Archive for October, 2006

Hepatitis B

What is hepatitis B?
Hepatitis B is a serious disease caused by a virus that attacks the liver. It is 100 times more infectious than the AIDS virus. Worldwide, there are 350 million chronic sufferers and a million deaths each year from the disease.
The World Health Organisation has recommended that hepatitis B vaccination be included as […]

Thursday, October 12th, 2006

Viagra — Rising To The Challenge

Viagra Is Making It Harder For Real Men To Keep Up
Men are already under enough pressure to perform. Wives, mistresses, and girlfriends have high expectations, and sometimes it just isn’t enough to want to cuddle and spoon your way through the night.
While sex-enhancing drugs such as Viagra have made it possible for men to perform […]

Thursday, October 12th, 2006

Sexual potency aids seized in raids

HERBAL sexual potency concoctions have been seized from shops in Jidhafs and Khamis, sources told the GDN yesterday.
The packets reportedly originated from Thailand and China and were being sold for up to BD8 each.
They have been confiscated over the past few days following complaints from residents, who shopped at the cold stores, added sources.
“The […]

Wednesday, October 11th, 2006

Masturbation

What is it?
Masturbation is defined as self-stimulation of the genitals for sexual pleasure. It is a normal part of sexual development and it occurs in both sexes. Sometimes worried parents may bring their young children to the doctor because of parental concerns about masturbation. It is important that any sense of guilt surrounding this activity […]

Wednesday, October 11th, 2006

Better sex education badly needed

The Government is not taking sex education seriously enough, despite the fact that recent research indicated that 8% of women having sex are under the age of 15, Fine Gael’s health spokesperson, Dr Liam Twomey, has claimed.
According to Dr Twomey, young people also need to be educated more on the link between alcohol unwanted pregnancies […]

Wednesday, October 11th, 2006

Older men suffer erectile dysfunction

Approximately 40 per cent of Thai men aged 40 up suffer erectile dysfunction, a condition in which a man is unable to achieve or maintain an erection, said a Thai expert on sexual impotence.
Sexual health specialist Dr. Wanchai Nairakseri said that according to the recent study, some 40 per cent of Thai men aged between […]

Tuesday, October 10th, 2006

Older women sexually active

Around three quarters of middle aged and older women are sexually active and two thirds of them are relatively satisfied with their sex lives, according to a new study.
The study found that black women are more satisfied with their sex lives than white women.
Researchers at the University of Arizona in Tuscon, USA found in their […]

Tuesday, October 10th, 2006

No evidence to support myth that saltpeter lowers libidos

Q: I have a question about the effects of saltpeter on erections. I have reason to believe my wife is feeding me saltpeter.
I am a very sexual person who has no problems getting and maintaining an erection. In the past three weeks, every time she cooks and I eat her food, I can’t get an […]

Monday, October 9th, 2006

More sexual assault units needed

A national review of sexual assault treatment units (SATUs) has recommended the establishment of two new units, one in Galway and the other in the Midlands.
However launching the review yesterday, the Government failed to guarantee that funding for these units would be made available.
There are currently four SATUs in Ireland. They are located in Dublin’s […]

Monday, October 9th, 2006

Impotence/Erection Problems

What is impotence?
Impotence is the inability of a man to maintain an erection sufficient for sexual intercourse. It is also known as erectile dysfunction. Occasional failure to achieve an erection is a common phenomenon and does not constitute a medical problem.
Impotence can refer to a total inability to have an erection, an inconsistent ability to […]

Sunday, October 8th, 2006