Washington | 9 months ago
Bulging waist damages sexual, urinary functions
Washington, Aug 1 - For all you men out there - a bulging waist not only spells higher risk of blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes but also damages your sexual life and causes frequent urination, reveals a recent study.The study by New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is the first to comprehensively show that obesity in men affects not just their hearts and metabolism ... read more

Washington | 10 months ago
Handlebars affect female cyclists' genital health
Washington, July 10 - The level of bicycle handlebars can affect genital sensation among female cyclists, according to a new research.Researchers led by Marsha K. Guess of Yale University School of Medicine evaluated bicycle setup in terms of the link between the seat and the handlebars involving 48 competitive women cyclists.They measured saddle pressures and sensation in the genital region to se ... read more

Washington | 10 months ago
Handlebars affect female cyclists' genital health
Washington, July 10 - The level of bicycle handlebars can affect genital sensation among female cyclists, according to a new research.Researchers led by Marsha K. Guess of Yale University School of Medicine evaluated bicycle setup in terms of the link between the seat and the handlebars involving 48 competitive women cyclists.They measured saddle pressures and sensation in the genital region to se ... read more

London | 1 year ago
Watching online porn turning men hopeless in bed
London, Oct 22 - If you have been one of those who have always enjoyed watching pornography, it's time to stop. New research has found that online pornography is creating a generation of young men who are hopeless in the bedroom.Exposure to lurid images and films in the new media is de-sensitising so many young individuals that they are increasingly unable to turn excited by ordinary sexual encoun ... read more

London | 1 year ago
Unhealthy lifestyle linked to sexual problems
London, July 7 - Weight problems, physical inactivity, excessive drinking, smoking, and hard drugs -- facets of an unhealthy lifestyle may be linked with sexual malfunctioning in men.Additionally, people who are sexually inactive also tend to have unhealthy lifestyles, says a new study from Denmark.Researchers led by associate professor Morten Frisch, of Statens Serum Institut, Denmark, used natio ... read more

London | 1 year ago
Weight loss improves testosterone levels
London, Jun 5 - Obese men who lose weight can secrete more testosterone, the principal male sex hormone.Low testosterone levels and symptoms of male sex-related problems due to obesity may be reversible with weight loss after bariatric - surgery, latest reserach says. 'Morbidly obese men have a high prevalence of hypotestosteronenemia, or low testosterone, and of sexual dysfunction,' said study co ... read more

London | 1 year ago
Viagra reverses nerve disease: Study
London, May 22 - Anti-impotence drug Viagra drastically reduces symptoms of multiple sclerosis - which affects the brain and spinal nerve cells - in animal models, says a study.The research by Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona - in Spain shows that a practically complete recovery occurs in 50 percent of the animals after eight days of treatment. Researchers are hopeful of clinical trials with pati ... read more

London | 2 years ago
Lust for mega-profits fuels drive for female viagra
London, Sep 28 - Driven by the quest for mega-profits, drug firms seem to be fostering the myth that four in 10 women have low libido and fuel their drive for a female viagra, says a new book.The book suggests that not only is the effectiveness of such treatments questionable but the claim that nearly half of all women have a problem is deliberately misleading and wildly exaggerated. Worse, resea ... read more

London | 2 years ago
Women need to chat to pep up libido
London, Sep 19 - Women with low sex drive just need a dose of good chat to pep up their love lives -- not Viagra.A third of women who chatted with doctors about sexual dysfunction admitted having greater satisfaction with their sex lives, says a study. The finding is based on a study of 200 women in the US who took part in a clinical trial for treatment of female sexual dysfunction, according to t ... read more

London | 2 years ago
Middle-aged women are sexually more active
London, July 29 - Researchers have found that middle-aged women are sexually more active and enjoy better orgasms than younger women.Researchers in the US found that more than half of 18 to 30-year-olds struggle to find satisfaction between the sheets - a much higher proportion than those aged between 31 and 54. And the most sexually active group is 31 to 45-year-olds - - ahead of the 18 to 30-ye ... read more