Impotence is generally a sign that indicates the person has another disease or addiction. Problems that are affecting sex life are physical, mental or social. People are spoiling their sex life by their perverted behaviours and addictions in additional to health problems. Major health problems that affect your sex life: 1. Alcohol: Alcohol not only causes liver diseases, it also affects your mood and behaviour. Alcohol consumption may lift your mood in the short run, but it causes serious effects on the sexual desire and performance in the long term. 2. Smoking: More than 10% of impotence in men/women is due to smoking. Smoking causes infertility by causing mutations in genes. It affects sex life by decreasing the desire to have sex. 3. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs): Sexually transmitted diseases affect your sex life by causing diseases like herpes and syphilis. Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is the major culprit by avoiding even condoms. 4. Stress:Young couples are having less desire to have sex in daily life due to high stress levels in their work life. This is the major reason for increasing impotence cases in young couples even though they have no health problems. 5. Pregnancy:There is no need for pregnant woman to avoid sex unless advised by doctor. They need to change sexual positions as pregnancy progresses. 6. Menopause/Andropause:Menopause causes vaginal dryness by decreasing Estrogens levels. As age progresses, sexual ability of men decreases due to decreases testosterone secretion. 7. Poor Body Image: This is a psychological factor due to decreased confidence levels. Who with poor bodies feel inferior when they participating in sex. Psychological counselling and encouraging words by husband help to overcome this problem. 8. Diabetes: 30-60% of men with diabetes suffer from erectile dysfunction due to damage of blood vessels and peripheral nerves. High cholesterol levels reduces blood flow to genital organs by causing fat deposits in arterial walls. 9. Drugs:Anti-hypertensive drugs like … [Read more...]
Erectile Dysfunction – Causes and treatment
Erectile Dysfunction (ED) is the medical term for impotence and is the inability to get keeps an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual activities. It is on rise due to increased stress in life. According to data available, 1 out of every 10 men suffers from ED. In fact there are an estimated 100 million ED sufferers all over the world but only 10-15 % seeks treatment. American data (Massachusetts Male Aging) study shows that 52% of the men 40 to 70 year age group suffer from ED. ED is seriously under –diagnosed and untreated worldwide. Most common causes of Erectile Dysfunction: 1. Common medical conditions like Diabetes. 2. It is also associated with some medications used to treat certain conditions like Diabetes, Hypertension and Depression. 3. Life style factors like Smoking and excessive alcohol consumption. 4. Certain psychological conditions like stress and inferiority complex. Erectile Dysfunction treatment: 1. Take the counseling from a psychiatrist, if there is a psychological problem. 2. Treatment with medication: The good news is that erection problems can always be treated medically. Sildenafil is absolutely safe and remedy for ED. Sildenafil citrate tablet is available by prescription. It is now being used in 90 countries. It has generated 26 million prescriptions in the US alone. The most common side effects of Sildenafil are: Headache, Flushing of the face, Upset of the stomach, Temporary changes in color vision (can’t differentiate between blue and green objects) and Blurred vision. In rare instances, men have reported an erection that lasts many hours. Call a doctor immediately if you have erection that lasts more than 4 hours. It should be treated immediately otherwise permanent damage to penis may occur. In a very very rare cases- Heart attacks, stroke irregular heart beats and death may occur. Source: Indian Express … [Read more...]
Health benefits of regular sex
Medical community at last recognised the health benefits of sex. According to researchers, sex increases immunity levels in the body by increasing the secretions of required hormones and immunoglobulins. Regular sex reduces the risk of getting cancer and heart diseases. Doctors finally agreed to the fact that sex is the best enjoyable exercise to control ones weight. Health benefits of sex: 1. According to British Medical Journal, chemicals released during intercourse enhance the skin texture. 2. Couples who do sex at least thrice a week are at 50% less risk of getting heart attack. Romantic hormones like testosterone reduce heart attack risk by strengthening heart muscles. 3. Oxytocin which is released during intercourse reduces stress levels in the body. Oxytocin is a trust hormone which strengthens bond between couples. 4. According to one research, speakers who had good sex session at previous night delivered good speeches in the following day. Sex may enhance ones confidence levels. 5. Endorphins released during sex have the capacity to reduce pain in the body. 6. Regular sex increases Immunoglobulin-A levels by 30 times which raises immunity, according to Wilkes University researchers in Pennsylvania. 7. Old couples should do sex or kissing to enhance some hormone levels in the body. 8. During sex, heart beats 80-150 times which is a good exercise to strengthen muscles. 9. One sex session is equal to running for 1 kilometre. Bedroom is the best gym. Burn calories. 10. Prolactin released during sex increases the capacity of smell. 11. Sex reduces breast cancer in women and prostate cancer in men. 12. Couples who have good sex life will achieve anything in professional life. Never sacrifice your sex life for professional achievements. … [Read more...]
