News tagged with sexual problems

Nerve sparing helps most prostate cancer patients to have same orgasms as before surgery

The vast majority of men who have a prostate cancer operation can retain their ability to orgasm if the surgery is carried out without removing the nerves that surround the prostate gland like a hammock, according to a study ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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US Army suicides down, sex assaults up

The Pentagon said Thursday the number of suicides in the US Army fell last year for the first time since 2004, but that sexual assaults increased.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

40 percent of youths attempting suicide make first attempt before high school

Thoughts about killing oneself and engaging in suicidal behavior may begin much younger than previously thought. While about one of nine youths attempt suicide by the time they graduate from high school, new findings reveal ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The new old age -- today's pensioners are very different to yesterday's

Old people today have more sex, are more likely to be divorced, are cleverer and feel better, reveals a long-term research project comparing what it is like to be old today with 30 years ago. "It's time to start talking about ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

WikiLeaks not financially endangered: Assange

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told Latin American media that his organization was far from financially endangered despite sanctions slapped on it by the United States.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Drunkorexia:' A recipe for disaster

It is well known that eating disorders are common among teens and college students. Heavy alcohol consumption is another well-known unhealthy habit of this age group. A new study from the University of Missouri shows that ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Couples counseling improves sexual intimacy after prostate treatment

Prostate cancer survivors and their partners experience improved sexual satisfaction and function after couples counseling, according to research at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. The article, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Email sexual advice study highlights problems raised by different ages and cultures

More than two-thirds of men who contacted an email advice service run by a leading sexual advice charity had erection problems, which were frequently linked to loss of sex drive, according to research in the October issue ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Faster progress through puberty linked to behavior problems

(Medical Xpress) -- Children who go through puberty at a faster rate are more likely to act out and to suffer from anxiety and depression, according to a study by researchers at Penn State, Duke University and the University ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

When a man's partner is too close to his friends, his sex life may suffer

Researchers have found a potential new source for sexual problems among middle-aged and older men: the relationships between their female partners and the men's closest friends.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Homosexuals report more problems with prostate cancer drug than heterosexuals

Homosexual men taking bicalutamide for prostate cancer were much more likely to report sexual problems during treatment than heterosexual patients, according to a study in the July issue of the urology journal BJUI.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

How do mood and stress affect our sex lives?

A new study by Macquarie University hopes to get between the sheets with thousands of Australians to ask the question - does being in a good mood put you in the mood? Psychology PhD student Miriam Forbes will ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sleep loss lowers testosterone in healthy young men

Cutting back on sleep drastically reduces a healthy young man's testosterone levels, according to a study published in the June 1 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Popular drugs for common male health problems can affect their sexual health

A new study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine reveals that, for the first time, 5a-reductase inhibitors commonly used to treat urinary problems in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and found in pop ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drug may slow growth of early prostate cancer

A new study suggests a way to help men with early, low-risk prostate cancer avoid being overtreated for a disease that in most cases will never threaten their lives. It found that a drug can slow the growth of these tumors ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0