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A theoretical approach to the analysis of men’s aggressive progress through life could range into several different schools of thought. One could look at his self as viewed by Freud, Jung, Adler and Klein, or at the more fashionable methods of assessing congruence and actualization used in client-centred work. Psychosexual medicine specifically does not do [...]

In this case the observation and interpretation of the wife’s need to protect her husband and others helped in the management of the infertile situation that the couple found themselves in. Mrs F. marched into the clinic well ahead of her husband. She immediately launched into the story of how she was the most interesting [...]

Falling pregnant is no different and most women, even when the pregnancy has been planned and wanted, experience times of sadness or fear during their pregnancies, including some of the feelings listed below. Some positive feelings in pregnancy include: Feeling truly feminine; Feeling she has a role in life; Looking forward to something to love [...]

A woman who dislikes the coil can at least have it taken out. This option is not available with injectable contraceptives; it is just a question of waiting for the effect to wear off. British women strongly dislike injections, but for many the prospect of one injection and no need to see a doctor for [...]

Complaints about a chosen method that had previously been satisfactory should not be taken at face value. Once medical reasons for the problem have been excluded the doctor must try to understand what other conflicts may be present. Similarly erratic use of a method, especially in a patient who has always been a regular user, [...]

Saturated fats can raise the level of cholesterol in your blood. They tend to be found in the same foods that have cholesterol: red meats, dairy products (except for no-fat varieties] and different types of shortening. On the other hand, small amounts of polyunsaturated fats, found in vegetables such as corn, soybeans and safflower seeds, [...]

Surgical methods to improve potency have undergone major advances in recent years. Blocked arteries that prevent blood from traveling to the penis can now be reopened or bypassed. Leaky veins that sabotage erection can be tied off, restoring potency. And penile prostheses, or implants, can restore potency to men who otherwise would have to resign [...]

Jason learned a painful lesson about the importance of choosing the right doctor. It had taken this reserved and very private man a long time to finally decide to seek help for his persistent erection problem. He was too uncomfortable to really ask any questions when he made an appointment with a doctor he had [...]

Some women, especially those in relationships where potency had been a long-standing unresolved problem, felt cheated. Some saw erection as proof that they were truly desire< by their husbands, and to them, the absence of erection meant rejection. As a child, Jenny, now 47, had learned rigid ideas about what constituted “normal” sexual behavior, and [...]