When Should Your Daughter Have her First Gynecological
Visit?
According to the
American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology. The early teen years are ideal for an appointment that focuses on education,
screening and preventive health … which could, but does not necessarily include a physical exam and an internal pelvic
examination. Reasons this is important include that it gives doctors an opportunity to discuss normal puberty, menstruation,
healthy eating habits and preventive reproductive health. These visits can be considered as complementary to normal pediatric
care, which is recommended until patients reach the age of 21.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/
85% of girls become sexually active in their teen
years, with a third of ninth graders reporting that they’ve had sexual intercourse.
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Is Low Desire a problem For You?
If you are experiencing low sexual desire, there are
numerous options we can explore, including natural alternatives and medications in a variety of forms, including a transdermal testosterone
patch.
In a study on the efficacy of testosterone patches to promote sexual desire, 52% of the women who used the patches
reported a “meaningful benefit” (this translated into an average of one additional sexual encounter each week) from the medication and
said they’d like to continue ... The six-month study included 132 women, all of whom had reported low sexual desire resulting in personal
distress or relationship problems. All the study participants were in “surgical menopause,” meaning their ovaries
had been removed, resulting in low production of sex hormones including testosterone …
http://www.healthcentral.com/erectile-dysfunction/news-153847-66%202.html |
News You Can Use...
Researchers Develop Tampon That Cuts Toxic
Shock
Risk...which will soon
be commercially available from Johnson & Johnson. The tampons are coated with a fiber finish called glycerol monolaurate (GML) that
reduces development of the toxin that causes menstrual toxic shock syndrome, which remains a rare but serious problem that
affects about three women in 100,000 each year.
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=83968 |
