INTRODUCTION Penile fracture is defined as blunt trauma resulting in a tear of tunica albuginea surrounding the corpus cavernosum and rapidly expanding hematoma during erection. Concomitant penile fracture with urethral rupture has been reported from 10% to 20% in all penile fracture cases. However, isolated urethral injury during sexual inter courseis extremely rare. In females, intercourse-re...

INTRODUCTION As part of the young age bracket, undergraduate university students are exposed to a range of risky behaviors including HIV/AIDS. Given the paucity of data among the risk behaviors of African university students, this study was conducted to examine the sexual risk behaviors of this group in Ethiopia. METHODS A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on soc...

BACKGROUND Several studies have demonstrated a link between young people's sexual behavior and levels of parental monitoring, parent-child communication, and parental discipline in Western countries. However, little is known about this association in African settings, especially among young people living in high poverty settings such as urban slums. The objective of the study was to assess the ...

This study provides a baseline examination of teenage sexual relationships in 1991 in a sample drawn from 9 state and independent schools in southwest England; a follow up was conducted in 1992. 1025 students in year 11 and aged 15-16 responded in 1991; the follow up in 1992 showed 315 returning the questionnaire. Information was requested on knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs),...

BACKGROUND Pregnancy is one of the most critical periods in women's lives. Sexual relationships change in this period. Monitoring of uterine contractions has been shown increase in uterine activity after sexual intercourse in pregnant women. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to determine the association of sexual intercourse during pregnancy with labor onset. PATIENTS AND METHODS This cross-secti...

Sexual development is a complex process, the study of which should consider not only first sexual intercourse but also multiple behavioural trajectories in comprehensive perspective. Moreover, romantic relationships and experimentation durin

One hundred and one pregnant girls aged under 18 years were interviewed to collect information about the development of their sexual awareness, attitudes towards relationships, and about their social context. The data show that the girls were likely to come from homes where the parents were divorced, where the mother married when she was under 21 years of age, and where her first child was conc...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to describe the extent of sexual activity in adolescent school girls. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study with prolective collection of data carried out at Lycée General Leclerc, Yaounde (Cameroon), from October 1 to November 30, 2011. Heterosexual coitus was considered as sexual activity. A pretested self-administered questionnaire was proposed...

OBJECTIVE To describe hypertensive patients' experiences with sexual side effects and their consequences for antihypertensive medication adherence. METHODS Data were from a study conducted to identify facilitators of and barriers to adherence to blood pressure-lowering regimens. Participants were 38 married and unmarried veterans with a diagnosis of hypertension and 13 female spouses. Eight p...