In contrast to the compendium of deficiency and disease literature, recent evidence suggests that menopause is not particularly problematic for most women (Avis & McKinlay, 1991; Ballinger, 1990; DeLorey, 1992; Greene & Cooke, 1980). Cross-cultural and lifespan developmental studies have been particularly useful in constructing alternatives to unidimensional biomedical paradigms. Cross-cultural studies have found that […]
День: 09.11.2015
Sexual ideologies in Vietnam
At the beginning of the twenty-first century, the family as a social institution is solidly established as a global ideology. The United Nations (UN) defines ‘the right to found a family’ as an essential human right (see United Nations Convention on the Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages [1962]), and […]
Rule Three: Never Negotiate in Anger
That never is serious advice. We mean never. You cannot negotiate something as important as your whole work life in the heat of anger. But let’s face it, this is an issue that gets our hormones going and our emotions raised. Imagine you’ve had a really bad day, one of those days when you felt […]
“His Porn Interests Scare Me”
For Karen, discovering her husband Johnny’s secret involvement with porn was especially upsetting because of the ramifications of what he had been looking at. They had been thinking about starting a family. “I opened a file of his on our computer,” Karen said, “and it was filled with sexy pictures of young girls. I was […]
Additional examinations
Under normal circumstances every man has nocturnal erections, the duration and hardness of which are related to age. Usually a man has such erections between three and five times a night for between twenty and thirty minutes as part of dreaming. In ed with a physical cause, nocturnal erections occur scarcely if at all. The […]
In Vietnam
Tine M. Gammeltoft and Nguyen Thu Hu-o-ng Introduction Over recent decades, the importance of sexual health for global public health has achieved increasing recognition internationally. When sexual health is discussed, the HIV/AIDS pandemic often takes centre stage, but a range of other human predicaments is at issue as well. In an early formulation, a World […]
“My Whole Life Changed in a Moment”
Although not all intimate partners react exactly like Debbie, Lucy, and Paula, feelings of shock, anger, betrayal, and sexual inadequacy are very common responses when a partner’s porn use is confirmed. The experience can feel overwhelming. It can be similar to finding out that a partner has been having an affair or has a major […]
THE SELF IN ALTERNATIVE REALITIES
It may be something of an irony that human sexuality, frequently viewed as constant across the human record, is actually among the forms of behavior most dependent upon contextualizing contingencies. Modern societies represent an unprecedented point in social evolution where sexual desire and cultural expectations increasingly cease to mirror one another closely (Simon and Gagnon […]
The Vaginal Ring and the Transdermal Patch
NuvaRing and Ortho Evra are two hormone-based contraceptive methods that do not require taking a pill each day. Both synthetic estrogen and progestin are embedded in either a 2-inch-diameter soft and transparent vaginal ring (NuvaRing) or a beige matchbook-size transdermal patch (Ortho Evra), as shown in I Figure 10.1. How the Ring and Patch Work […]
Examination of patients with erection problems
In the physical examination we check whether there is a normal pattern of male hair growth, we listen with the aid of a stethoscope to see if there are any indications of vascular constriction, and if necessary we test reflexes, and feel the penis and the scrotum. Physical examination of a man with ed does […]