Sex During Pregnancy

Category: Advice, Health

One of the most troubling questions on the minds of new parents with the female partner pregnant is; if it is safe to have sex during pregnancy. This is very common in new couples who are expecting a child for the first time and the sexual idibo is at its highest. Even if the female doesnot feel like having sex, the man will be going through the normal life and will require sex as he normally did. This asks thequestion about how far is it possible to have sex without pain to the baby.There is no dearth of information available on pregnancy during sex on the internet. It is not recommended to follow one particular website which may or may not have the correct information related to pregnancy and sex during this time. Consulting a doctor is the best possible recommendation that you can take away from this article but just for general information, read along.Sex is quite safe during pregnancies. In particular pregnancies which do not have any complications. A normal pregnancy is onewhere a woman is not prone to mis -carriages or if it is a pre-term labor. This is where a pregnancy woman will have to consulta doctor or a mid-wife. They will have the right information about the safety during sex. If your doctor gives you a go aheadto have sex, then it does not mean that you can have sex any time you feel like the way you did when you were young. The desireto have sex fluctuates with hormonal changes which are common with pregnancy. This will mean the woman will want to have excessive sex during certain stages which a pregnant woman needs to control her urges. The man in the relationship needs to change his favorite sexual positions and needs to be open regarding the sexual urges.

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Decreasing Sex Drive Intentionally

Category: Advice, Health, Sexual Life

Having a lot of sex can be bad for health and can ruing personal relationships. Many great relationships are broken because one partner falls to temptation and does the mistake of having sex with another person. Men who masturbate too much to reduce this sexual drive are sure to develop premature ejaculation problems along with weakening penis. Sex is beneficial to a certain extent, but above a certain threshold, it can cause a lot of damage to the body. In women an overly active libido can lead to catching sexual diseases. Hence it is best to control one’s sexual drive to be able to lead a happy and contended life.

There are many ways to reduce sexual drive of which some are physical, physiological and chemical techniques. A few food items such as onion and garlic increase a person’s sex drive; hence these items need to be removed from daily consumption to reduce the amount of libido. There are many other foods of passion that are known since the times of Greek for acting as aphrodisiac. These food items need to be avoided unless one intents on really indulging in sex. Food items such as Soy mile and tofu are known to reduce sex drive. These food items contain plant estrogens that reduce sex drive. Otherwise these will lead to increased sex drive. In the physical means of reducing sex drive, one can practice yoga in which through meditation a person can control the needs of her body. Affixing the mind on something greater than sex will help to reduce sexual requirement among men and women. This is the reason women have a reduced sex drive than men. Many drugs such as SSRI anti-depressants can help in a large way. Other prescription drugs to reduce sex drive include anti-estrogens for women and anti-androgens for men. An herbal drug known as Ma Huang has a remarkable effect in lowering libido in men and women.

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Books and Videos to Help with Your Sexual Health

Category: Health, Sexual Health, Sexual Life

If you’re looking for some help in the bedroom, there are plenty of books and videos that can help you. This doesn’t mean pornography, but actual information and instructions that you can use in order to learn more about anatomy and pleasure. The more you know about your partner’s body, the more likely you’ll be to be able to please your partner. That’s common sense, but a lot of people prefer to just jump in and explore. While there’s nothing wrong with that, learning together and trying new techniques and ideas can also be a lot of fun.

As long as your partner is also interested in learning, books and videos can also help a couple get over the embarrassment of talking about sexual activity. For many couples, one of the biggest problems is that they don’t really know how to talk with one another about what they like and don’t like. Since that’s the case, it becomes very easy for them to stop communicating in the bedroom. They just do the same things that they’ve always done. Since their partner hasn’t complained, they must be doing everything right, right? Not necessarily. It’s more likely that their partner doesn’t want to hurt their feelings or isn’t sure how to convey information.

Once the stigma of talking about sex has been conquered – or communication has at least been improved – it’s very possible for couples to work on learning new things about themselves and one another. If you understand your partner’s body, you can provide him or her with more pleasure. It’s also true that you can provide your partner with more pleasure and more information about your needs and wants if you understand your own body better.

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Keep Your Sexual Relationship Healthy

Category: Advice, General, Health, Sex Toys
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If the most interesting thing that you and your significant other have talked about recently is getting pet insurance, you may need to start thinking about spicing things up a little. For many couples, the lack of a good sexual relationship can be a sign of a much bigger problem. Though this is not always the case, it wouldn’t hurt to talk to your partner about what is going on.

Many times, a lack of sexual activity in an otherwise healthy relationship can be caused by quite a few different factors. If one or both of you deal with stressful jobs on a daily basis, unfortunately that stress can be brought home. Along with this, if you are going all the time, with little to no time to rest and relax, it may just be simple exhaustion that is getting in the way of your sex life. These are things that can easily be overcome, with just a little bit of time and energy. Talk about what the problem is. If you feel extremely tired and just don’t feel you have the energy for sex, let your partner know. Take some time to relax, and try to remember that sex is not a chore. It is a fun, great way to show your significant other that you love them.

