Infertility Options
Bicycling is a terrific way to get around. It also has many documented health and environmental benefits.
Why doesn’t everyone bike everywhere? Well, some people worry that biking can damage their sexual functions, which is backed up by research. Studies have shown that bicycling can damage your sex life: Causing numbness in the penis, increased risk of erectile dysfunction, anddecreased sensation in woman. Read full article.
Obesity can negatively affect a person’s sexual enjoyment, and sadly, it can also make people less likely to practice safer sex. Some research even shows that obesity can prevent open communication between doctors and patients when it comes to issues of sexual concern.
A recent study from Duke University Medical Center found that obese people are likely to suffer from a number of sexual difficulties, including lack of sexual enjoyment, performance difficulty, and sexual avoidance. The research found that obese individuals are likely to suffer from these symptoms up to 25 times more than peers of a healthy weight. Read full article.
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated guidelines for the treatment of the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea in response to significant increases in documented cases throughout the US to the resistance of antibiotics in treating the disease.
23-27 APRIL 2012 | UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed the need to provide reproductive health care for young people, as well as give them access to the necessary information and the means to protect themselves from sexual abuse and violence.
Male fertility has been largely overlooked until recently with most treatments requiring women to take medication or undergo expensive and invasive procedures.
Spending time on a bicycle seat, which has been linked to erectile dysfunction in men, may also be a hazard to a woman’s sexual health, a new study shows.
A new study suggests that the vaccine against human papillomavirus can significantly cut the likelihood of virus-related disease even among women who have had surgery for cervical cancer caused by HPV.
by Carolyn Berger, LCSW
I’m a single mom and until recently I thought I had done a pretty good job of educating my two teenage sons, ages 18 and 21, about sex and sexual health. We never sat down for “big talks” about these …