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In the News (Fri 18 Dec 09)

  
  Female sexuality facts - female sexuality information - female sexuality products.
In most women who are not experiencing sexual problems, libido and arousal are closely related and difficult to separate.
Lack of sexual desire and sexual energy, difficulty becoming aroused and an inability to reach orgasm are common problems among women.
If you notice a drop in your sexual desire around the time you start a new medication, talk to you doctor to see if there is a connection.
www.femalecd.cyberspacedoctor.com   (597 words)

  
  Human female sexuality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Human female sexuality encompasses a broad range of issues, behavior and processes, including female sexual identity and sexual behavior, the physiological, psychological, social, cultural, political, and spiritual or religious aspects of sex.
Sexuality varies across the cultures and regions of the world, and has continually changed throughout history, and this applies equally to female sexuality.
During the 1970s and 1980s, in the wake of the sexual revolution, numerous feminist writers started to address the question of female sexuality from their own female perspective, rather than allowing female sexuality to be defined in terms of largely male studies.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Human_female_sexuality   (936 words)

  
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Abstract: The various aspects of the sexual life of 100 female patients aged 40-60 with acute myocardial infarction were compared with those of a control group of 100 female patients of the same age, hospitalized for other diseases.
Sexual frigidity and dissatisfaction were found among 65% of the coronary patients as compared with 24% of the controls.
The sexual dysfunction(s) were present at the onset of diabetes in the majority of those so affected (17 of 24 patients), or were attributed to other causes in the remainder.
www.diabetic-help.com /mmDMFEMSEX.txt   (5711 words)

  
 Male-Female Sexuality -- eCureMe.com
The way to distinguish between hypersexuality and normal sexual desire is to look not at the frequency of but the reasons for and the method of the sexual activity.
In men, sexual discomfort usually occurs due to some physical problem, such as infection of the prostate gland, urinary bladder, or the urethra, too much tension in the foreskin of the penis, and Peyronie's disease, which causes warping of the penis.
Other sexual discomforts experienced by women are caused by endometriosis, pelvic infections, vaginal infections, Bartholin's gland infections (bartholinitis), urethral infections, and allergies to sperm, vaginal washes, and spermicides.
www.ecureme.com /especial/obgyn/Male-Female_Sexuality.asp   (416 words)

  
 MediHealth DME | Diabetes and Female Sexuality   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Sexuality not only implies sexual activity but includes the full spectrum of sexual activity which is dependent upon the medical, psychological and sociocultural aspects of an individual.
Sexual dysfunction may be due to disturbances in sexual desire and/or in the psychophysiological changes associated with the sexual response cycle in men and women.
Based on the few available community studies, it appears that sexual dysfunctions are highly prevalent in both sexes, ranging from 10% to 52% of men and 25% to 63% of women.
www.medihealthdme.com /education/diabetes_femalesex.htm   (1145 words)

  
 A New Focus on Female Sexuality
Laura Berman is a sex therapist who, with her sister, Jennifer, a urologist at the Women's Sexual Health Clinic at Boston University Medical Center in Boston, is exploring both the physical and psychological aspects of low sexual desire.
Two experts on female sexual dysfunction advise women to go to their physicians with any sexual problems, including lack of interest, arousal or sensation; not being able to reach orgasm; or insufficient intensity of orgasm.
Female sexual dysfunction can be treated, although this can be tricky due to the many factors involved -- physical aspects, the nature of the woman's relationship, and her self-esteem.
www.webmd.com /content/article/25/1728_58356.htm   (1128 words)

  
 female sexuality
Blackwell's view of female sexuality, based on fifty years' experience as a practicing gynecologist and obstetrician both in America and in England, is very different from that of her male counterparts.
I ventured to point out to this strong-minded female that such conduct on her part might be, in a medical point of view, highly detrimental to the health of the husband, particularly if he happened to be strongly sexually disposed.
Although physical sexual pleasure is not attached exclusively, or in woman chiefly, to the act of coition, it is also a well-established fact that in healthy loving women, uninjured by the too frequent lesions which result from childbirth, increasing physical satisfaction attaches to the ultimate physical expression of love.
www.und.nodak.edu /instruct/akelsch/fsexua~1.htm   (3409 words)

  
 Androgens and Female Sexuality
The aim of this article is to consider the influence of hormones, particularly androgens, on female sexuality and to address the rationale for androgen replacement therapy.
Androgens appear to be important in female sexuality, with reduced androgen levels in the late reproductive years and beyond contributing to the decline in sexual interest experienced by many women.
Notably, increased sexual activity in women is a poor index of response to therapy, since frequency of intercourse is often dictated by established patterns and interest of the partner.
www.natural-hrt.com /artman/publish/printer_99.shtml   (2786 words)