Effect of smoking on sexual health
According to latest research reports, 13% of infertility is attributed to Smoking. Smoking has severe harmful effects on the men who have sperm count on the lower side. Smoking not only affects reproductive capability of parents but also causes cancer in their children by causing mutations in genes and chromosomes. When compare to non smokers, smokers require twice the number of In Vitro fertilisation attempts. In a report, the British Medical Association (BMA) estimated 120,000 British men aged 30 to 50 had become impotent because of smoking. Up to 5,000 miscarriages every year were linked to smoking and passive smoking, and tobacco was implicated in 1,200 cases of malignant cervical cancer each year. Effects of Smoking on the sexual health of Males: 1. Smoking decreases sperm density, total sperm count, total number of motile sperm and citrate concentration in sperm. 2. It changes sperm morphology, sperm vitality and ejaculated volume of semen. Effects of Smoking on the sexual health of Females: 1. Smoking accelerates the loss of reproductive function in females. 2. It advances the Menopause by 1-4 years. 3. It increases the risk of spontaneous abortion and ectopic pregnancy. 4. Smoking causes mutations in ovum and effects reproductive capability. 5. High incidence of childhood cancer in the babies of smoking parents. … [Read more...]
Oral Sex: A risk to mouth cancer
Risks associated with oral sex: Oral sex refers to sexual activities involving the stimulation of the genitalia by the use of the mouth, tongue, teeth or throat. ‘Cunnilingus’ refers to oral sex performed on females. ‘Cunnilingus’ comes from a Latin word for vulva (a woman's exterior sex organs), cunnus, and from the Latin word for licking, lingere. ‘Fellatio’ refer to oral sex performed on males. Fellatio comes from the Latin word fellare, meaning to suck. ‘Analingus’ refers to oral stimulation of a person's anus. Oral stimulation of other parts of the body (as in kissing and licking) is usually not considered oral sex. What are the Risks of Oral Sex? There is a commonly held belief among many lay people that oral sex carries little or no risk. In fact, some consider oral sex a safer sex alternative. But the truth is, like any other sexual activity, oral sex carries a risk of transmitting – •Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) •Chlamydia •Gonorrhea •Herpes •Hepatitis •HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) If the receiving partner has wounds or open sores on their genitals, or if the giving partner has wounds or open sores on or in their mouth, or bleeding gums, this poses an increased risk of STDs transmission. Brushing the teeth, flossing, undergoing dental work, or eating crunchy foods, such as chips relatively soon before or after giving oral sex, can also increase the risk of transmission, because all of these activities can cause small scratches in the lining of the mouth. These wounds, even when they are microscopic, increase the chances of contracting STDs that can be transmitted orally under these conditions. Such contact can also lead to more mundane infections from common bacteria and viruses found in, around, and secreted from the genital regions. The risk is even greater in serodiscordant couples (one partner is HIV positive while the other is negative), people who are not monogamous, or in people who inject drugs and/or share needles and syringes. Which Behaviors are the … [Read more...]
AIDS: Symptoms and CD4 count significance
HIV means-Human Immunodeficiency Virus. AIDS- means- Acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome. HIV is a virus and AIDS is a disease. Once the HIV virus enters into the human body, after 2-3 weeks, it causes ‘’ Acute Retroviral Syndrome’’. Symptoms and Signs of AIDS: Fever Pain in the muscles (Myalgia) Pain in the throat Swelling of the lymph glands Rashes on the skin Diarrhea and headache Vomiting The above symptoms subside within 2-3 weeks and antibodies are produced. After again 2-4 weeks of time, the patient becomes positive for HIV tests. Once the patient is positive for HIV, there after the patient will be free from any symptoms for 8 years (on average), then he or she develops HIV infection or AIDS. After the development of AIDS, patient may live for 1-3 years only. This is the normal history of the disease if the patient did not take any treatment for this infection. After the virus enters the body, the CD4 count increases and the viral count increases. CD4 count and related diseases: Normal count is 700-12000. 1. When CD4 count is 500 or slightly more: Disease that are present are, 1. Acute retroviral syndrome 2. Candidial vaginitis 3. Enlargement of lymph nodes. 2. CD4 count is 200-500: 1. Pneumonia 2. T.B 3. Herpes zoster 4. Candidiasis in the mouth 5. Kaposi sarcoma. 3. When CD4 count is 200 or less: 1. Pneumocystis carini pneumonia 2. Tuberculosis 3. Other opportunistic diseases develop in the body and also neurological changes takes place and patient loses mental balance. 4. CD4 count 100 or less: diseases present are 1. Herpes Simplex in severe stage 2. Candidial Oesophagitis. HIV is of two types- HIV1 (more common) and HIV2 (less common). Tests to diagnose HIV: 1. First of all test (screening) be done with Enzyme Immune Assays (serological Assay). If it becomes positive, then confirm this with Western blot test. This is the standard procedure. It is better to do any positive tests, two times, to confirm the diagnosis. Window period: First 3-6 months, usually, the routine tests show negative … [Read more...]
