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Healthcare professionals need training to help them talk more comfortably about sexual issues
Ovarian cancer affects sexual functioning, but healthcare professionals' knowledge about this is inadequate, as is their communication with patients about sexual issues, concludes a study in this week's BMJ. Interviews were conducted with 15 women with ovarian cancer and 43 clinicians and nurses in Leeds to determine their attitudes about, and... view more... (2001-10-09)
Sexual pleasure improves after hysterectomy
Many women are concerned that hysterectomy may affect their sexual attractiveness, but a study in this week's BMJ finds that sexual pleasure improves after hysterectomy. Researchers in the Netherlands compared the effects of three types of hysterectomy (vaginal, subtotal abdominal, and total abdominal hysterectomy) on the sexual wellbeing of 413... view more... (2003-10-01)
Sexual problems rarely addressed by internists caring for cancer survivors
Few internists who care for cancer survivors address issues of sexual dysfunction with their patients, according to a study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers. view more (2009-10-22)
Study finds gender differences in reported childhood sexual abuse
A new Queensland study has found a significant link between childhood sexual abuse and symptoms of sexual dysfunction in adult men and women. view more (2005-10-12)
Sexual dissatisfaction in postmenopausal women not linked to cardiovascular disease
Although sexual dysfunction in some men is predictive of cardiovascular disease, this association has never been examined in women. view more (2008-04-03)
Chlamydia Testing In Pharmacies:Questions That Need Addressing
The Government's pilot scheme offering free chlamydia testing in pharmacies is to be applauded but a number of issues need to be resolved if it is to be a success, concludes an editorial in this week's issue of The Lancet. view more (2005-02-16)
Gay men's risky sexual behavior linked to feeling undesirable
Gay men who are not considered sexually desirable are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior according to new research out of the University of Toronto. They may also develop psychological problems as a consequence of feeling undesirable. view more (2008-12-01)
Tackling Sexual Violence (p 1092)
A Health and Human Rights article in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlights the issue of sexual violence-within the context of the World Report on Violence and Health published this week-and calls for health professionals to play a leading role in identifying victims of sexual violence, especially as there is currently no evidence base for... view more... (2002-10-02)
Decreased sexual satisfaction is not associated with cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC) and collaborators nationwide have found that decreased sexual satisfaction in postmenopausal women, is not clearly associated with cardiovascular disease. view more (2008-03-31)
Better access to info and dialogue with HCPs on sexual issues for rheumatology patients
Patients with rheumatic diseases want more information and better communication with healthcare professionals on the sexual issues related to their conditions. view more (2009-06-12)
'Corrective' sex education may make sexual offenders more dangerous
While it is commonly thought that men with low IQs sexually offend because of a lack of knowledge or sexual deviance, new research has found the men may sexually offend because of their exposure to "corrective" sex education previously taken. view more (2007-10-17)
Causes for sexual dysfunction change as people age
Sexual dysfunction is not an inevitable part of aging, but it is strongly related a number of factors, such as mental and physical health, demographics and lifetime experiences, many of which are interrelated, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Chicago. view more (2008-08-13)
Perceptions of Child Sexual Abuse
Women are more pro-victim and anti-perpetrator than men, younger victims are seen as more credible than older ones and men would consider a fifteen-year-old male victim of abuse to be less credible than a younger boy, particularly if he had been assaulted by a female. view more (2004-04-16)
More than 20 percent of sexual assaults drug-facilitated
More than 20% of sexual assaults in a sample of 882 victims were drug-facilitated sexual assaults. view more (2009-03-02)
Success of treatment programmes for sexual offending
Child sexual abusers who have not attended a treatment programme are three times more likely to re-offend than those who have attended a treatment programme. This is the finding of research by Jayne Allam of the University of Birmingham presented today, Wednesday 4 April, to The British Psychological Society's Division of Forensic Psychology... view more... (2001-04-03)
Young women and sexual guilt
Many women are made to feel guilty about their sexual feelings and desire. This is the finding of Dr Paula Nicolson, from the University of Sheffield who presents her research today, Friday 15 March 2002, at The British Psychological Society Annual Conference, Blackpool. view more (2002-02-27)
Pitt study shows linkage between teen girls' weight and sexual behavior
A University of Pittsburgh study sheds new light on the relationship between race, body weight and sexual behavior among adolescent girls. view more (2009-10-30)
Brenner Children's Hospital researcher says PSA campaign about risky sexual behaviors a success
Media campaigns that remind parents to talk with their children about sex are effective, according to a pediatric researcher at Brenner Children's Hospital and Wake Forest University School of Medicine. view more (2006-02-24)
Young Men More Prone To Explosive Headaches During Sex
A headache is often regarded as an excuse for not having sexual intercourse, but neurologists in Germany have been conducting a trial to investigate the true nature of this condition. They found that men in their early 20s are more likely to get a sexual headache, delegates at the European Federation of Neurological Societies congress were told... view more... (2002-10-24)
Teacher-led sex education of limited benefit
Improvements in teacher-delivered sex education have some beneficial effect on the quality of young people’s sexual relationships, but do not reduce sexual risk taking in adolescents, finds a study in this week’s BMJ. view more (2002-06-12)
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