becoming pregnant based on their sexual activity, the contraceptive method they used and ... pregnancy. The authors found no change in teen sexual activity between 2003 and 2007, but did find a ... 1990s, despite little significant change in teen sexual activity. The authors suggest that the recent ...

After 10 Years A Stronger and More Enhanced Form of Viagra Now Available

... Erectile Dysfunction (ED) and recently Female sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD). It increases the body's ability to achieve and maintain an erection during sexual stimulation as well as to increase blood flow and ... most benefit to women in greatly enhancing their sexual response cycle (ex. desire, sensitivity and ...

Better access to info and dialogue with HCPs on sexual issues for rheumatology patients

... with healthcare professionals on the sexual issues related to their conditions, according to ... nurses understand the importance of addressing sexual health with their rheumatology patients as an ... them in proactively raising the issue. The sexual relationships of people with rheumatic diseases ...

Men with Low Testosterone See Multiple Doctors Before Being Diagnosed; Many Dissatisfied with Current Treatment Options

... had a somewhat or very negative impact on the sexual aspect of their lives, and 90 percent said it ... with a broad range of physical, psychological and sexual symptoms including decreased energy and mood, ... with a broad range of physical, psychological and sexual symptoms including decreased energy and mood, ...

VIVUS' Qnexa Shows Significantly Improved Blood Sugar Control Through Weight Loss In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

... to address unmet needs in obesity, diabetes and sexual health, today announced that data from a ... to address unmet needs in obesity, diabetes and sexual health. The company's lead product in clinical ... the treatment of type 2 diabetes. In the area of sexual health, VIVUS is in phase 3 development with ...

MTV'S GYT Campaign Spurs Nationwide Movement to 'Get Yourself Tested'

... to safe guarding personal health, fostering sexual responsibility and addressing the wider STD ... GYT is an easy way for young people to talk about sexual health and getting tested for STDs. GYT aims to ... campaign on HIV/AIDS, other STDs and related sexual health issues. The partnership includes targeted ...

EXTRA TV Features Tosca Reno's Eat-Clean Diet's Libido Boosting Foods

... it contains the nutrients needed for optimal sexual performance. Folic acid in the vegetable helps ... says, "Eating clean foods like bananas increase sexual stamina. Lean proteins, especially fish, increase ... chemical with an effect often compared to sexual bliss." "The Eat-Clean Diet" that boosts ...

Student Veteran Health Examined in First-of-Its-Kind Study by University of Minnesota/Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

... higher rates of some mental health issues and sexual assault (most notably among females), they did ... health, nutrition and physical activity, and sexual health. The survey was completed by 813 veterans ... with the findings regarding female veterans and sexual assault: 43.7 percent of female veteran students ...

Partner status influences women's interest in men

... In the study, women both with and without sexual partners showed little difference in their ... However, the women who did not have sexual partners spent more time evaluating photos of ... No such difference was found between men who had sexual partners and those who did not. "These ...

HIV prevention program gets a boost from NIMH recovery act funds

... and monogamous relationships and decreasing risky sexual behaviors and the number of sexual partners. In the first part of the study, the ... condom use and the self-reported number of unsafe sexual behaviors. ...

Study Demonstrates Internet Risks for Teen Girls

... of child abuse, are more likely to receive online sexual advances and then meet those individuals offline. ... girls in the study reported experiencing online sexual advances, and 26 percent reported meeting someone ... regarding her computer and Internet usage, sexual attitudes and activities, substance use, ...

Provocative Online Portrayals Can Get Teen Girls in Trouble

... provocative is correlated with the number of sexual advances they're getting online with people they ... Hospital Medical Center. "The number of sexual advances in turn is directly related to the ... Internet use, substance abuse, peers and sexual activities. An avatar is a digital ...

Childhood Sexual Abuse Might Spur Early Periods

... black women were to have suffered childhood sexual abuse, U.S. researchers report. The finding suggests childhood sexual abuse may increase the likelihood of early ... reported physical abuse and 18 percent reported sexual abuse when they were children. The study found ...

Being a 'People Person' May Be All in Your Head

... Brain areas processing sweet tastes, sexual stimuli may also key personality disorders ... pleasurable experiences such as sweet tastes and sexual stimuli are the same ones that determine whether ... processing simple rewards such as sweet tastes or sexual stimuli. "It's interesting that the degree to ...

Results of phase III study on Labopharm's novel antidepressant published in Psychiatry (Edgemont) Journal

... increased agitation, slow onset of action, sexual dysfunction and weight gain. Labopharm's novel ... of MDD are those related to weight gain and sexual dysfunction, as they are among the most prevalent ... placebo and there was a low incidence of sexual dysfunction in both groups. The authors ...

Study finds higher prevalence of early menarche among survivors of childhood sexual abuse

... were more likely to report a history of childhood sexual abuse, according to a new study led by a ... Center. The results suggest that a history of sexual abuse may increase the risk of early menarche ... of Public Health , examined the prevalence of sexual and physical abuse in childhood among more than ...

MTV Chronicles the Challenges of Teen Pregnancy in '16 & Pregnant' Premiering on Thursday, June 11th at 10pm ET/PT

... as a platform to have an honest discussion around sexual health and pregnancy with teens. In conjunction ... make responsible and safer decisions about their sexual health." During the month of May, National ... sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and related sexual health issues. The partnership includes targeted ...

Fathers' Concern Rises When Teens Start Having Sex

... be a tool to prevent teens from engaging in risky sexual behavior and provides surprising insight into the ... "When adolescents increased their risky sexual activities, fathers became more knowledgeable ... an estimated one-fourth of adolescents have had sexual intercourse by the age of 15, and that number ...

Viewing Adult-Themed TV Tied to Earlier Sex for Teens

... for adolescents. Our research shows that their sexual attitudes and expectations are influenced much ... that adults face, including the complexities of sexual relationships," co-author David Bickham, staff ... from the media, and when they watch media with sexual references and innuendos, our research suggests ...

Children who view adult-targeted TV may become sexually active earlier in life

... Boston, Mass. -- Early onset of sexual activity among teens may relate to the amount of ... of the study. "Our research shows that their sexual attitudes and expectations are influenced much ... intended for adults. The participants' onset of sexual activity was then tracked during the second ....

New Illinois Prosecution Unit Helps Protect Women Against Violence

... partnership to help fight domestic violence, sexual assault SPRINGFIELD, Ill., April 30 ... agency to help combat domestic violence and sexual assault across Illinois. Under the new ... push on National Crime Victims Rights Week and sexual Assault Awareness Month. "This grant is giving ...

Teen drug education also helps curb risky sexual behavior, study finds

... can have a long-term positive impact on sexual behavior in addition to curbing substance abuse, ... adolescents were less likely to engage in risky sexual behavior five to seven years later, according to ... abuse prevention programs can also curb risky sexual practices in young adulthood. "The lessons ...

Living and Loving with Prostate Cancer: Men Deserve Better

... life which can be affected due to changes in his sexual function, and changes in the way he perceives his ... urinary incontinence and impotence, and a loss of sexual desire which can severely compromise their sense ... In men, testosterone helps maintain sex drive and sexual function, muscle mass and strength, mood and ...

HookUp: Sexual Health Info Text Messaging Service for California Youth Launches

... provides young people with accurate and relevant sexual health information plus a geo-targeted search ... high-risk teens and young adults to available sexual and reproductive health services . To use the ... information about how to make responsible sexual choices, to complement the SMS text messages and ...