Men with ED are at high risk for heart disease
According to a Mayo clinic study, Men with Erectile Dysfunction are at 80% more risk to develop heart disease than men who do not have Sexual Dysfunction. Men in the age group of 40-49 who have Erective Dysfunction are 100% more risk than other age group men with ED. According to an article published in the journal “Mayo Clinic Proceedings”, Sexual Dysfunction is a risk factor for Coronary heart Disease. But researchers failed to give sufficient explanation on why people with ED are at high risk of developing heart disease. Possible explanations: 1. Loss of elasticity in the arteries – first in the penis but later the heart. 2. ED might have developed due to plaques in the penile arteries. Similar blocks may occur in the coronary arteries in the laster life. Erectile Dysfunction risk gradually increases with age. Heart disease risk also increases with age. Above 60 age group men are at high risk for Sexual Dysfunction and Heart diseases. Researchers conducted this study over 10 years and concluded that Sexual Dysfunction is a serious risk factor for heart diseases especially in middle aged men. Health advice: If you are suffering from Sexual health problems, feel free to consult doctor without hesitation. If a person is diagnosed with ED, Physician should also conduct cardiac tests like ECG and ECHO. Doctor should advice him regarding the ED risk factor for heart diseases and gives him counselling on prevention measures. Sexual Dysfunction Drugs like Viagra acts by dilating blood vessels. … [Read more...]
Sexual activity and prostate cancer link
Young men who are sexually active in their 20s and 30s are at high risk of developing prostate cancer, according to a research study by Nottingham University. They conducted research study on the sex or masturbation habits of men when they were young. Those men who are more sexually active in their young life had more chances of getting prostate cancer in their later life. This research study was published in the journal BJU International. Surprise finding: Masturbation increases prostate cancer risk in their 20s and reduces cancer risk in their 50s. Researchers asked these men about their sexual habits and the number of sexual partners. 40% of prostate cancer patients have 5-6 female sexual partners. 59% of men said that they had engaged in sexual activity 12 times a month or more in their 20s. Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men especially in old age. Those who have higher sex hormone levels (testosterone) will have high sex drive and have higher chances of developing prostate cancer. There are enough evidences on the role of hormones in causing prostate cancer and physicians treat these patients in order to reduce those hormone levels. Prostate cancer risk increases with increase in number of sexual partners along with increase in diagnosis of sexual infections. … [Read more...]
Top 50 sexiest movies of all time
US magazine Entertainment Weekly named the "50 sexiest movies of all time" which entertained generations of romantic film goers with their sensible love scenes. Romantic thriller “Out of Sight” (1998) was picked as the best romantic movie, according to the poll conducted by US Weekly among 100 actors, directors, critics and producers. Revitalize your love life by watching these great romantic movies. Entertainment Weekly is considered as “bible of the entertainment industry”. Watching romantic movies enhance sex life and improve relationship between couple. All time high grosser and my favourite movie “Titanic” stood in the 20th place while Basic Instinct was in the 21st place. These movies included passionate embraces, erotic gazes, lip-locks and classic couplings. These Hollywood stars may not know much about many Indian films which have superb love scenes. Can we call them as top sexy movies of Hollywood? Must watch: 50 best romantic movies of all time: 1. Out of Sight: George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez acted in this all this superb romantic love thriller. Must watch. 2. His Girl Friday (1940): Milestone for romantic movies in those days. 3. Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005): Set the tone for real life romance for the couple (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie). 4. Body Heat (1981) 5. Bull Durham (1988) 6. Don’t Look Now (1973): Movie has unforgettable best love making scene. 7. Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001): Mexican movie. 8. The Last of the Mohicans (1992): Historican romantic movie. 9. A Walk on the Moon (1999) 10. Before Sunset (2004) 11. Once 12. The Fabulous Baker Boys 13. Shakespeare in Love 14. The Year of Living Dangerously 15. Notorious 16. The Seven Year 17. Mulholland Drive 18. Swimming Pool 19. The Notebook 20. Titanic: Highest box-office grosser. 21. Basic Instinct: One scene is enough. 22. Mississippi Masala 23. The … [Read more...]
HIV, AIDS and Depression
Human immune deficiency virus (HIV) is first present itself in the blood. It does not mean the patient is suffering from AIDS. HIV sero-conversion takes 8-10 years to become AIDS. How HIV/AIDS Spreads: Due to sex: 42.2% Due to Blood transfusion: 15.96% Drug addiction: 13.5% For HIV to become AIDS, the time taken is 6-8 years. Now, the highly active Anti retro viral treatment (HAART) is giving some solace to the patients. Most of the HIV patients suffer from depression and social alienation. This makes the patient to commit suicide. So, counseling has major role in the treatment of AIDS along with medicine. … [Read more...]
