News tagged with sexual problems


CPAP found to improve sexual function, satisfaction in men with sleep apnea

Men who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are seeing another potential benefit from continuous positive airway pressure therapy, or CPAP: improved sexual function and satisfaction in non-diabetic men under age 60.

Sleep apnea created Jun 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Young people of multiple disadvantaged groups face worse health due to more discrimination

An Indiana University study found that teens and young adults who are members of multiple minority or disadvantaged groups face more discrimination than their more privileged peers and, as a result, report worse mental and ...

Health created Jun 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Trafficked women experience violence and poor health

Women who have been trafficked for sexual exploitation experience violence and poor physical and mental health but there is little evidence available about the health consequences experienced by trafficked children, men or ...

Health created May 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Severe gum disease, impotence may be linked

(HealthDay) -- Men with severe gum disease, known as periodontitis, are at greater risk for impotence, according to a new study that finds young men and the elderly at particular risk.

Dentistry created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Troublesome dyspnea during sexual activity is common in COPD patients

Troublesome dyspnea that limits sexual activity is common among older patients with COPD, according to a new study from Denmark.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Boys who mature rapidly have more depression

(Medical Xpress) -- Boys who reach sexual maturity more rapidly than their peers have more problems getting along with others their age and are at a higher risk for depression, according to a Cornell study published in Developmental Ps ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Starting puberty very early carries risks of psychological problems, suggests new review

Girls who start puberty very early are more likely to have psychological problems and be at risk of sexual abuse and early pregnancy, suggests a new review published today (27 April) in The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist (TOG). ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most women on dialysis may experience sexual problems

The vast majority of female kidney failure patients on dialysis may experience sexual problems, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). Additional st ...

Health created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

What we don't talk about when we don't talk about sex

How often does your doctor ask about your sexual life? Unfortunately, the answer may be: not often enough. Leaving the subject off the check-up checklist could mean missing an important link to overall wellness.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Non-drug treatments help alleviate symptoms of treatment-induced menopause in breast cancer patients

Researchers from The Netherlands have found that the menopausal symptoms caused by giving chemotherapy or hormonal therapy to younger women with breast cancer can be ameliorated considerably through the use of cognitive behavioural ...

Cancer created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fragmented sleep, fragmented mind: A new theory of sleep disruption and dissociation

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientific research has shed new light on dissociative symptoms and dissociative identity disorder, formerly known as multiple personality disorder. This condition seems to arise most often when a vulnerable ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nerve sparing helps most prostate cancer patients to have same orgasms as before surgery

The vast majority of men who have a prostate cancer operation can retain their ability to orgasm if the surgery is carried out without removing the nerves that surround the prostate gland like a hammock, according to a study ...

Surgery created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

US Army suicides down, sex assaults up

The Pentagon said Thursday the number of suicides in the US Army fell last year for the first time since 2004, but that sexual assaults increased.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

40 percent of youths attempting suicide make first attempt before high school

Thoughts about killing oneself and engaging in suicidal behavior may begin much younger than previously thought. While about one of nine youths attempt suicide by the time they graduate from high school, new findings reveal ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The new old age -- today's pensioners are very different to yesterday's

Old people today have more sex, are more likely to be divorced, are cleverer and feel better, reveals a long-term research project comparing what it is like to be old today with 30 years ago. "It's time to start talking about ...

Health created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0