In Vietnam, write Khuat Thu Hong, Le Bach Du’o’ng, and Nguy~n Ngoc Hong, sexuality has long been considered a taboo subject, and today, ‘sexuality still carries negative associations and is seen as a possible cause for many social problems’ (Khuat et al. 2009: 16). Yet when sex has procreative purposes, its meaning changes. In connection […]
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Impotence in the Middle Ages
In the Middle Ages witches were often accused of having caused impotence. They could do this, for instance, by putting a spell on the member so that it disappeared completely into the abdomen; German witches especially were regarded as very skilled at this. The first person to link impotence and witchcraft was Hincmar, the archbishop […]
Contraceptive Implant
Implanon is a matchstick-size slender rod 1У2 inches long. It is inserted under the skin of the upper arm and releases contraceptive hormones. Implanon had been sold in more than 30 countries since 1998 before it was approved by the FDA in 2006 for use in the United States (Bridges, 2006). In developing countries, long […]
Committee Meeting Agenda
Committee on Gender Differences in Careers of Science,Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty First Committee Meeting AgendaFirst Committee MeetingThe National Academies Keck Center Rm. 204Washington, DCJanuary 29-30, 2004AGENDA January 29, 2004 CLOSED SESSION 8:00-8:30 Continental Breakfast 8:30-8:45 Welcome Claude R. Canizares, Committee Chair Richard Bissell, Executive Director, PGA Connie Citro, Acting Chief of Staff, CNSTAT Jong-on Hahm, […]
Safer-Sex Behavior Guidelines
ollowing are some sexual activities that are rated for safety. Remember that engaging in hookups (casual sex) and alcohol use are two activities that can increase your risk of acquiring a sexually transmitted infection. Typically, unsafe behaviors involve contact with semen, blood, or other body fluids. Those behaviors that are considered safe include activities that […]
List of Research I Institutions
Arizona State University; Boston University; Brown University; California Institute of Technology; Carnegie-Mellon University; Case Western Reserve University; Colorado State University; Columbia University; Cornell University; Duke University; Emory University; Florida State University; Georgetown University; Georgia Institute of Technology; Harvard University; Howard University; Indiana University at Bloomington; Iowa State University; Johns Hopkins University; Louisiana State University; Massachusetts […]
Giving birth anonymously
France, Luxembourg and Italy continue an ancient tradition whereby a woman can enter a hospital; give her name as X, indicating that she does not wish to reveal her identity; give birth; and leave her child in the hands of the authorities.[425] In Odievre v France,[426] the European Court of Human Rights, by a majority […]
Cultural influences
Our views on impotence are completely bound up with the time and culture we live in. The ancient Chinese, for instance, never saw the phenomenon of impotence as a significant problem. When the penis no longer became hard enough, the method of ‘soft’ entry was recommended, as described by Jolan Chang in The Tao of […]
The silence about sexual violence
In official discourse, the Vietnamese family is depicted as a safe haven, a cosy nest (to am) of harmony, peace, and meaningful co-existence. Yet, for many of the country’s women, domestic terrains are anything but peaceful and safe. A recent nationwide survey showed that one in three women have suffered physical or sexual violence at […]
The Best Sex I Ever Had
he following excerpt is from an article that appeared in the September-October 1999 issue of Modern Maturity magazine. Recently I was talking to my girlfriend, who is a sextuple heart-bypass veteran, about my husband. She had been calling me to help support me during my husband’s hospitalization with chest pain. He was scheduled for an […]