BACKGROUND Due to their job nature, cross-border truck drivers working between Hong Kong and China are exposed to many health risks. The aim of this study was to find out the impact of their occupation on their psychological health and sexual dysfunction and to assess their sexual risk behaviors. METHODS A cross-sectional survey of 193 male cross-border truck drivers was conducted in 2004 usi...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to identify factors associated with sexual symptoms of aging male's in a representative sample of men aged 40 or older from Pelotas, southern Brazil. METHODS We performed a population-based cross-sectional study including 421 men who lived in urban area. To evaluate the sexual symptoms of aging male's was used the sexual dimension of the AMS scale - The Aging Male's...

BACKGROUND To identify opportunities for targeted prevention, we explored differences in occupational mortality from diseases and injuries related to alcohol consumption, sexual habits and drug abuse. METHODS Using data on all deaths among men and women aged 16-74 years in England and Wales during 1991-2000, we derived age- and social class-standardized proportional mortality ratios (PMRs) by...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the sexual behavior of women with polycystic ovary syndrome and the relationship between sexual behavior and the clinical parameters related to this syndrome (obesity, hirsutism and menstrual irregularities). METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out involving 48 women with polycystic ovary syndrome. The evaluation was based on the c...

UNLABELLED The trigging off agent for multiple sclerosis (MS) is despite intensive epidemiological and biomedical research still unknown. The disease is typically diagnosed in reproductive age and recent findings have suggested that MS could be a sexually transmitted disease. AIM To assess the influence of different sexual practices in young age on the risk of developing MS, and specifically ...