Sexual Health & STDs: Complications
PID Treatment Options
01/01/03, PDR.netSince PID infection is almost always caused by more than one kind of bacteria, your doctor will most likely prescribe a combination of antibiotics. Less than one woman in four is hospitalized for PID; so unless your infection is severe enough to nee
Sex and Your Medicine Cabinet
09/01/06, The Berman CenterWe know that popping a pill can help your sex life. However, far fewer of us realize that some of the medications we take can interfere with sex.…
Women's Sexual Problems: The Long Wait for Drugs
09/08/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityUntil new drugs for women are approved, women are left to use unregulated, locally compounded products or testosterone gels designed for men. I hardly…
Sexual Dysfunction? Try a Different Antidepressant
06/16/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityOne major side effect of most antidepressant medications is sexual dysfunction, with reported rates as high as 70 percent in some studies.
Pleasure Instead of Pain
06/01/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityIt appears that a new 20-minute procedure has the potential to transform pain into pleasure during sexual intercourse for many women who experience…
NSAIDs Linked to Erectile Dysfunction
05/30/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityResearchers found that erectile dysfunction (ED) was significantly higher among NSAID users than among non-users.
Can Oral Contraceptives Lower a Woman's Sex Drive Permanently?
02/28/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityWe have known for some time that a woman's use of oral contraceptives, in the dosages normally involved in contraception, can compromise her sex…
The Anatomy of a Sexual Disorder: Three Legs of a Stool
06/20/05, Johns Hopkins UniversityThe truth of the matter is that sexual dysfunctions and disorders are almost 100 percent explainable in terms of three distinct causes...
Why PID Is Dangerous
01/01/03, PDR.netIf PID were merely an annoying infection that could be cleared up by antibiotics with no lingering or long-term effects, it wouldn't deserve further discussion. But PID is much more than an annoyance. If the infection moves up the reproductive tract
Gonorrhea - What Happens
05/09/07, HealthwiseGonorrhea causes no long-term problems if it is treated early in the course of the infection before any complications develop. Left untreated, gonorrhea can lead to serious complications.
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