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Sex: unwilling or unable?

Lust and libido ebb and flow. What can you do if your man’s too tired for sex, while you’re longing for action?
What causes a man to become too tired for sex? Initial brainstorming with several women yielded these gems:
“He’s a chronic masturbator”; “He’s secretly gay”; “He has performance anxiety”; “Run, girl – the sexual starvation [...]

May 28, 2009 | Posted in Sexuality | Read More »

Azithromycin (Zithromax) is a new-generation macrolide antibiotic

Azithromycin is often used for treating infections related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), including those caused by Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). Azithromycin obtained FDA approval in November 1991. It has a similar mode of action to erythromycin, namely to bind to the bacterial 50S ribosomal subunit and inhibit protein synthesis.
Wallace and colleagues reported three [...]

May 24, 2009 | Posted in Sexual Health | Read More »

Gonococcal infection in men

In men, urethritis is the most common syndrome (Sherrard and Barlow, 1996). Discharge or dysuria usually appears within 1 week of exposure, although as many as 5-10% of patients never have any signs or symptoms (McNagny et al., 1992). The discharge [...]

February 14, 2009 | Posted in Sexual Health | Read More »

Health department report links heavy drinking to increased risk of HIV and other STDs

January 5, 2009 - New Yorkers who binge drink tend to have many more sex partners putting themselves at an increased risk for sexually transmitted diseases compared with those who drink less or don’t drink at all. According to the Health Department report released today - Alcohol Use and Risky Sex in New York City [...]