Another reason that is prevalent for lack of sex in a relationship is that one or both of you may be dealing with depression. Depression is a serious problem for many people, and many times, with the onset of depression, the amount of sex that a couple has will significantly drop. If this is the case, and one of you is dealing with depression, it could be a good idea to seek out counseling. Getting through the depression, or even being able to work around it, can be a huge help for any sexual relationship.

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Sexual Health – Sex and Sexuality

Category: Sexual Health, Sexual Life

The topic of Sexuality has intrigued all mankind of the past and still does to new generations that come by. Anna Freud famously stated that, Sex is an act that is committed, while Sexuality is a term that defines a human being. This seems however, to be an extremely indifferent and appropriate definition in short, meanings and influences go beyond that. Definitions of the word Sex may vary from meaning the Sexual genitals to others referring to Sexual intercourse.

While a doctor will explain about Sex in the biological and hormonal perspective, a therapist will assign its importance to psychological behavior and the spiritual will explain it to be a medium of unifying with God. The field of Sexology is a dedicated medical study of the Sexual Organs along with other parts of the body involved during the Sexual intercourse. The objective of the Sexologist is to provide health care to cure physical infirmities of the patient and enable him a healthy Sexual life together with the capability to reproduce. The vast benefits of medical science to enhance the Sexual Health of the individual cannot be compared against any other possible methods of treatment. Like with other aspects of life, psychological principles about sexual behavior govern much of the decisive factors in the individual. Sigmund Freud, also known as the Father of Psychoanalysis, when asked once, highly recommended Sex for relieving all kinds of Anxieties. For many people today, this prescription remains a struggle to attain, because of psychological inhibitions of complex kinds. While the spiritual or the mystic mostly fail to transfer the true meanings of Sexual Energy, we witness thousands of people flocking to them for relief from guilty feelings about Sexuality.

The World Health Organization (WHO), a leading body of health organization influencing health practices and laws in almost every country, has stated Sexual Health to be a positive state of physical, emotional, mental and social well being, with instructions to a respectful Sexual Life, and for it to be pleasurable, safe, free of coercion, discrimination and violence.

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Sexual Health – Sex and Female Aging

Category: Health, Sexual Health, Sexual Life
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The topic of Sex and Sexual Health reaches its epitome in Women. While they are known as the fairer sex, they possess decisive powers to actualize and extend the sexual experience into a beautiful relationship, where loving, caring and socializing completes its true meaning and practically powers human life. Through nature’s mandate, women experience severe sexual limitations beyond a certain age. However, a fresh attitude to retain Sexual Health and continue sexually functioning actively within limitations can produce newer meanings to life.

The primary group of hormones, which make up the Sexual and Emotional personality of a woman, is called Oestrogen. Oestrogen is responsible for the development of the Female Sexual organs, emotional make up, behavior, Sexual functioning, conception and pregnancy. A phenomenal change in a woman’s Sexuality, takes place with Menopause, with a subsequent drop in Oestrogen levels. Menopause is the end of menstrual cycles and ovulation, which has been taking place every month since adolescence. Technically, the meaning of this event is that the woman will no longer be able to reproduce and carry a child. However, Sexual orgasms can no longer be optimum, resulting in a drop in Sexual desire and few or no Sexual intercourse. Physiological changes in Sexual and Reproductive organs, after menopause and drop in Oestrogen levels, include thinning of vaginal wall tissues, little lubrication, decrease in size of the cervix, clitoris, uterus, ovaries and little or no orgasms during Sexual intercourse.

Chronic and terminal illnesses of major bodily organs, together with the side effects of medications involved, can decrease the Sexual libido and prove Sexual intercourse and orgasms difficult to achieve. Medical procedures of the female kind, such as Hysterectomy and Mastectomy also require temporarily refraining from Sexual intercourse. Speaking to a medical practitioner, or better still a competent Sexologist, can be a very rewarding experience. Though the reproductive capacity in older women cannot be salvaged, newer formulations of Medicines, under Physician supervision, can enhance other aspects of Sexual Health, by inducing an emotional make over and provide opportunities for enhanced Sexual Encounters.

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Precursors to Sex

Category: General, Sexual Health, Sexual Life

Here’s a basic question: When does sex begin? That may seem like a silly question, but do you know the answer? Few do, and certainly not anyone under the age of 18!

Does it begin when a couple begins holding hands? Or does it begin once an organ is inserted into a cavity?  Does it begin with tantalizing looks and the explicit exposure of skin in clothing bought at exorbitant prices, or does it begin with a hand down the trousers?

While these questions may simply be philosophical issues best left to Ph.d’s in a laboratory, they carry significant weight and implications to your life and a probably the health and well-being of your current or future family.

Few recognize today that sex can begin well before two individuals are cavorting in the back of a car. Perhaps it is classified as “allure” or “seduction.” In either case, it is best to be conscious of it and to acknowledge its ramifications. More than one innocent youth in the history of mankind has been lead astray by a pair of tight pants and a steamy look!

Understanding and acknowledgement of lewd behavior can save you time and energy. A person can be spared the inconvenience of an unwanted sexual encounter simply by recognizing what another is communicating with his or her clothing and attitude.  The rock n’roll culture of today has become so common-place, in fact, that most people don’t recognize that gyrating hips implies sexual activity!

