News tagged with sexual function

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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

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

Advance growing animal penile erectile tissue in lab may benefit patients

In an advance that could one day enable surgeons to reconstruct and restore function to damaged or diseased penile tissue in humans, researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center's Institute for Regenerative ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Sexually satisfied women have better general well-being and more vitality

Pre- and post-menopausal women who self-rated themselves as being sexually satisfied had a higher overall psychological well-being score and scores for "positive well-being" and "vitality," compared with sexually dissatisfied ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

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

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

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

Workplace BPA exposure increases risk of male sexual dysfunction

High levels of workplace exposure to Bisphenol-A may increase the risk of reduced sexual function in men, according to a Kaiser Permanente study appearing in the journal Human Reproduction.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find vibrator use to be common, linked to sexual health

Two Indiana University studies conducted among nationally representative samples of adult American men and women show that vibrator use during sexual interactions is common, with use being reported by approximately 53 percent ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Partner issues significantly influence women's sexual activity in later years, study shows

As a woman gets older, physical problems are less likely to influence whether she is sexually active than her partner's health or interest in sex, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, San ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | 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