·Women report better sexuality and improved self-esteem after cosmetic breast augmentation surgery, a University of Florida study shows.Cynthia Figueroa-Haas, PhD, clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida College of Nursing, advertised for volunteers in the offices of cosmetic plastic surgeons. Eighty-four women completed questionnaires on self-esteem and sexuality before and after cosmetic breast augmentation surgery.Overall, the women didnt have particularly low self-esteem or ……
·Vaginal intercourse and receiving oral sex can raise a womans risk of infection from herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1).Thats the type of herpes thats most commonly known to cause infections of the mouth and lips, often called fever blisters or cold sores.HSV-1 and another herpes virus -- herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) -- make up genital herpes. An estimated 45 million people aged 12 or older in the U.S. have had genital herpes, says the CDC. Thats one in five teens or adults. The number o……
·Stress incontinence has an annoying way of showing up at the most inopportune times.Youre jogging along, feeling great -- and then you realize your running shorts are damp with urine. Later that night, during a romantic rendezvous with your partner, a trickle of urine appears again, definitely spoiling the moment.Lest you think stress incontinence is a problem only of middle-aged or elderly women, think again. Surprisingly, young women actually have more stress incontinence during sex than older……
· the Department of General Practice & Primary Care (C.R.S., P.C.H.), Foresterhill Health Centre, Westburn Road, The University of Aberdeen, UK the Department of Clinical Pharmacology (C.W., D.W.), Grampian Universities Trust, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK. Abstract Background and Purpose— Secondary preventive measures play an important role in the reduction of stroke, the third largest cause of death in Scotland. We investigated whethe……
· Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (P.D.H.), Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Ore the Department of Pediatrics (S.J.V.), Columbia Presbyterian University, New York, NY the Perinatal Center (H.H.), Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden. Key Words: Advances in Stroke hypoxia-ischemia, brain ischemia poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase sex Introduction &nbs……
·Nick Lane and Power, sex, suicide Mitochondria and the meaning of life 2005 Oxford University Press. New York, New York, USA. 0-192-80481-2 (hardcover). Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.E-mail: eas3@columbia.edu To the typical reader of the JCI, the word mitochondria likely evokes a Pavlovian response remembered vaguely from biochemistry class: they are the powerhouses of the cell. However, as implied by the title of this most thought-provoking book, Nick Lane goes to great lengths t……
·AbstractThe recent uproar over comments about women in science made by Harvard University President Dr. Lawrence Summers has helped focus much needed attention on an issue of great importance. Whatever motivated Dr. Summers to make statements about the different availability of aptitude at the high end as a possible explanation for the lack of gender diversity in science and engineering, we should all thank him for putting the question of why there are not more women in science where it belongs ……
·Teen Sex May Take Emotional TollTeen sex -- oral or vaginal -- may have negative emotional consequences, especially for girls, according to a new study in Pediatrics.Parents and health professionals should help teens prepare for and cope with the emotions attached to sex, say Sonya Brady, PhD, and Bonnie Halpern-Felsher, PhD.The two researchers work at the University of California, San Francisco. They studied a diverse group of 273 sexually active students at two California public schools betwee……
·Almost all Americans have sex before marrying, according to premarital sex research that shows such behavior is the norm in the U.S. and has been for the past 50 years. The new study shows that by age 20, 75% of Americans have had premarital sex. That number rises to 95% by age 44. Even among those who abstained from sex until 20 or beyond, 81% have had premarital sex by 44, the survey shows. Researchers say the findings question the feasibility of federally funded abstinence-only education prog……
·Women allergic to their partners semen can be cured by treatments requiring frequent sex, a New York allergist says.But dont try it without a doctors help. Without proper desensitization, sex can be deadly for some women allergic to semen.Yes, some women really are allergic to sex, according to a report at this weeks annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology in Philadelphia.These women have powerful allergic responses to their partners semen, says David J. Resnick……
·We cant blame it on the kids. The first global analysis of sex-behavior data shows no evidence of a trend toward youthful promiscuity.The report -- based on surveys from 59 nations -- also shows no support for the common notion that there is a culture of multiple sexual partners in countries with poor sexual health. Multiple sexual partners, it turns out, are more common in industrialized than in developing nations.So why is sexual health such a huge problem? The study suggests that unequal trea……
·Nearly one in 10 men who say theyre straight have sex only with other men, a New York City survey finds.And 70% of those straight-identified men having sex with men are married.In fact, 10% of all married men in this survey report same-sex behavior during the past year.This means safe-sex messages aimed at straight and gay men are likely missing this important subgroup, suggest Preeti Pathela, DrPH, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and colleagues.To reduce the burden of sex……
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