If you can learn to spot behavior patterns which are precursors to sex, you can avoid a lot of complications and damaging behavior. You can learn to say “no” to a person well before you are vainly trying to remove his or her hands from your clothing. Let’s face it: once the hormones are a-boiling, it becomes more and more difficult to say you don’t want to have sex.  It’s better to recognize the signs of sex well in advance.

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Sexual Health and Serious Illness

Category: Health, Sex Basics, Sexual Health, Sexual Problem

When someone has a serious illness, it can be difficult for them to show much interest in sex. Some of these people also have interest in sex, but they just cannot get their bodies to do what they want. In other words, they don’t have the strength of the ability to have sex, even if their mind is willing. They might also have to wait for clearance from their doctor so they can enjoy sexual activity again. If you find yourself in that situation, be patient. While sex is important to a lot of people, there are plenty of other pursuits that you can enjoy. Take up a hobby you can safely do and that will keep your mind occupied. Thinking about the sex you’re not having won’t help you feel better.

If your inability to have sex is temporary, you can look forward to the day when you’ll be able to enjoy it once again. If you’ve been told you’re simply not healthy enough to have sex – such can be the case with someone with a severe heart condition, for example – you’ll have to come to terms with the fact that part of your life is over. There are many other healthy ways to channel that energy, of course. If you feel depressed about the issue, seeing a counselor to talk about your feelings can be very beneficial. There are still people who think that seeking help is weak, but this is really not the case. It can help you find other pursuits that you can enjoy.

While sexual activity is a large part of life for some people, there are other people who choose to make it only a small part of their life – or they don’t have it in their life at all. These people, if a lack of sex is their choice, are generally happy and don’t have a problem with their lifestyle. They have plenty of other things in their life that keep them busy and fulfilled, and you can do things the same way, if serious illness ends your sex life.

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A Perspective on “Sex Addiction”

Category: General, Health, Sexual Life, Sexual Problem

Have you noticed the number of celebrities who are claiming to suffer from “sex addiction” these days?  “Sex addiction” has become a very popular excuse for many men’s failures to stay committed to one person in their lives, namely their wives.

And why not? Every magazine on the racks at the grocery stores screams “Sex! Sex! Sex!” Every magazine and online classes are telling women how to have a better time in the bedroom, how to “please” her man in 10,000 different ways.  Not to mention that each and every woman can learn how to do this in 30 seconds, of course.

Whether or not it’s true what the magazines are touting doesn’t even enter the equation for some reason.

So is everyone really surprised when it’s announced that Tiger Woods claims to be addicted to sex? Are the women around the country really surprised when a man who has everything, including an amazingly beautiful wife, can’t keep his hands off other women?

Not really. No one seems to be surprised by these stories anymore. Everyone seems to be disappointed when two people turn out to be faithfully and happily married.  Everyone seems disappointed when a wife remains faithful to her husband, or vice versa.

Shouldn’t it be the other way around? Shouldn’t it be that everyone is shocked when someone cheats? Or has society dropped so far off the morality radar that sex is no longer considered a personal, private activity?

Perhaps the nation should erect monuments to celebrities who have slept with great numbers of women. But then, if that was acceptable, the male celebrities wouldn’t be claiming “sex addiction,” would they?

So perhaps society’s sense of right and wrong regarding when to have sex is still intact. Perhaps the women across the country should consider it a good thing that celebrities are claiming “sex addiction,” since this means they still have some awareness that they have broken a promise of good faith with their wives.

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Lost Interest in Sex? How to Get it Back

Category: General, Sexual Life, Sexual Problem

From time to time, some people lose their interest in sex. There can be several reasons for this, and it does seem to happen to women more often than it does to men. No matter what age bracket you’re in, whether you have a current partner, or which gender you are, there are things you can do in order to get your sexual interest back. The first thing you should do is visit your doctor to rule out a medical problem. Some health problems can really kill your sex drive, and it’s important to rule them out before you do anything else. Once you’ve been given a clean bill of health physically, assess your mental health. Problems like depression and anxiety can also make you lose interest in sex.

If you’re depressed or having problems with anxiety or panic attacks, seeing a therapist for a few sessions may help you regain some perspective. There are also medications you can take to improve these conditions – although some of them can lower your sex drive. Be sure to steer clear of medications with this side effect, if you’re already struggling in that area. Also, talking with your partner can help. Maybe there’s something else in your relationship that’s causing you to feel too overwhelmed or tired for sex very often. Perhaps there’s a problem that you’re not dealing with, or something about your partner that’s turning you off to the idea of having sex.

While it might be difficult, the best thing you can do for your sexual relationship is to be open and honest with your partner. If there’s a large issue, this can be very hard to deal with. If there are smaller issues that your partner won’t see as significant, it might be hard for him or her to understand why you put such importance on something that might seem meaningless to someone else. Put those fears aside and choose to be open and honest, anyway. Once you talk things out, you may come to resolutions that will spark your interest in each other once again.

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