What's in the News

29th June 2008
Sexually transmitted infections have doubled in under a decade in people over 45 as they are no respecters of age.

Sexually transmitted infections have doubled in under a decade in people over 45 and are now rising faster than in the young, research suggests.

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) study said internet dating and erectile dysfunction drugs were partly to blame.

Men were most likely to be affected, with increases in herpes, syphilis, gonorrhoea and genital warts.

Full story: BBC News

29th April 2008
Title How long should intercourse last.

The authors surveyed Canadian and American sex therapists views on how long they felt it was normal for intercourse to last. They found that the average sex therapist believes that intercourse that lasts 3 to 13 minutes is normal.

Corty EW, Guardiani JM.
Canadian and American sex therapists' perceptions of normal and abnormal ejaculatory latencies: how long should intercourse last?
J Sex Med. 2008 May;5(5):1251-6.

blackwell-synergy.com

29th April 2008
Sexual problems in European adults.

A survey of 1500 Europeans aged 40-80 found that 69% of men and 56% of women reported having sexual intercourse during the past year. The most common male sexual problems, i.e. early ejaculation (20%) and erectile dysfunction (18%), were more common in the UK than in other European countries. The most common female sexual problems, i.e. a lack of sexual interest (34%) and a lack of pleasure in sex (25%), were also more common in the UK than in other European countries. Only 26% of men and 17% of women had discussed their sexual problems with a doctor.

Moreira ED, Glasser DB, Nicolosi A, Duarte FG, Gingell C; GSSAB Investigators' Group.

Sexual problems and help-seeking behaviour in adults in the United Kingdom and continental Europe.
BJU Int. 2008 Apr;101(8):1005-11.

blackwell-synergy.com

4th March 2008
Testosterone and depression in men

A study of about 4,000 Australian men aged 71-89 years found that those with the lowest testeroen levels were more prone to depression.

Full story: BBC News

See also: archpsyc

26th February 2008
Viagra was launched 10 years ago this month. Its availability has dramatically changed the way in which sexual problems are considered.

The little blue pill that could cure male impotence was a startling discovery when it was launched in a storm of publicity in 1998. But while it has transformed the relationships of millions over the past decade it has also contributed to the breakdown of many more.

Full story: The Guardian

NEWS ARCHIVE:

Next›

Last»

Records 1 to 5 of 7