Urinary incontinence during intercourse occurs in 10-56% of women suffering from urinary incontinence. Many strategies are used to cope with this problem. We investigated the impact of urinary incontinence during intercourse on the sexual life of 186 women suffering from stress urinary incontinence. Urinary leakage during sexual intercourse was reported by 140 women (75.27%). Changes in sexual ...

A new progesterone antagonist, ulipristal has been made available as an emergency contraceptive. Ulipristal's major mechanism of action as an emergency contraceptive has been ascribed to its ability to delay ovulation beyond the life span of the sperm. This paper analyzes the potential action of ulipristal (1) when unprotected intercourse and administration of ulipristal occur outside the ferti...

OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy of a combination of Frank's mold therapy with intercourse as a treatment for congenital vaginal aplasia. STUDY DESIGN From 1973-1993, thirty-three patients with congenital aplasia of vagina and uterus were seen by one gynecologist. Patients with a partner were instructed how to create a functional vagina by a modified form of coitus ('interfemoral intercourse'...

It has been assumed that sexual activity during pregnancy would lead to an increased risk for miscarriage and other complications of pregnancy. Various studies showed no association of sexual behavior and pregnancy complications in single pregnancies. The aim of our study was to evaluate changes in sexual activity in women with twin pregnancies and whether a higher frequency of sexual intercour...

A performance-based measure of peer influence susceptibility was examined as a moderator of the longitudinal association between peer norms and trajectories of adolescents' number of sexual intercourse partners. Seventy-one 9th grade adolescents (52% female) participated in an experimental "chat room" paradigm involving "e-confederates" who endorsed sexual risk behaviors. Changes in participant...

The treatment of recurrent lower urinary tract infections in young female patients remains controversial (Naber, 2000; Stamatiou, 2005; Wagenlehner, 2009). Recurrent lower UTI is often associated with sexual intercourse. The association of UTI with sexual intercourse poses both medical and psychological problems for these patients (Stamatiou, 2005). Usually these patients are young females. Rep...

BACKGROUND Intercourse results in a pregnancy essentially only if it occurs during the 6-day fertile interval ending on the day of ovulation. The strong association between timing of intercourse within this interval and the probability of conception typically is attributed to limited sperm and egg life times. METHODS A total of 782 women recruited from natural family planning centres in Europ...

BACKGROUND China is facing a critical challenge of rapid and widespread human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) increase. Rural-to-urban migration plays a crucial role in shifting the HIV/sexual transmitted infection (STI) epidemic. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of sexual behaviors and the correlates among the early adolescents of mi...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s pooled Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) data show that nationally, 1.3% of high school students identified themselves as gay or lesbian, 2.5% reported having intercourse with same sex only, and 3.3% reported having sex with both sexes.1,2 Sexual minority students are adolescents who identify themselves as gay or lesbian, bisexual, or unsur...

BACKGROUND Condoms offer the best protection against unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. Little research has been conducted to determine the prevalence and investigate the influencing factors of condom use at first sexual intercourse among college students. METHODS A self-administered questionnaire was completed by 1137 college students (573 male and 564 female) in the...