Archive for the ‘Men's Health-Erectile Dysfunction’ Category
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CONTRACEPTION AFTER CHILDBIRTH – THE IMMEDIATE PUERPERIUM
The joy, happiness and sense of achievement in the birth of the baby may be inhibited by recent memories of traumatic delivery, a painful perineum, difficulties with breast feeding or postnatal depression. Sexual matters seem an irrelevance. Several studies have shown that women experience a marked reduction in sexual activity and enjoyment in the third [...]
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THE SECOND BABY – INTRODUCTION
Many couples who have had problems conceiving their first baby have found no trouble in becoming pregnant for a second or subsequent time. But what about the agony of those whose second baby does not materialize? The women themselves often say, ‘I suppose I shouldn’t be making such a fuss because I am so lucky [...]
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COUNSELLING THE PATIENT WITH THE UNPLANNED PREGNANCY – DEPENDENT WOMAN
Difficulties may arise from the fact that other people are nearly always involved. If a woman is to have a baby, she is likely to become dependent on those around her and the influence of husband, boyfriend or parents is likely to have an important bearing on her decision, even if she chooses in the [...]
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CARE OF THE YOUNGER PATIENT – HOW SHOULD ‘YOUNGER’ BE DEFINED WHEN CONSIDERING PATIENTS SEEKING CONTRACEPTION?
Should it be by chronological age or by sexual and emotional maturity? If the latter is the yardstick, then the younger patient may be 13 or 30. The emotional tasks of adolescence, and the normal ages at which they are accomplished, have been described by Christopher (1992). The degree of emotional maturity, and the speed [...]
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THE IMPORTANCE OF MOTHERS – INTRODUCTION
Girls whose own mothering has been inadequate may be very uncertain of themselves and of their sexual identity. They may have particular fears about the effect of contraception on their fertility, and they may need to establish their femininity by becoming pregnant. For some girls, once pregnancy is confirmed and the reality of coping with [...]
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KEEP YOUR POTENCY: SMOKING CAN DAMPEN YOUR FIRE
It’s not just the immediate negative effects of smoking that you should worry about when you light up. The long-term results of smoking can be even worse—overtime smoking can silently sabotage your sex life.
Smokers’ arteries are harder, thicker and more clogged than those of nonsmokers. And smoking seems to mess up peripheral arteries even more [...]
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THE IMPLANT SURGERY: MAKING THE CHOICE
Deciding if a penile implant is right for you is a complicated personal and medical decision. Of course, your feelings are crucial. But so are your partner’s. Both of you need to have realistic expectations of what the surgery will and won’t do. The more your partner participates, voices her concerns, asks questions and gets [...]
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ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION: WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE DOCTOR’S OFFICE
In general, the doctor will start by taking your history and giving you a physical examination aimed at detecting the cause of your condition. Part of this evaluation for impotence should include checking to see if you have any underlying medical conditions which could be responsible for the problem, including diabetes, kidney disease, liver disease [...]
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SEXUAL LIFE: GOOD TALKERS MAKE GREAT LOVERS
The couples that seem to come through the experience of erection problems best are the ones who keep the lines of communication open. Sometimes it takes a great effort on the part of both the husband and wife. Potency problems are potentially more destructive players in a relationship than other health problems. When the partners [...]
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THE MEANING OF SEX IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP
It is important to have a realistic understanding of the nature of your relationship with your sexual partner. A restored erection is no guarantee of improvement in a relationship that may be suffering emotionally, nor is erectile function the key to romance or monogamy. Rick’s response to having ED, living with it, and finding a [...]