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...]
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...]
Tenofovir gel is safe for women- Clinical Trials
Experimental research on Tenofovir vaginal gel (HIV Microbicide) for daily usage in women is successful, researchers just announced. This microbicide gel is very useful for women and will become very convenient to use without male consent. Tenofovir gel is a nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor which acts by inhibiting this crucial enzyme. Researchers conducted experiments on 200 sexually active HIV-negative women in New York and Pune (National AIDS Research Institute) for six months. These research findings were presented at International microbicides meeting in New Delhi. National Institute of Health funded for this research. This Tenofovir gel has shown no side-effects on any major organs. 90% of women who participated in the survey said they would consider using the gel to prevent HIV transmission. Compliance and tolerance is good for this gel in women. Menstruation is the major cause for not using this gel in the experiment. More than 30 million people are living with AIDS and HIV is mainly spreading due to unsafe sex. 46% of HIV patients in the world are women who are infected mainly due to sexual contact. Please share your opinion on AIDS vaginal gel. … [Read more...]
Research: Ultrasound can detect G spot
Women can find their G spot through ultrasound scan, according to Italian researchers. G spot is a mysterious organ located on the anterior wall of the Vagina whose stimulation will give multiple powerful orgasms for women during intercourse. G spot is a sure shot way to reach ultimate powerful orgasms, according to sexual therapists. G spot (Gräfenberg Spot) is the only sexually stimulating organ located inside the body while other stimulating organs like breasts and clitoris are located superficially. The “G-spot” was named after a German gynaecologist who first suggested its existence in 1950. According to some sex researchers, there is no such thing called “G spot” in the vagina. According to a recent research study, more than 80% women believe in the existence of G spot but most of them failed to find its exact location in the vagina. New Scientist magazine quoting researchers revealed this sensational finding which will have dramatic implications in one’s sexual life. This research results will be published in the "Journal of Sexual medicine". Researchers conducted experiments on 20 women and found a thick tissue in the vagina. Those women who have thick tissue achieved ultimate orgasm upon stimulating it while those who do not have this thick tissue failed to attain orgasm. They find thick tissue on the wall of the vagina in the urethrovaginal space. But they failed to find any relation between thickness of the tissue and strength of orgasm. Those women who have G Spot have more than 1 mm extra thickness in the urethrovaginal space. They successfully detected this thick area using ultrasound scan. If ultrasound can able to detect G spot, one scan will change the sexual lives of many women who are finding it difficult to attain powerful multiple orgasms. Please share your opinion on G spot. … [Read more...]
Viagra and Sexual health in old people
The American Journal of Psychology recently published an interesting study on the mechanism of Viagra and other drugs for erectile dysfunction. Viagra (Sildenafil) not only increases blood circulation but also act hormonally (on oxytocin) to enhance sexual pleasure. Oxytocin is not only secreted during childbirth and lactation but also secreted during orgasm in both men and women. Sexual statistics of old people: The New England Journal of Medicine published a curious study after a survey on the sexual habits of 3,000 seniors. According to the survey, 75% of 57-64 old people had sex in the preceding year. 53% of 65-74 age group people had sex in the preceding year while only 26% of 75-85 age group people had sex in the preceding year. Men are more sexually active in all age groups. Active men had sex 3 times a month or more. Reasons for not having sex are lack of partner or health problems. 50% of both men and women reported sexual difficulties like low libido, vaginal dryness for women and erectile dysfunction for men. Old age people rarely consult doctors for their sexual health problems. If people follow certain precautions, we can stay sexually active for some more time. 1. We can stay sexually active if we can control diseases like diabetes, heart disease and hypertension. 2. Stay away from smoking. 30% of sexual dysfunction cases are due to smoking. 3. Fitness increases your sexual effectiveness. Daily exercise for 1 hour enhances your sexual life. 4. Don’t take drugs without doctor advice. Over dosage or inappropriate drugs will affect your sexual life. 5. Do meditation and Yoga. Stress and strain severe affect sexual life. We need more research studies on the sexual habits of old people and functioning of erectile dysfunction drugs. … [Read more...]
Plastic Surgery for Vagina – new craze among women
A new cosmetic surgery, Labiaplasty, is gradually becoming popular among teenage girls. Labiaplasty is a plastic surgery to trim down and shape the inner or outer lips of the vagina. Procedures like “Vaginoplasty”, “Revagination”, “G-spot amplification” and Vaginal rejuvenation” are gradually becoming popular among western teenage girls. These procedures are not accepted as routine surgical procedures in medical fraternity and are raising ethical questions. But they help to raise the confidence of these young girls and relieve them from emotional anguish. They are neither safe nor medically indicated. These surgeries will cost around $5,500. According to Bloomberg, U.S women spent around $2.3 million on vaginal cosmetic surgeries last year. Most of the women are opting for this surgery just for cosmetic purposes but only few are asking for surgery to relieve pain or discomfort. Vaginal tightening procedures are generally belong to medical indications are recquire surgery to tighten and resecure the inner tissues to their anchoring structures. True medical conditions that merit the surgery include pelvic prolapse, the reversal or repair of female genital cutting, sometimes known as female circumcision, and the reversal of abnormalities caused by hormone imbalances. Doctor should give proper guidance on the risks and benefits involved in these procedures before doing these cosmetic surgeries. Patients should note down that both American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists are opposing these procedures which are growing at the rate of 30%. Risks due to vaginal cosmetic surgeries: 1. Loss of sensitivity to the genitals. 2. Infection and pain from permanent scarring. … [Read more...]
