Aim: To investigate the effects of pregnancy on the sexual life of Turkish women Materials and Methods: One thousand twenty six pregnant women were included in the study. The Libido Scoring System, which is a questionnaire consisting of four questions about the frequency of intercourse, the partner initiating the intercourse, orgasm and masturbation status of the pregnant women, was completed b...

Human seminal plasma allergy is a rare phenomenon. Its clinical manifestations are diverse, and range from mild local pruritus to fatal anaphylaxis. Treatment varies with severity of the reactions: abstinence, condom usage or immunotherapy (subcutaneous or intravaginal) with seminal fluid. Local allergic reactions can be managed by prophylactic use of antihistamines or local cromolyn cream. A 3...

Objective: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is an attractive treatment for Peyronie’s disease (PD), while its effectivity for PD still remains controversial. Methods: We conducted a search of PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE for available literatures published before June 2014. To access the treatment of ESWT for PD in penile pain, plaque size, deviation angle, intercourse function. Results: Sev...

Objective: Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) is an attractive treatment for Peyronie’s disease (PD), while its effectivity for PD still remains controversial. Methods: We conducted a search of PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE for available literatures published before June 2014. To access the treatment of ESWT for PD in penile pain, plaque size, deviation angle, intercourse function. Results: Sev...

BACKGROUND Effective sexual health promotion programs need to be based on evidence; this study describes a set of sexual behavioral patterns, education and other subjects related to sexual life among 71th, 8th and 9th grade students in the State of Lara, Venezuela. METHODS During 2003 to 2004 school period, 2070 students filled out the Global School Health Survey (GSHS)--a school based cross-...

In order to examine factors associated with orgasm in heterosexual encounters, we analyzed data from the Australian Study of Health and Relationships, a national telephone survey of sexual behavior and attitudes and sexual health knowledge carried out in 2001-2002 with a representative sample of 19,307 Australians aged 16 to 59. Respondents were asked whether at their last sexual encounter they...

OBJECTIVE Poland has a restrictive abortion law. Emergency contraception (EC) is expensive and available only on prescription, which is not easily obtainable in public health care. We aimed to identify the main reasons for EC requests, observed failure rates and the type and incidence of adverse effects. DESIGN Prospective single-center observational study. POPULATION A cohort of women livi...

OBJECTIVE To examine the occurrence of bacterial vaginosis (BV) over the menstrual cycle and in relation to menstrual protection materials and sexual intercourse in a rural African setting. METHODS Married, regularly menstruating female volunteers were asked to collect self administered swabs on alternate days through four menstrual cycles. BV was assessed using Nugent scores. Menstruation an...

CONTEXT Recognition of the different social, psychological and behavioral contexts within which adolescents initiate sexual activity broadens the understanding of teenage sexual behavior beyond the typical dichotomy of sexual experience vs. inexperience. METHODS Data from the National Survey of Adolescent Males (1988 and 1990-1991) were used in logistic regression analyses to examine the infl...

CONTEXT The age difference between a female and her partner may influence relationship dynamics in ways that put the female at increased risk of unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. Very little is known, however, about how romantic involvement progresses to intercourse, particularly among adolescent females with older male partners. METHODS Data from 1,975 female particip...