  
 Femalepatient.com
The female patient may have to adjust to a changed cosmetic appearance and her energy levels may be drained from chemotherapy or radiation therapy, leaving little room for sexual activity; yet, her need for closeness and intimacy may be stronger than ever.
Tertiary sexual dysfunctions are related to psychological, emotional, social, and cultural aspects of MS that affect sexuality.
The female patient may be able to identify certain times during the day when she has the most energy, often dependent on sleep patterns and administration of medication.
www.femalepatient.com /html/arc/sig/21st/articles/article_9.asp   (2994 words)

  
 Female Sexuality f4
The expression of female sexuality in India is restricted by community norms and strictly enforced within the family class hierarchies.
That is, female sexuality may be expressed upward or laterally relative to a bride’s natal family class, but never downward.
In contrast to the disablement of females in Rajput patrilocality, females are empowered by Nayar matrilocality.
www.jadski.com /kerala/f4femalesexuality.htm   (1342 words)

  
 Female Sexuality   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
However, if a woman does make the conscious choice to engage in sexual intercourse, she needs to take responsibility for her actions.
Female and male sexual responses are similar in many ways.
Masturbation is normal and healthy and may also help a woman to climax with her partner.
www.csun.edu /studenthealthcenter/factcards/Female_Sexuality.htm   (511 words)

  
 Welcome to your Female health,female sexuality
Female sexuality: -It is considered that unlike man, woman's sexual arousal is slow.
There will be a lot of congestion in the pelvic region and if this is not released she may get a lingering pain in the lower abdomen or a constant low backache.
For the infections that are sexually transmissible, your partner should be treated, too even if he has no symptoms; he can re infect you.
www.hashmi.com /female_sexuality_health.html   (896 words)

  
 Controlling female sexuality wrong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Like the Victorians before them, the BCRS claims depictions and expressions of female sexuality are responsible for rape, violence and a while host of other social ills.
Just as men centuries ago dismissed the woman who celebrated her sexually as a whore, negating any other aspect of her personality, so does the BCRS deny the notion that someone can view a sexually attractive woman and see her as a whole person.
If it is these sexually explicit images of women that are responsible for the sexual violence against women, it must be women's sexuality that is causing these helpless men to scour the countryside raping indiscriminately.
www.equityfeminism.com /pornography/porn_001.html   (708 words)

  
 Dry exploration of female sexuality
It is a subject rarely broached in the entertainment industry unless the characters are prostitutes, used as a moralistic plot device, or their sexuality is in direction reaction to their male counterpart on camera.
The idea of exploring female sexuality for its sake alone is the one facet I respected in this film, besides some of the acting.
However, Christine’s growing obsession with her own sexuality is evinced in extremely monotonous plot routes and numerous extensive observational camera shots from her point of view when there is nothing to watch.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/female_directors/50230   (422 words)

  
 Female Sexuality and SCI   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The effect of SCI on female sexuality is far less devastating than on males.
The physiological sexual responses for women are mostly internal and less conspicuous than in males and, therefore, more difficult to study.
The physiological changes normally associated with sexual response are not essential for a woman to be able to have intercourse.
www.spinalcord.ar.gov /Publications/FactSheets/sheets6-10/Fact8.html   (1391 words)

  
 Female Sexuality News Index
The common belief that engaging in sexual intercourse during the final weeks of pregnancy can hasten labor and delivery is a myth, say researchers...
A new survey of sexual attitudes has found that 25 percent of women have sexual intercourse before the age of consent and that women are twice as likely as men to regret their first experience of intercourse...
Female condoms could provide a viable method of protection against HIV - in both the developing world and Western nations - but are being dismissed for the wrong reasons...
www.aphroditewomenshealth.com /news/female_sexuality_index.shtml   (1945 words)

  
 Debunking Myths About Female Sexuality and Reproductive Health - DrDonnica.com - The First Name in Women's Health
While many women--and sex researchers--testify to the fact that these phenomena all exist, the current consensus is first that we still haven’t fully understood/elucidated female sexual anatomy or physiology.
Next is that there probably is a variation in female sexual anatomy in which these phenomena occur in some women but not others.
Some women-- and some researchers--say that there is a female ejaculation that may occur when the G-spot is stimulated to the point of climax.
www.drdonnica.com /today/00008732.htm   (828 words)

  
 Sex and Female Psychology
Overcome low sexual desire and a dissatisfying sex life by connecting to unrealized aspects of your self.
This report teaches women to recognize these unconscious patterns of struggle, and to replace them with more skillful, authentically powerful means of defining themselves and strengthening their personal boundaries.
Playing the Blame Game—When individuals feel dissatisfied with sexual or romantic aspects of their relationship, it is human nature to blame someone else for such disappointment and frustration.
www.relationshiphealing.com /female_sexuality_report.htm   (462 words)

  
 Female Sexuality
Fibromyalgia and Female Sexuality is the first book on fibromyalgia to explore how the various aspects of female sexuality can impact this baffling disorder.
Fibromyalgia and Female Sexuality is written in an easy-to- understand, conversational style.
It is recommended that the sexual partner of the fibromyalgia sufferer also read the book in order to assist her in overcoming the feelings of helplessness so often experienced in the face of this condition.
www.cssa-inc.org /Books_Videos/female_sexuality.htm   (837 words)

