How to tackle premature ejaculation
Premature ejaculation is the most common sexual dysfunction in men below 40 years of age. However, it can be treated with behavioral change, psychological change, and also the use of some medications. Squeeze technique and start-stop method have helped a lot of men. You should know the common myths and facts around premature ejaculation to deal with it better.
Tips to revive your sex life
Losing the sex drive can feel very depressing and can cause lots of problems in any relationships. There are some practical tips on reviving sex drive.
Female Condoms Enabling women to protect themselves
Just like the male condom, the female condom is a sheath lining the vagina that needs to be worn by a woman during intercourse. A female condom called FC1, manufactured by the Female Health Company (FHC), was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1993. It is available under different brand names in different countries including Reality, Femidom, Dominique, Femy, Myfemy, Protectiv? and Care. In 2005, the manufacturers of FC1 came up with a new lower-cost, second-generation female condom called FC2. Another type of female condom called the VA Female Condom is made of latex, a material commonly used for making male condoms.
Tests and diagnosis of HIV/AIDS
HIV tests are used to detect the presence of the human immunodeficiency virus in serum, saliva, or urine. Such tests may detect HIV antibodies, antigens, and nucleic acids. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) encourages voluntary HIV testing as a routine part of medical care for all adults age 13- 64 yrs.
Opportunistic Infections of HIV
HIV/AIDS doesn't kill anybody directly. Instead, it weakens the body's ability to fight disease. It?s the opportunistic infections are more dangerous than HIV infection. Many of these infections are very serious, and they need to be treated. Some can be prevented.
Risk factors for HIV/AIDS
AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is a disease caused by a virus called HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). Anyone of any age, race, sex or sexual orientation can be infected with HIV. Sex and drugs/alcohol interact in many ways to increase a person's risk of getting or giving HIV
Prevention of HIV/AIDS and safer sex
There's no vaccine to prevent HIV/AIDS infection and no cure for AIDS. But it's possible to protect yourself and others from infection. That?s mainly to educate yourself about HIV and avoiding any behavior that allows HIV-infected fluids like blood, semen, vaginal secretions and breast milk into your body.
Current recommended treatment for HIV/AIDS
Currently there is no cure or vaccine for HIV/AIDS. The best known method of prevention is avoiding exposure to the virus. a course of antiretroviral treatment administered immediately after exposure (post-exposure prophylaxis) is believed to reduce the risk of HIV infection.
Sex during pregnancy
As long as your pregnancy is proceeding normally, you can have sex as often as you like. Its better to avoid it in first 3 months and last 3 months. There is an increase in vaginal lubrication; engorgement of the genital area helps some people become orgasmic for the first time or multi-orgasmic. Unexplained vaginal bleeding is an absolute contraindications for sex during pregnancy.
Diagnosis of Impotence
No particular tests are there to diagnose the impotence but still blood tests are done to diagnose the underlying problems which could be obesity, thyroid level disturbances, some heart diseases and other disorders like hypogonadism and decreased levels of growth hormone and sex hormones. Generally the diagnosis is by the physical examination and is based on the symptoms.
