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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.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

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

created Jan 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created Jan 04, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (19) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Study: Placebo improves sex life for women

Many are constantly searching for the key to more satisfying sex, but a recent study suggests that finding that key may be easier than we think.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 17, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Fertility concerns of cancer survivors inadequately addressed, study finds

Many cancer survivors experience changes in sexual function that leave them feeling guilty and a longing for intimacy, Australian researchers told at the 35th Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) in ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

70 percent of women likely to experience sexual problems after breast cancer

A new study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine looked at whether women were more likely to experience sexual problems after breast cancer. The results showed that 70% of women were facing sexual function problems approx ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 23, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sexual dysfunction in kidney disease patients requires study

Despite the very high rate of problems with sexual function among people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), little is known about the best treatment approaches in this group of patients, according to a study appearing in ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 13, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hormonal contraceptives associated with higher risk of female sexual dysfunction

Women taking non-oral and oral hormonal contraceptives were at highest risk of Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD), according to a study of female German medical students published today in The Journal of Sexual Medicine. Inter ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created May 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most women facing gynecologic surgery don't worry about its effects on sex

Most women scheduled for gynecologic surgery to address noncancerous symptoms said in a recently published survey that they were not worried about the effects of the procedure on their sex lives.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cancer of Any Type Can Cause Prolonged Sexual Dysfunction

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cancer often leads to significant and long-term disruption in sexual function and intimacy, regardless of the type of cancer or how far along the patient is in the treatment plan, according to a new study ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Guideline issued for treating sleep, constipation, sexual problems in Parkinson's disease

The American Academy of Neurology has issued a new guideline recommending the most effective treatments to help people with Parkinson's disease who experience sleep, constipation, and sexual problems, which are common but ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Testosterone deficiency affects male cancer survivors' quality of life

A new study has found that many male cancer survivors who develop testosterone deficiency after receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy have an impaired quality of life and reduced energy levels. Published early online ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sexual function does not continuously decline after radiation therapy treatments for prostate cancer

Sexual function in prostate cancer patients receiving external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) decreases within the first two years after treatment but then stabilizes and does not continuously decline as was previously thought, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 05, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study of testosterone in older men

Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center announced today that it will participate in a large national study of the effectiveness of testosterone as a treatment for anemia, cardiovascular disease, ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1