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sex and health
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03.15.13Ladies, please yourself!Just recently a California addiction centre claimed that ladies were ruining their relationships because of constant self-love. The centre, of course, claims to cure this masturbation ‘addiction’. Unless you are spending hours every day indulging yourself, this is unlikely. In fact, masturbation is good for you. Here’s why: • Masturbation helps prevent cervical infections and relieves urinary tract infections by flushing out bad bacteria. • The more orgasms a woman has, whether solo or à deux, the less chance she has of developing heart disease and type-2 diabetes. • Masturbation relieves depression and stress by boosting dopamine and epinephrine. • It’s good exercise for ...
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03.14.13Sex ED for kidsChicago is set to introduce a new sex education programme for all schools, including pre-schools. The policy from the Chicago Board of Education makes it mandatory that sex education be given in all grades. The youngest children will learn about anatomy, reproduction, healthy relationships and personal safety. For the first time in Chicago, sex education will also cover sexual orientation and gender identity. It is hoped this will increase awareness, promote tolerance and prevent bullying, said the school board.
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02.28.13Sex InjuriesHa, if you thought unplanned pregnancies and STIs were all you had to worry about when having sex, think again. Sex-related injuries are pretty common – most frequently bumps, sprains and pulled muscles. However there are some odd ones to watch out for: • Eye problems: some orgasm can be so intense they cause the blood vessels in your eyes to rupture. Eek! • Condom consumption: it is not that unusual for a woman to accidentally swallow a condom when giving an enthusiastic blow job. • Glass is dangerous: drinking while having sex is common as is breaking glasses! People in the throes of passion ...
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11.27.12DONATE A FREE CONDOM FOR WORLD AIDS DAYWorld Aid’s Day take place on 1 December and in the lead up to it Durex are donating one free condom for everyone who gets involved on Facebook or Twitter. To donate a condom to help stop the spread of HIV/Aids, log on to Facebook and share the Durex World Aids Day image or video (available on www.facebook.com/durex.ireland) or use he Twitter hash tag #1share1condom. Your donated condom will be sent to the Dublin Aids Alliance, which does great work in sexual health education and combating HIV?transmission. The campaign runs until 1 December.
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04.18.12Free HIV and STI testing on 9 MayNobody likes thinking they may have a sexually transmitted disease, but if you've ever had sex without a condom, and that's most people, it makes sense to get tested. The Dublin Aids Alliance are offering free HIV and STI Testing at their office 53 Parnell Square West on Wednesday May 9th from 1:45 to 4:00pm. This is a walk in service so no appointment necessary.
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03.23.12Sex ed does not encourage sexHalf the reason certain parents object to sex education in school is a fear that this will encourage their little darlings to start shagging like rabbits. Anyone who has had sex education will know that this is patent nonsense and now a study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health has confirmed that sex ed actually delays sex – but so does abstinence instruction. Laura Duberstein Lindberg and Isaac Maddow-Zimet of the Guttmacher Institute in New York found that young adults who had received instruction on both abstinence and birth control tended to be older when they first had sex ...
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12.08.11Muff March! Protest against “designer vaginas”On Saturday, women are planning to descend on London's Harley Street to protest against vaginal surgery. The argument is porn and popular culture teaches women to feel bad about their genitals if they don't conform to certain aesthetic standards. Labiaplasty is on the increase in the UK (and presumably here too). According to the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology there was an increase of 70% in operations compared with 2007 1,118 labiaplasty operations on the NHS in 2008; 669 in 2007 and 404 in 2006. I'm all for genital grooming, but anything involving scalpels can result in loss of sensation or ...
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04.26.11Channel 4 Sex Education ShowI've been catching a bit of C4's Sex Education Show and quite good it is too, at least in terms of answering teenagers' questions. but, but, the whole Stop Pimping Our Kids thing was really annoying. Not the idea, mind, the execution. I can't see how telling parents to switch off MTV if they don't approve of the content is useful advice. We live in an interconnected online world and it's easier to search for the latest music videos on the internet than it is to wait for MTV to get round to actually playing music. Secondly handing out awards for ...
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10.03.10Is female sexual dysfunction a myth?There's no doubt that Viagra is one of the most profitable drugs ever made, and since it's success pharmaceutical companies have been trying to develop an equivalent for women. Many experts disagree with the whole pharmaceutical definition of female sexual dysfunction claiming women's sexual problems are far more likely to be psychological, either because of unhappy relationships, boredom or some sexual trauma in the past. Ray Moynihan's book, Sex, Lies and Pharmaceuticals makes a compelling case that pharmaceutical companies have basically invented a disease a declared it widespread. Here are some interesting articles exploring the idea from The Guardian and Salon.
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05.11.10Vegetarians make better lovers!A friend sent me the link to this article claiming that vegetarians make better lovers. Hmmm.. he's a vegan, so obviously he'd think so! PETA has been promoting the idea for years and yes, veggies do taste better and are less likely to be obese, which means more energy and better sexual performance. Luckily I don't eat red meat. :-) Read the full article here.