Category Archives: Men’s Health-Erectile Dysfunction

Nobody ever said that using a condom comes naturally. How can you enjoy yourself if you’re fighting the Trojan War? Here, courtesy of Dr. William Kassler of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are the seven habits of highly … Continue reading →

What is the first thing one tends to say to patients? Doctors all have stock phrases such as, ‘What can I do for you?’ It may be salutary to think about how one intervenes and what effect this may have … Continue reading →

This patient’s hostility and need to be in charge had alienated one doctor and provoked him into retaliation. Uncharacteristically, he had told her that he would not do what she wanted; he had met her aggression with an attack by … Continue reading →

Not all women, however, have these feelings as they pass their mid-30s. Another special age seems to be 40, and for many women the ‘big 40′ heralds a decline in wellbeing and sexuality. If their mothers went through the menopause … Continue reading →

Fahema Begum, aged 19, arrived in London from the rural district of Sylhet, three months after her arranged marriage. She asked for a repeat prescription of the desogestrel that had been prescribed in Bangladesh. She was rapidly learning English and, … Continue reading →

After childbirth a contraceptive choice must be made as few women will want to risk another pregnancy immediately. As always, that choice will rest on the balance between what is medically appropriate and the emotional factors involved. The experience of … Continue reading →

This is an immature, late-adolescent phenomenon but one (like the others) which can last throughout life in certain people. Some never get beyond it at all. Such love is almost totally idealistic (not romantic) and is sometimes centred around good … Continue reading →

Sex can affect the bladder in a number of ways. One, widely known, upset is referred to as ‘honeymoon cystitis’. This refers to the fact that the tissues around the entrance of the vagina are tight in women who have … Continue reading →

The evidence strongly suggests that HIV is not spread by insect bites but in one case it seems to have been caught from a human bite. Lesbians are not a high-risk group (although 80 per cent have had heterosexual intercourse). … Continue reading →

This is the second most common cause of an abnormal vaginal discharge and it has been estimated that 180 million women suffer from it world-wide. It is a protozoan infection that is carried without symptoms by many people (one survey … Continue reading →