This paper examines determinants of one aspect of sexual behaviour--coital frequency--among 2,188 married women in the Central African Republic using a secondary analysis of data from the Demographic and Health Survey of 1994-95. Female genital cutting (or circumcision) is practised in the Central African Republic and self-reported circumcision status was included in the questionnaire enabling ...

Background: Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) majorly caused by the physiological decline in estrogen, affects up to 90% menopausal women. Hormonal therapy seems be an effective treatment, often not executable for contraindication or patient’s low compliance local systemic medical therapy. Fractional CO2 laser is emerging and choice women affected vulvo-vaginal atrophy (VVA), promoting ...

INTRODUCTION Little is known about the impact of surgery for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) on female sexual function, and results are conflicting. AIMS We aimed to clarify the impact of surgery for SUI on female sexual function. METHODS We analyzed data collected from two studies evaluating sexual function in women after placement of the tension-free vaginal tape, tension-free vaginal t...

Dioxin-like PCBs represent an important component of the Sigma-TEQ in many environmental media. Specifically, in animal produce and in fish PCBs dominate the Sigma-TEQ ingested by humans. This in turn leads to high background body burdens in humans with PCB-TEQ greater than that associated with PCDD/Fs. High fish consumers are apparently subject to elevated TEQ exposure from dioxin-like PCBs. T...

The post-coital discharge of LH was studied in ovariectomized rats primed with steroids and injected with drugs that modify oestrous behaviour. It was found that LH release was absent in receptive rats treated with p-chlorphenylalanine which also exhibited abnormal oestrous behaviour. Rats primed with oestrogen and progesterone and injected with DL-amphetamine showed no release of LH after mati...

INTRODUCTION A decreased frequency of unprotected sex during episodes of concurrent relationships may dramatically reduce the role of concurrency in accelerating the spread of HIV. Such a decrease could be the result of coital dilution - the reduction in per-partner coital frequency from additional partners - and/or increased condom use during concurrency. To study the effect of concurrency on ...

Seminal vesicle cysts associated with ectopic ureter and renal agenesis is a rare condition. We report on a 23-year-old man with a history of pelvic discomfort and post-coital testicular pain. The investigation disclosed a left seminal vesicle cyst, and an absent left kidney. The patient was successful submitted to resection of the left seminal vesicle, ureter, and dysplastic renal tissue altog...