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At times the a combination of three powerful drugs can result to unexpected and dangerous predicaments. And if you factor that potency into sex, some scientific stories can be worth reading. THE case I am bringing up today may be considered a sort of “X-File” in the field of medical therapeutics. Six researchers, led by Javaad Zargooshi, from the Rhazes Center for Research in Family Health and Sexual Medicine of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (Kermanshah, Iran) reported early this year in The Journal of Sexual Medicine (Jan. 3) a case of drug-induced rupture (lesion) of the glans (helmet-like structure in the penis) after sexual intercourse with his wife who used a vaginal cream containing triple-sulfa antibiotic. A triple-sulfa drug is a combination of three different antibiotics—sulfathiazole, sulfacetamide, and sulfabenzamide. They confirmed that this case of a 42-year-old male represented the fourth case they have encountered. “To our knowledge, this i

IRISH poet William Butler Yeats wrote: “The tragedy of sexual intercourse is the perpetual virginity of the soul.” If sexual abandon is dangerous to the “virginity of the soul,” then the Roman Catholic Church may be right in opposing the use of oral contraception (OC). A recent study published in this year’s issue of BMC Women’s Health noted that the use of OCs had been associated with greater sexual interest across all phases of ... ( Read more . ) This article appears in Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on 28 July 2010.

DR. DAVE CURRIE AND GLEN HOOS Chinese Women Today A great sex life: we all want it. And, judging by what we see in the movies, we've all got it. Not so fast. It's not as easy as it's made out to be. In fact, as I've worked with couples over the years, I'd estimate that fewer than one third of married couples enjoy a mutually satisfying sexual relationship. Sexual issues are troublesome on a number of levels. First of all, they are felt very deeply by both partners: by men, because their sense of self-worth is tied so closely to their sex life; and by women, because sexuality is often an area of extreme vulnerability. Add to that the fact that sexual difficulties are tough to talk about - and even tougher to seek help on - and it’s easy to see why so many couples struggle in this area. Sex alone cannot be the foundation of a marriage. Nevertheless, when it's going well, there's no doubt that sex is a powerful glue that bonds a couple together and builds real

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MSN News Published as "Sex invariably spells trouble, says Dalai Lama" The Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual and temporal leader, on Friday said sex spelt fleeting satisfaction and trouble later, while chastity offered a better life and "more freedom." "Sexual pressure, sexual desire, actually I think is short period satisfaction and often, that leads to more complication," the Dalai Lama told reporters in a Lagos hotel, speaking in English without a translator. He said conjugal life caused "too much ups and downs. "Naturally as a human being ... some kind of desire for sex comes, but then you use human intelligence to make comprehension that those couples always full of trouble. And in some cases there is suicide, murder cases," the Dalai Lama said. He said the "consolation" in celibacy is that although "we miss something, but at the same time, compare whole life, it's better, more independenc