News tagged with sexual function
Sexual healing? Not likely
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study shows the production of sperm is more biologically taxing than previously thought, and expending energy on it has significant health implications.
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Sexual satisfaction in women increases with age
A new study of sexually active older women has found that sexual satisfaction in women increases with age and those not engaging in sex are satisfied with their sex lives. A majority of study participants report frequent ...
Jan 03, 2012 |
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Prostate cancer test still holds value: Urologist addresses common myths about the disease
(Medical Xpress) -- Earlier this year, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced recommendations that surprised the medical community: Healthy men should no longer have the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test to ...
Dec 23, 2011 |
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Heart implant patients' fears about shock leads to sexual dysfunction
Adults with congenital heart disease and implanted cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) often have a high level of fear and anxiety about the device delivering a shock during sex — resulting in sexual performance problems, ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Shock therapy to help erectile dysfunction
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine shows that a little shock to the penis may help treat severe erectile dysfunction that does not respond well to prescription drug treatments.
Nov 01, 2011 |
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Candid discussion regarding sexuality can improve quality of life for prostate cancer survivors
Physicians are now better able to predict a man's recovery of sexual function after prostate cancer treatment, making a conversation between doctor and patient an important part of pre-treatment planning, a Beth Israel Deaconess ...
Sep 20, 2011 |
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Stimulation of female genital regions produces strong activation of various brain sites
A new study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine reveals that for the first time, stimulation of the vagina, cervix, or clitoris was shown to activate three separate and distinct sites in the sensory cortex.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 12, 2011 |
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Men have overly optimistic expectations about recovery from prostate cancer surgery
Nearly half of men undergoing surgery for prostate cancer expect better recovery from the side effects of the surgery than they actually attain one year after the operation, a University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center ...
Aug 08, 2011 |
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Weight loss improves sexual health of overweight men with diabetes
A new study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine reveals that in obese men with type 2 diabetes, weight loss improves erectile function, sexual desire and lowers urinary tract symptoms.
Aug 05, 2011 |
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Supplement found to improve quality of life for female cancer survivors
A natural nutritional supplement, marketed for the last decade as a sexual aid, has been shown to significantly improve overall quality of life for female cancer survivors, according to researchers at Wake Forest Baptist ...
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Sexual health of men with chronic heart failure significantly improves with CRT
A new study published in the journal Clinical Cardiology reveals that in men with chronic heart failure, cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves patients' libido, erectile dysfunction, and sexual performance.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jun 02, 2011 |
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Obese men and women report less satisfying sex life
(Medical Xpress) -- Obese men and women seeking weight-loss treatment report significantly less satisfaction with their sex life than the general population, and women report even lower satisfaction than men, according to ...
May 02, 2011 |
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Drugs for hair loss and BPH may result in loss of libido, ED in men
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), in collaboration with colleagues at Lahey Clinic and from Denmark and Germany, have found that 5a-reductase inhibitors (5a-RIs), while improving urinary symptoms ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 11, 2011 |
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Weight-loss surgery improved female urinary problems but male erection issues got worse
Women who underwent gastric band surgery to lose weight reported significant improvements in urinary function and quality of life after the operation, according to research published in the January issue of the urology journal ...
Jan 06, 2011 |
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Love: it's all the same to the brain
(PhysOrg.com) -- There are no differences between heterosexuals and homosexuals or between women and men in terms of the brain systems regulating romantic love, according to new UCL research published in the ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 04, 2011 |
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