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Fact File

Erectile dysfunction

Health: Library - 14 February 2008
Erectile dysfunction, or impotence, is common, especially in older men. But there are treatments that work.

Tags: mens-health, older-people, sexual-health, relationships

Fact File

Infertility

Health: Library - 30 May 2007
In the making of a baby, there are myriad complications that can arise. We explore the different kinds of infertility, what can be done, costs involved, and the tricky ethical and legal issues that can crop up.

Tags: mens-health, fertility-and-infertility, sexual-health, womens-health

Fact File

Herpes Simplex Virus

Health: Library - 05 May 2005
The two strains of the herpes simplex virus cause both cold sores and genital herpes. Both cause a lifelong infection.

Tags: sexually-transmitted-diseases, sexual-health

Sex in your seventies

Health Minutes - 22 September 2008
A Swedish study found 70-year-olds are bonking more than ever, and enjoying it more.

Tags: older-people, sexual-health, relationships

Partners to parents

Health: Features - 19 August 2008
From 'me and you' to 'mum and dad': negotiating sex, sleep and housework can get tricky when a baby comes along.

Tags: depression, pregnancy-and-childbirth, sexual-health, relationships

Women, antidepressants and Viagra

Health Minutes - 11 August 2008
In some women, SSRI antidepressants can have sexual side effects, such as problems with arousal, orgasm and even pain. Can Viagra-like drugs help?

Tags: depression, pharmaceuticals, sexual-health, womens-health

Mate, you're early

Health: The Pulse - 12 June 2008
Premature ejaculation is the most common of all male sexual complaints. Most men are loath to talk about it, but it can be effectively treated.

Tags: mens-health, sexual-health, brain-and-nervous-system, relationships

Do men go through menopause?

Health: Talking Health - 30 April 2008
Grumpy old men – can you put it down to hormones?

Tags: mens-health, older-people, sexual-health

Life after prostate treatment

Health Minutes - 17 April 2008
A two-year study of 1000 men with prostate cancer and their spouses has measured the effect of different treatments on quality of life.

Tags: medical-procedures, mens-health, sexual-health, prostate-cancer

Do men want sex more often than women?

Health: Talking Health - 16 April 2008
What's your experience – do men want sex more frequently than women?

Tags: mens-health, sexual-health, womens-health, relationships

Shooting blanks: it's a man thing

Health: Features - 08 November 2007
When you're planning to become a dad, finding out you're infertile is a big shock. But male infertility is much more common than you may think.

Tags: mens-health, fertility-and-infertility, sexual-health, relationships

Fertility quiz

Health: Quizzes - 08 November 2007
How much do you know about what's going on down below? Take our quiz and find out.

Tags: mens-health, fertility-and-infertility, sexual-health, womens-health, relationships

Erectile dysfunction and heart disease

Health Minutes - 28 August 2007
A study comfirms that men who have erectile problems are at greater risk of heart disease.

Tags: heart-disease, mens-health, sexual-health

Pap smear still best

Health Minutes - 01 August 2007
A heavily-promoted technique for cervical cancer screening - liquid-based cytology - is no more efficient or accurate than the more established Pap smear technology, new research shows.

Tags: cancer, medical-procedures, sexual-health, womens-health

Anti-AIDS drug routines

Health Minutes - 01 August 2007
People with HIV/AIDS are often tempted to take a break from the cocktail of so-called 'anti-retroviral drugs' that keep the virus in check. But breaks in drug therapy can more than double your risk of progression to AIDS and dying.

Tags: aids-and-hiv, pharmaceuticals, sexual-health, vaccines-and-immunity

Condoms: pleasure and protection

Health Minutes - 17 May 2007
Experts say use of condoms would increase if they were marketed as a sex aid.

Tags: aids-and-hiv, sexually-transmitted-diseases, sexual-health, health-policy

Low testosterone - mortality risk

Health Minutes - 20 February 2007
A US study showed that men with low testosterone levels had a significantly increased risk of dying prematurely - of any cause.

Tags: mens-health, sexual-health

Condoms: pleasure and protection

Health Minutes - 18 December 2006
Experts say use of condoms would increase if they were marketed as a sex aid.

Tags: aids-and-hiv, sexually-transmitted-diseases, sexual-health, health-policy

Love hurts: living with herpes

Health: Your Stories - 14 December 2006
Dealing with the symptoms of herpes is bad enough, but as Kathy Graham discovered, getting an accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment was even more painful.

Tags: sexually-transmitted-diseases, sexual-health, relationships

Factors affecting safe sex

Health Minutes - 28 November 2006
A survey of the sexual attitudes of young people around the world identifies seven factors that get in the way of safe sex - including social pressures and dislike of condoms.

Tags: youth, aids-and-hiv, sexually-transmitted-diseases, sexual-health

Hot for it? Or not?

Health: Features - 25 October 2006
When one partner wants more sex than the other, tensions can run high. But mismatched libidos need not mean the end of an otherwise good relationship.

Tags: sexual-health, relationships

Erectile dysfunction and heart disease

Health Minutes - 24 October 2006
A study confirms that men who have erectile problems are at greater risk of heart disease.

Tags: heart-disease, mens-health, sexual-health

Erectile dysfunction and heart disease

Health Minutes - 25 September 2006
A study confirms that men who have erectile problems are at greater risk of heart disease.

Tags: heart-disease, mens-health, sexual-health

Pap smear still best

Health Minutes - 12 September 2006
A heavily-promoted technique for cervical cancer screening - liquid-based cytology - is no more efficient or accurate than the more established Pap smear technology, new research shows.

Tags: cancer, medical-procedures, sexual-health, womens-health

Anti-AIDS drug routines

Health Minutes - 12 September 2006
People with HIV/AIDS are often tempted to take a break from the cocktail of so-called 'anti-retroviral drugs' that keep the virus in check. But breaks in drug therapy can more than double your risk of progression to AIDS and dying.

Tags: aids-and-hiv, pharmaceuticals, sexual-health, vaccines-and-immunity

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