  
 Female Sexuality-Do You Have the Owner's Manual for Your Body? - Marriage
In erroneous attitudes, dating back to patriarchal religions, women, unlike men, were unable to explore their sexuality due to the fact that sex might make them “wanton and uncontrollable.” Words like sin, harlot, whore, and damnation, pretty much kept women from any desire to self explore.
The male animal was considered to be unable to control his need for sexual satisfaction, and while masturbation was spoken of as sinful for him also, it was not stressed as strongly as it was for females.
A woman was fortunate if her husband knew enough about the female anatomy to be able to give her pleasure, but most times this was not the case.
www.bellaonline.com /articles/art37040.asp   (840 words)

  
 Female Sexuality,living, advice, men, Fibromyalgia and Female Sexuality, clitoris, orgasm
As per our observation, painful sexual intercourse leading to vaginismus is the most common sexual problem.
Most often, when the woman is not properly aroused (lubricated) and if the man makes an attempt to enter, it leads to irritation and pain is always present at the time of intercourse then it could because of hymeneal obstruction, urethral disorders or congenital malformation of the ullva or vagina.
There will be a lot of congestion in the pelvic region and if this is not released she may get a lingering pain in the lower abdomen or a constant low backache.
hashmi.com /female_sexuality.html   (859 words)

  
 Female Sexuality
Sexuality in women entails rather complex features, all of which bring across issues concerning orgasm, masturbation, menstrual cycle, female ejaculation or female condoms to name a few.
A host of sexual dysfunctions striking genitalia wise both genders could be causes for sexual disorders.
Sensuality, Sexuality and Bikini _Jonatas Dornelles Anthropologist_ Summer time, a season boasted by a myriad of sexual innue...
www.sexualinfo.net /m-female-sexuality.html   (137 words)

  
 The Inner Space   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In the Female Gothic, this structure is more than simply where the story takes place; the structue in the story becomes the structure of the story, and as the following excerpts suggest, it also becomes the structure of the heroine's emerging sexuality.
Finally, by using imagery which unites sexuality with fairy tales, the author implies that her commitment is not to sexual fulfillment but only to sexual innuendo cloaked in nightmare and dream...
Then, too, although Agnes had to cross through the mysterious room (scene of the nun's sexual crime) in order to escape her presumptive castle of danger, we later realize she must already have been pregnant with Raymond's child and is therefore Lewis' tongue-in-cheek recreation of her literary ancestors.
www.engl.virginia.edu /~enec981/Group/ami.inner.html   (1206 words)

  
 Female Sexuality   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Earliest Sexual Writings Do it yourself Breast Exams To Sexual Facism, Maternity Issues from Childbirth to Breastfeeding and the usage of Midwifes as opposted to Ob/Gyn's to Women's Resources on the Web.
Unkindest cut-Courtney Weaver investigates the folds of her lover's schlong and the circumcision debate.
This is meant to be a frank discussion of female sexuality as well as relationship issues with some male sexuality discussed.
www.geocities.com /Wellesley/1889   (516 words)

  
 Aphrodite Women's Health, Female Sexuality, Menopause and Fertility
Aphrodite Women's Health, Female Sexuality, Menopause and Fertility
Practical advice on stress, relationships, self-esteem, personal growth and sexuality.
Compared to 40 years ago, women nowadays are having many more dreams of a sexual nature...
www.aphroditewomenshealth.com   (475 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Story of V: A Natural History of Female Sexuality: Books: Catherine Blackledge   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Case of the Female Orgasm: Bias in the Science of Evolution by Elisabeth A. Lloyd
The Story Of V: A Natural History Of Female Sexuality by science writer Catherine Blackledge is a methodical, meticulous discussion of female sexual organs and their role in sexual pleasure, reproduction, and myth throughout history.
Black-and-white illustrations are sparsely included; the text itself is straightforwardly clinical as it describes physical biology and representations of the vagina in art and architecture in-depth.
www.amazon.com /Story-Natural-History-Female-Sexuality/dp/0813534550   (772 words)

  
 Planned Parenthood of San Diego and Riverside Counties: Female Sexuality
It is also about four of the most common sexual problems that some women have.
As you become sexually excited (by physical stimulation during sex or while masturbating, or by seeing or thinking something exciting), tissue around your uterus and other pelvic organs swell up with blood.
If you are not very sexually aroused when you start to have intercourse, your vagina may feel dry, not moist and lubricated.
www.planned.org /site/PageServer?pagename=HS_femalesexuality   (1073 words)

  
 Female sexuality
Breast is an apparent distinction between male and female.
Most often, when the woman is not properly aroused (lubricated) and if the man makes an attempt to enter, it leads to irritation and pain is always present at the time of intercourse then it could because of hymeneal obstruction, urethral disorders or congenital malformation of the ullva or vagina.
Any pain at the time of coitus, whether it is vaginites, pelvic infection or different uterine position may lead to firigidity of sudden on set.
www.hashmi.com /female_sexuality.html   (849 words)

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