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Virus Molluscum Contagiosum
This viral infection is not dangerous, but it can be very persistent and extremely annoying. Get to know more about virus Molluscum Contagiosum!
The infection spreads by physical contact, thus through sexual intercourse as well. The first signs of an infection with virus Molluscum Contagiosum appear in the time of two weeks or a couple of months. Small pimples appear on the surface of the skin and turn into skin-colored papulae. In the middle of each papula there forms a small hollow space retaining soft cheesy liquid. Your doctor will quickly identify the infection as the presence of virus Molluscum Contagiosum,...Virus Molluscum Contagiosum
Help, My Vagina Is Too Wet!
We usually say that the vagina is too dry. This time, however, we will talk about excessive lubrication and how to work with a too wet vagina!
When we speak of lubrication of the vagina, we mostly say that the vagina is too dry and, as a consequence, sexual intercourse is unpleasant. Lubrication is usually the result of joy, but not always. There can also be too many good things! Excessive natural lubrication can reduce the pleasure of both partners. The walls of the vagina can be lubricated so much that there is no friction any more. This is a problem for men as well because the penis literally swims in the...Help, My Vagina Is Too Wet!
The Three Most Common Sexually Transmitted Diseases of the Anus
The most common sexually transmitted diseases of the anus are rectal inflammation, inflammation of the mucosa of the anus and fungal infections. Learn more about the specific causes, the symptoms and the course of treatment.
RECTAL INFLAMMATION: CHLAMYDIAL PROCTITIS AND RECTAL GONORRHOEA Inflammation of the mucosa of the anus can develop after having unprotected receptive anal intercourse with an infected partner. In case of gonorrhoea infection (Neisseria gonorrhoeae), discharge of mucus, pus, or blood from the anus, itching of the anus and an urgent desire to defecate develop within 5 to 7 days. Such an infection can also be silent (asymptomatic), so in half of the cases the infected...The Three Most Common Sexually Transmitted Diseases of the Anus
The Correct Use of Condoms
Pregnancy usually occurs because you do not use condoms consistently, and not because a condom broke. Learn more about the correct use of condoms.
Research showed that potential damage to a condom is not the main reason for “failing”, which results in pregnancy or the spread of a sexually transmitted infection. The reason for the latter is only 2 per cent. According to research, rare and incorrect use of condoms is a much larger problem. Pregnancy is to a large extent the fault of irregular use of condoms or their inconsistent use in every sexual intercourse. In case of regular and correct use, condoms are...The Correct Use of Condoms
New Hope for Patients with Breast Cancer
New drug for breast cancer prolongs life of women with metastasis cancer.
The vaccine that should help women with breast cancer is based on the protein called hTERT. It is a peptide effective in almost all forms of cancer. Researchers claim that oligomers with the peptide link can identify the cells of the immune system and make the defence reaction stronger. Test results The vaccine for patients with breast cancer was tested on 19 female volunteers, of whom 13 increased the production of T-cells. The cells reacted with hTERT protein...New Hope for Patients with Breast Cancer
Spontaneous Abortion or Miscarriage
About a fifth of pregnant women experience bleeding in the first twenty weeks of pregnancy, and around half of the pregnancies end with a miscarriage. Why do you miscarry?
Although miscarriages are not common, the risk always exists. One out of twelve confirmed pregnancies ends in miscarriage, usually in the first 12 days. What is a miscarriage? Spontaneous abortion or miscarriage is defined as the spontaneous loss of a foetus before 24 weeks. After that period, it is not defined as a miscarriage but later miscarriage or stillbirth, when a baby dies in the uterus. When can it happen? Most miscarriages happen in the second and third...Spontaneous Abortion or Miscarriage
Have You Heard of Dyspareunia?
Dyspareunia causes an agonising pain in the area of the vagina and vulva during sexual intercourse.
In dyspareunia, everything is painful. You can already feel pain during foreplay, in fondling and stimulating the genitals, during intercourse as well as afterwards. An orgasm is also painful. The term dyspareunia isn’t the most appropriate so the problems described by this term are normally called “coitalgy”, similar to what men experience. There are organic or psychological causes of dyspareunia, but these causes can also be intertwined, or organic causes trigger...Have You Heard of Dyspareunia?
