Sexual Relations

How to Prevent Premature Ejeculation

Take time to masturbate about an hour before you have sex. Mayo Clinic doctors report that the second ejaculation can be delayed if you've already had the previous experience.

5 Things You Need to Know About Sex's Effects on the Body

Safe sex, especially with a committed and loving partner, can bring medical health benefits. It can provide a healthy dose of exercise. The bed can actually be a good exercise machine and vigorous sexual activity can burn 200 calories. Sex can...

3 Ways to Treat Chancroid

Chancroid is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that is common in some developing countries but far more rare in the United States and other western countries. It is usually limited to participants in the sex trade, but there have been some...

Causes of Genital Itching

The genital area covers the portion of the body with external reproductive organs, including the penis and scrotum for males and the external portion of the vagina, such as the labia, for females. Irritation to the skin from diseases and...

How to Increase Libido in Women

For many women, lack of libido is a common problem. These women still generally enjoy sexual intercourse; however they have a lack of interest in initiating sexual relations. A lack of libido can have many causes, including anemia, drug abuse,...

How to Get Him Back After You Cheated

Infidelity, either emotional or physical, can wreak havoc on a relationship. If you are in a committed relationship or a marriage and you have cheated on your partner or spouse, you will need to work hard to regain your man's trust and salvage the...

What to Expect in an Erectile Dysfunction Exam

Erectile dysfunction, commonly referred to as ED, is a form of impotence. ED is the inability to maintain an erection during sexual relations. There are a variety of causes for ED, including both psychological reasons and physical conditions. ED...

3 Ways to Treat Chlamydia

If you contract chlamydia, a common sexually transmitted disease (STD), it often takes 1 to 3 weeks before you experience any symptoms if you experience them at all. These symptoms usually include painful urination, unusual discharge from the...

Types of Vaginal Odors

Unpleasant vaginal odor is not an uncommon problem for women. It is frequently due to an overgrowth of vaginal organisms. The unpleasant smell is often most noticeable following sexual relations and may be accompanied by vaginal itching,...

Signs of Lowered Libido

Most people have a strong desire for intimacy and sexual relations. As the years go by, the sex drive starts to wane, and it is quite common for people to have less interest in sex than they did when they were younger. However, less interest and...

Symptoms of Low DHEA in Women

DHEA is short for dehydroepiandrosterone, a hormone that your adrenal gland produces and secretes. The adrenal glands are small organs that are located above your kidneys; the main function of which s is to manage the release of hormones that in...

Qualifications for an Annulment

When it comes to ending a marriage, there are two primary options: divorce and annulment. A divorce is a court decree that terminates a marriage, whereas an annulment nullifies a marriag,e as if it never existed. Because an annulment involves...

Drugs That Enhance Sex

Sexuality is a fact of life. Either because of boredom or medical or psychological problems, the pleasure of sexual relations between two people can be diminished. The desire to be loved and to love is common among human beings. Physicians...

How to Increase Libido After Menopause Without Hormones

After menopause, estrogen production decreases, leaving most women with lowered libido. This reduces desire for sexual relations with a spouse or significant other. Vaginal dryness is also a complication of menopause, leading to lowered libido and...

5 Ways to Recognize Side Effects From Hepatitis B Vaccine

Hepatitis is a disorder that causes inflammation of the liver, jaundice (a yellowing color of the eyes or skin) and vomiting. This condition can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer or even death. The hepatitis B vaccine is one that is recommended for...

About Skin Lice

Lice are small, parasitic insects that do not fly but instead live on skin and feed on blood in the body. A lice infestation can affect the body, the scalp or the pubic area. The lice that affect different areas of the body vary in appearance....

The Types of Spouse Abuse

Spousal abuse can come in many forms. Many people think of a battered wife as the only victim of domestic abuse; however, men can also be victims, and there aren't always physical bruises to indicate it. Abuse is usually a way for one spouse to...

Common Psychiatric Medication Side Effects

The National Institute of Mental Health notes that psychiatric medications are important in the treatment of symptoms of mental diseases such as depression; bipolar disorder, or manic-depressive illness; anxiety disorders; schizophrenia; and...

5 Things you Need to Know About the Stages of Herpes

Herpes is a virus that causes painful blisters and sores. 2 types of herpes exist: there is herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 that is responsible for cold sores around the mouth and type 2, otherwise known as genital herpes. HSV-2 infects the...

4 Ways To Identify Symptoms of Pulmonary Heart Disease

Shortness of breath can be nothing more than an indication of your general level of "being in shape." When do you feel short of breath? After sexual relations, climbing stairs or exerting yourself in a friendly game of softball? Or is the...

Effects of Stress on Erectile Disfunction

According to the Mayo Clinic, erectile dysfunction is the inability of a man to maintain a hard erection long enough to complete the sex act. While the condition affects all men at every age at one point or another, long-term erectile dysfunction...

5 Things You Need to Know About Delayed Ejaculation

The delay in ejaculation for a male in the presence of a partner can be a frustrating and embarrassing situation. Ejaculation is when the semen is released from the penis during sex. A man may be entirely unable to ejaculate, or it may not...

Early Menopause Signs

Menopause is the time in a woman's life when her menstrual periods end and levels of estrogen and other hormones begin to lower. According to the North American Menopause Society, a diagnosis of menopause is made after a woman has gone 12 months...

Laws About Surrogate Mothers

There are two basic kinds of surrogacy. A surrogate mother can be inseminated with the sperm from the father or another donor and use her own egg for fertilization. Another option is for the surrogate to be inseminated with the mother's egg, which...

Facts on Cystitis Treatment

Painful urination is usually the first sign that you may have a case of cystitis. Cystitis is an infection in the bladder or tubes from the bladder. Some stomach pain, cloudy urine, a foul smell to the urine and even blood in the urine can all...

How to Know When I Am Ovulating

Whether you are hoping to get pregnant or doing your best to avoid it, understanding ovulation is an important key to your fertility. Ovulation is the time in a woman's menstrual cycle when she is most likely to conceive. A mature egg within one...

Over the Counter Products to Treat Vaginal Dryness

Vaginal dryness, which can occur as a result of lowered estrogen production during menopause or as a side effect from medical procedures and certain medications, can make sexual intercourse uncomfortable and even painful. Women who are not aroused...

How to Discuss Sex With a Teen (Video)

Talking to teenagers about sex can be difficult and embarrassing. Learn tips for discussing sexual intercourse with teens in this video.