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Sexuality and Health Archive

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Created 06/10/2008 - 07:30

Sexuality and Health Archive

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Conditions

 Can your heart handle sex?]]>

 ]]>Child sexual abuse: know the warning signs]]>

 ]]>Could you be allergic to sex?]]>

 ]]>Don't let arthritis spoil your sex life]]>

 ]]>Erectile dysfunction: a concern for men with diabetes]]>

 ]]>Heavy breathing: asthma and your sex life]]>

 ]]>How stress influences sex]]>

 ]]>HIV treatment: the challenges for older adults]]>

 ]]>Lacking libido? Are antidepressants to blame?]]>

 ]]>Reclaiming sexuality after gynecologic cancer]]>

 ]]>Relationships & MS]]>

 ]]>Restoring sexual function after prostate surgery]]>

 ]]>Sex after a hysterectomy: never better]]>

 ]]>Sex after menopause]]>

 ]]>Sex and disabilities—not mutually exclusive]]>

 ]]>Sexual headaches: from ecstasy to agony]]>

 ]]>Significant weight loss boosts sex life]]>

 ]]>Testosterone and women’s sex drive]]>

 ]]>The truth about sex during pregnancy]]>

 ]]>There is sex after breast cancer]]>

 ]]>When a woman loses desire: sexual dysfunction in women]]>

 ]]>When love hurts: causes and cures for painful sex]]>

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Treatments and Tests

 Are sexual enhancement treatments safe?]]>

 ]]>Behind the scenes: maximizing male fertility]]>

 ]]>Coping with the aftermath of rape]]>

 ]]>HPV DNA testing for cervical cancer screening]]>

 ]]>Innovations in the Pap test]]>

 ]]>Penile implants: a treatment for impotence]]>

 ]]>Prescription drugs and sex—not always a good mix]]>

 ]]>SexRx: calcium channel blockers and your sex life]]>

 ]]>SexRx: Celexa and your sex life]]>

 ]]>SexRx: Luvox and your sex life]]>

 ]]>SexRx: Paxil and your sex life]]>

 ]]>SexRx: yohimbine and your sex life]]>

 ]]>Sex therapy: is it for you?]]>

 ]]>Sexual lubricants]]>

 ]]>Testosterone and women’s sex drive]]>

 ]]>Treating sexual problems: an interview with Virginia Sadock, MD]]>

 ]]>What should I know about sexual enhancement drugs?]]>

 ]]>When love hurts: causes and cures for painful sex]]>

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STDs and Protection

 Condom options]]>

 ]]>Curing chlamydia: new screening test and one-dose drug]]>

 ]]>Facts about sexually transmitted infections]]>

 ]]>Learning about genital herpes]]>

 ]]>Hepatitis B—the "hidden" STD]]>

 ]]>HIV in people over 50]]>

 ]]>HIV home test kits: are all created equal?]]>

 ]]>How to detect and treat STDs]]>

 ]]>HPV: the potentially cancerous STD]]>

 ]]>Ladies and gentlemen: use your condom sense]]>

 ]]>Let's talk about sex (and STDs)]]>

 ]]>Oral contraceptives: risks and benefits]]>

 ]]>Pregnancy, parenting, and HIV]]>

 ]]>Talking to your kids about sexually transmitted diseases]]>

 ]]>Teens and oral sex: it’s not safe]]>

 ]]>True or false: it is possible for a person to get a sexually transmitted infection from a public toilet seat]]>

 ]]>What you should know about chlamydia and its treatment]]>

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Birth Control Options

 A less invasive sterilization option for women]]>

 ]]>All about "the Pill"]]>

 ]]>Condom options]]>

 ]]>Contraception: what are your options?]]>

 ]]>Depo-Provera: the quarterly contraceptive]]>

 ]]>Emergency contraception: Plan B]]>

 ]]>Expand your contraceptive options: consider the IUD]]>

 ]]>Ladies and gentlemen: use your condom sense]]>

 ]]>The vaginal ring: an alternative to birth control pills]]>

 ]]>Vasectomy: an irreversible decision?]]>

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Relationships

 A guide to flirting and dating]]>

 ]]>Gay or straight: can you really "change"?]]>

 ]]>Is sex good for you?]]>

 ]]>Love, sex, and romance: is there hope after the baby?]]>

 ]]>Relationships & MS]]>

 ]]>Sex and disabilities—not mutually exclusive]]>

 ]]>Soul searching through cybersex]]>

 ]]>The truth about sex during pregnancy]]>

 ]]>When single parents have "overnight guests"]]>

 ]]>Who's having sex in America?]]>

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Personal Stories

 In her own words: living with cervical cancer]]>

 ]]>In his own words: living with erectile dysfunction (impotence)]]>

 ]]>In her own words: living with female infertility]]>

 ]]>In her own words: living with HIV]]>

 ]]>In his own words: living with hepatitis C]]>

 ]]>In his own words: living with herpes]]>



Last reviewed January 2008 by ]]>EBSCO Publishing Editorial Staff]]>

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