In this issue of the journal, Jin et al. [1] report a detailed analysis of the association between sexual risk-reduction behaviours other than condom use and incident HIV infection in a cohort of HIV-seronegative men who have sex with men (MSM) in Sydney, Australia. Sexual riskreduction behaviours that are studied here include ‘serosorting’, unprotected anal intercourse with HIVseronegative par...

OBJECTIVE This report presents data on the prevalence of oral sex with opposite-sex partners and the timing of first oral sex relative to first vaginal intercourse among females and males aged 15-24 based on the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) data from 2007-2010. The question on timing, added to the NSFG in 2007, asked females and males whether first oral sex occurred before, after, or...

Objective. To determine if sexual intercourse reduces absorption of vaginal progesterone gel in women and to determine if progesterone is absorbed by the male during intercourse. Study Design. Prospective, randomized, cross over, controlled study of 20 reproductive-aged women and their male sexual partners randomized to receive vaginal progesterone gel (Crinone 8% gel, Actavis Inc., USA) or pla...

The authors examined the relation between age at first vaginal intercourse and a positive nucleic acid amplification test for sexually transmitted infection (STI). A nationally representative sample of 9,844 respondents aged 18-26 years was tested for chlamydial infection, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis in wave 3 (2001-2002) of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. The authors us...

OBJECTIVE Previous studies have demonstrated that early age of first sexual intercourse is associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. The objective of this study was to identify a set of risk behaviors and partner characteristics that mediate the association between age of first sexual intercourse and subsequent HPV infection in adolescent and young adult women. METHODS Female univ...

OBJECTIVES This analysis estimates the percentage of adolescents who have had sexual intercourse by age 14 or 15 and examines characteristics at age 12 or 13 that are associated with early sexual activity. DATA SOURCE The data are from the 1996/97, 1998/99 and 2000/01 National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, conducted by Statistics Canada. ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES Descriptive statis...

After having intercourse or sex for the first time, a person may experience a range of physical or emotional reactions. Common physical reactions vary, too, and can include soreness, numbness, pleasure, orgasm, no orgasm, lubrication, no lubrication, irritation, urinary tract infection (UTI) [2], vaginal infection, or a sexually transmitted infection (STI) [3], with or without symptoms [4]. Com...

In describing 500 cannulations of the internal jugular vein using their innovative technique, English et al recorded as complications one pneumothorax and three haematomas formed by entering an artery.' Other rare early complications of this or of closely related methods have subsequently been encountered, chiefly in small infants. These include pleural damage with pneumothorax, direct tracheal...

Abstract Objectives Climacterium is a physiological period in woman’s life, reached by both heterosexual women and lesbians. There are several difficulties associated with the transition to menopause, which referred as climacteric syndrome (CS). differences between perception of difficulties. In our study, we focus on CS Methods We assessed group 48 42 lesbians using self-assessment scale modif...

Aims: This study aimed to evaluate and compare the outcomes of tunical lengthening shortening techniques for surgical management Peyronie's disease (PD) in terms penile length, patient satisfaction, complications.
 Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on PD patients who underwent procedures between January 2017 May 2023 at a single institute. Patient demographics, comorbidities,...