Side effects of some drugs may include Erectile Dysfunction
Every package of prescription drugs and also of most over-the-counter medications and supplements includes a sheet of information that details the known or potential side-effects of all of the chemicals in the pack. Often, you need a college degree including chemistry or pharmaceuticals in order to fully understand every nuance and meaning of what is […]
Understanding hormone imbalance in menopause
It is generally taken for granted that the onset of menopause is related primarily to the sharp fall-off in estrogen levels as women pass beyond their reproductive age. Usually, the decline in estrogen can begin in the early 40s. Still, there are no hard-and-fast guidelines as to when the level starts to fall off and […]
Does long COVID-19 affect sexual function in men?
Most people are by now quite familiar with the immediate effects of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which ripped through the world in 2020 – 2023, causing over six million deaths and 660 million cases worldwide. The development of vaccines and therapies has turned COVID-19 from a pandemic threatening the whole population into an at least partially […]
Ten women who are beating the image of being ‘too old to compete’
For too long, many cultures have seen a woman’s passage into her years beyond reproduction as a sign that she has ‘grown too old to compete’, and that it’s time for her to perhaps consider scaling back the level of her participation in competitive life. However, this attitude bears no reality when you consider the […]
Are you confused about how HRT can be used for menopause?
Just this month, two seemingly opposite statements about the value of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for menopausal women came out of some prestigious and influential US bodies. On one hand, an article was published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) that deals with the finding of the the US Preventive Services Task […]
Understanding sleep problems in women who are menopausal
According to an analysis published in Endocrinology focusing on sleep disruption as a symptom of menopause, there are several different factors that will influence how, and for how long, the hormone changes brought on by menopause can disturb a person’s sleep patterns. And as the study has shown, disturbed sleep can have a significant influence […]
Some of the likely causes of ED
Erectile dysfunction (ED) affects around thirty percent of adult males, rising to over fifty percent in men over the age of fifty. For some men, it’s an occasional problem, in which they can’t achieve or sustain a full erection through to orgasm. In many cases, it has become a chronic condition that profoundly affects their […]
Can Alcohol Cause Erectile Dysfunction?
The science is overwhelming – there is a direct link between the failure to have a successful sexual encounter and indulgence in alcohol. The title of this article should rather be “How little alcohol does it take to ruin you sex life?” Alternatively, we could ask, “does overindulgence in alcohol permanently affect your ability to […]
Understanding how menopause causes aging (not the other way around)
For so long, scientists, doctors and women have built up a mental picture showing that as a woman grows older, she will reach a point, called menopause, at which her monthly cycle will stop. She may then begin to display some or all of the symptoms associated with menopause. These include hot flashes (or flushes), […]
Could COVID-19 be causing Erectile Dysfunction?
There is growing evidence both from post-pandemic epidemiological studies and biochemistry research that there may be a number of direct links between the unique new virus and Erectile Dysfunction. From the population studies, it has been found that the virus does not affect both genders equally. It is more prevalent in male patients and produces […]