BACKGROUND Most of the sexually transmitted infection prevention programs fail to attend to the relationship type of individuals at first sexual intercourse and how it influences contraceptive behavior. STUDY DESIGN A national sample of adolescents (3084 females and 2745 for males) was analyzed to determine the associations between relationship types (committed, going steady and casual), use ...

CONTEXT Although intimate partner violence and anal intercourse are common in young adult relationships, few studies have examined whether these behaviors are associated with each other. METHODS Data from 6,280 women aged 18-28 who took part in Wave 3 of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health were used to examine the association between physical and sexual intimate partner viole...

A 40-year-old male patient was admitted with complaints of right shoulder pain and decreased range of motion for two days. He was diagnosed with axillary web syndrome. Palpable subcutaneous cord which extended from axillary crease down to the ipsilateral arm was revealed. He was administered a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and arranged 15 sessions of physical therapy. To the best of our ...

The authors describe the first surgical case adopting the combination of real-time augmented reality and wearable computing devices such as Google Glass (Google Inc, Mountain View, California). A 66-year-old man presented to their institution for a total shoulder replacement after 5 years of progressive right shoulder pain and decreased range of motion. Throughout the surgical procedure, Google...

background: the objective of this study was to describe the extent of sexual activity in adolescent school girls. methods: this was a cross-sectional study with prolective collection of data carried out at lycée general leclerc, yaounde (cameroon), from october 1 to november 30, 2011. heterosexual coitus was considered as sexual activity. a pretested self-administered questionnaire was proposed...

Sexuality is an essential aspect of quality of life. Nevertheless, sexual intercourse is physically challenging and leads to distinct changes in blood pressure, heart, and respiratory rate that may lead to vital complications. We present a case report of a 22-year-old female suffering from subarachnoid hemorrhage after sexual intercourse. The patient was immediately transported to hospital by e...

PURPOSE Using a genetically informed, discordant twin analysis, the objective of this study was to examine whether earlier onset of drinking and smoking behaviors predicted early sexual intercourse onset. METHODS Over 3,400 adult same-sex twins from the Australian Twin Registry completed a structured interview that included retrospective reports on onsets of smoking, drinking, intoxication, a...

BACKGROUND Intercourse in mammals is often coordinated with ovulation, for example through fluctuations in libido or by the acceleration of ovulation with intercourse. Such coordination has not been established in humans. We explored this possibility by examining patterns of sexual intercourse in relation to ovulation. METHODS Sixty-eight sexually active North Carolina women with either an in...

OBJECTIVES To document prevalence rates for selected aspects of sexual behaviour among Cape Town high-school students and to conduct a survival analysis of age at first intercourse. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. SETTING State high schools in Cape Town. SUBJECTS A multistage cluster sample of 2,740 grade 8 and 11 students at 39 schools. OUTCOME MEASURES Ever having had sexual intercours...