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While prevalent, sexual problems in women not always associated with distress

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 31, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

The largest such study ever published finds that, while about 40 percent of women surveyed report having sexual problems, only 12 percent indicate that those issues are a source of significant personal distress. The report ...


Female sex offenders often have mental problems

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 14, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Women who commit sexual offences are just as likely to have mental problems or drug addictions as other violent female criminals. This according to the largest study ever conducted of women convicted of sexual offences in ...


Survey finds disconnect between sexual problems in women and feeling of distress

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 04, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The largest such study ever published finds that, although about 40 percent of women surveyed report having sexual problems, only 12 percent indicate that those issues are a source of significant personal distress. The report, ...


Sexual problems rarely addressed by internists caring for cancer survivors

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Few internists who care for cancer survivors address issues of sexual dysfunction with their patients, according to a study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers. In their article appearing in a November ...


Sexual intimacy and breast cancer survivors: New research

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 10, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An Indiana University study found that young, female breast cancer survivors often suffer from sexual and intimate relationship issues and are interested in using sexual enhancement products to treat these problems.


Partner issues significantly influence women's sexual activity in later years, study shows

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

As a woman gets older, physical problems are less likely to influence whether she is sexually active than her partner's health or interest in sex, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, San ...


Sexually satisfied women have better general well-being and more vitality

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Pre- and post-menopausal women who self-rated themselves as being sexually satisfied had a higher overall psychological well-being score and scores for "positive well-being" and "vitality," compared with sexually dissatisfied ...


Employees who are sexually harassed experience less job satisfaction and lower job performance

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 20, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

A new study in the journal Psychology of Women Quarterly examined the effects of workplace sexual harassment and found that employees who were harassed report lower levels of job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and ...


Sexual dissatisfaction in postmenopausal women not linked to cardiovascular disease

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 03, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Although sexual dysfunction in some men is predictive of cardiovascular disease, this association has never been examined in women. In an article published in the April 2008 issue of The American Journal of Medicine, resear ...


Researcher Connects Sexual Dysfunction with High Blood Pressure

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Taben Hale is studying the connection between the two and is working on what might be the best way to find answers for both common problems.


Decreased sexual satisfaction is not associated with cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 28, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) and collaborators nationwide have found that decreased sexual satisfaction in postmenopausal women, is not clearly associated with ...


Causes for Sexual Dysfunction Change as People Age: Earlier experiences with multiple partners and STDs take their toll

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 13, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sexual dysfunction is not an inevitable part of aging, but it is strongly related a number of factors, such as mental and physical health, demographics and lifetime experiences, many of which are interrelated, ...


Gay men's risky sexual behavior linked to feeling undesirable

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 01, 2008 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Gay men who are not considered sexually desirable are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior according to new research out of the University of Toronto. They may also develop psychological problems as a consequence ...


Sexual harassment 10 times more likely in casual and contract jobs

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 10, 2008 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Women employed in casual and contract jobs are up to ten times more likely to experience unwanted sexual advances than those in permanent full time positions, a University of Melbourne study has found.


Good sexual intercourse lasts minutes, not hours, therapists say

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 31, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (75) | comments 3

Satisfactory sexual intercourse for couples lasts from 3 to 13 minutes, contrary to popular fantasy about the need for hours of sexual activity, according to a survey of U.S. and Canadian sex therapists.