Sep

Bicycle Scats and Erectile Dysfunction

admin on September 18th, 2014

Surprised? I am serious and we are here to identify every single possible source of ED so that we can target treatment. It makes sense that the seat of the bicycle might put pressure on the nerves and arteries around your Dick, your balls and the perineum – the area between your Dick and your anus. Three major studies in this area noted that men who cycled for many hours a day had experienced numbness in the genital area. OK, but it seems that it only applies to prolonged and excessive cycling and cycle manufacturers do offer designed seats to reduce any stress around the crotch and perineum. If you like to cycle, “No-nose* bike seats and new designs protect against genital area numbness.

And guess what, we are not alone. Researchers, reporting in the May 12 edition of the Journal of Sexual Medicine found that female cyclists who position their handlebars lower than the bike’s seat risk decreased genital sensations. So, if you like to bike, make some seat adjustments and be aware of the effects on your perineum.

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Sep

Fertility Preservation Methods and Treatments for Males

admin on September 10th, 2014

Freezing and long-term storage of sperm

A common question about freezing sperm is, how long can sperm be held in the frozen state yet still be thawed and then used to achieve a viable pregnancy and healthy Canadian Health Care Store Online birth? At the time of writing, the longest duration between sperm banking and conception is 21 years as evidenced by a case report of a young man who stored sperm at age 17 prior to treatment for testicular cancer and then, after being found to be azoospermic,1 successfully used the samples to achieve a conception with his partner at the age of 38. It is only a matter of time before this record is surpassed and from a theoretical standpoint there is no reason why sperm may not be kept frozen for much longer and still remain functional.

In the cattle breeding industry, for example, it is known anecdotally that sperm from some bulls has been successfully used to sire calves over 40 years after it was first frozen! However, such data remains unpublished and there are theoretical concerns as to the integrity of the nuclear DNA in samples that have been held in storage for a long period of time. This is particularly relevant to fertility preservation of men prior to medical treatments, because there is some evidence to suggest that the process of freezing and thawing itself can lead to DNA damage in sperm, at least in infertile men.

Conception following medical treatments

Although the effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy on the male reproductive system are well documented, the precise effects on any one individual remain difficult to predict.

For males who are already producing sperm at the time of diagnosis and treatment (i.e. they have passed through puberty) there is a growing body of evidence to suggest that, for some treatments at least, there can be a good chance of natural fertility returning in the months or years following the cessation of treatment. For example, in an examination of 1115 post-treatment semen analyses in 314 patients who had received gonadotoxic therapy over a 26-year period, Bahadur et al. found that the type of cancer (or disease) and the initial pre-treatment sperm concentration were the most significant factors governing post-treatment semen quality and the recovery of spermatogenesis.

For example, patients with lymphoma and leukaemia had the highest incidence of post-treatment azoospermia and oligozo-ospermia.2 However, while men with testicular cancer had the lowest pre-treatment sperm concentrations, they also had the lowest incidence of azoospermia after treatment. This confirms an earlier observation by Lampe et al. who in a follow-up study of 178 men after chemotherapy treatment for testicular germ cell cancer found that 80 per cent of men had recovered some sperm production after five years since chemotherapy with 60 per cent reaching normal levels. Across all disease states Bahadur et al. concluded that only 37 per cent of patients had permanent post-treatment azoospermia, which goes some way to explain why relatively few males return to use their sperm-banked samples in future years (see below) – that is, because the majority are able to conceive quite naturally with no need for medical assistance.

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Aug

Sexual health

admin on August 29th, 2014

Sexualized media images of children

Being surrounded by media images and a culture that glamorize physical perfection and sexualize the clothes and appearance of even very young children may make it difficult for children and young people to grow up feeling comfortable with their bodies. This may be especially so if they are different from the current ideal. For teenagers rehearsing their imminent adult identities, which will typically include a sexualized cialis professional online Australia self-image, the pressures can be felt especially keenly.

Young people should be valued whatever their physical attributes. It is important to take opportunities to challenge stereotypes and to introduce a diversity of role models, so children learn that it is possible to be popular and attractive even if they look very different from catwalk models or pop stars.

Sexual abuse

Sexual abuse and exploitation of children and young people are now known to be widely prevalent. In 1978 Kempe defined child sex abuse as ‘the involvement of dependent, developmentally immature children and adolescents in sexual activities generic viagra Australia – more information that they do not fully comprehend, to which they are unable to give informed consent or that violate the social taboos of family roles’. However, as Haugaard points out, there continue to be ongoing debates about the definitions of the terms ‘child’, ‘sexual’ and ‘abuse’.

What research there has been into the sexual development of prepubescent children has, in recent years, often been prompted by the need to identify abnormal behaviour as a sign of sexual abuse. Gail Hornor found that what is deemed to be ‘normal’ in child sexual behaviour is determined by the social, cultural and familial context of the times.

Marsha Heiman and colleagues urged professionals to be critically aware of how much their gender and their role may influence and inform their beliefs about what constitutes normal sexual behaviour in children, especially as it may be their judgement about what is considered to be age inappropriate sexual knowledge and behaviour that is a key criterion used to assess allegations of sexual abuse.

Susan Creighton reviewed international studies and found that, in the countries studied, despite variations in the definition of sexual abuse and in the recognition of the problem, between 8 and 42 per cent of girls and 3 to 25 per cent of boys had suffered from some kind of sexual abuse. Sex with children is illegal in most jurisdictions, although the age definition of ‘child’ may vary. Sex tourism, prostitution and child pornography affect millions of children around the world. Most sexual abuse, however, happens within families and it is often not reported. Children with disabilities are four to ten times more vulnerable to sexual abuse than other children and the perpetrators are often those involved in their care.

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Aug

Priapism: Pathophysiology and Molecular Pathology

admin on August 29th, 2014

Continuing the theory of priapism and altered blood flow in the penis, Frank Hinman Jr hypothesized that the etiology of idiopathic priapism was vascular stasis and reduced venous outflow. Hinman found dark, viscous deoxygenated blood after aspiration in patients with priapism. This theory was supported by similar findings in patients with sickle-cell disease viagra in australia, hemodialysis patients, trauma, or malignant infiltration of the corpora cavernosa. He theorized that the ischemia created a vicious cycle of combined deoxygenated blood (hypoxic and hypercarbic) associated with venous congestion, which increased the deformity of red cells.

Burt noted bright red blood after incision and irrigation of the corpora in a patient with priapism after traumatic coitus. This increased arterial inflow in priapism was later classified by Hauri as high flow priapism. This non-ischemic priapism was recognized to be the result of a fistula between the cavernous artery and lacunar space. This allowed blood to bypass the high resistance in the helicine arteries.

Molecular Pathology

However, the rheologic changes previously theorized could not completely explain all types of priapism that were seen. This led to extensive research, which recognized that ischemic priapism was due to an imbalance of vasoconstrictive and vasodilatory forces in the corpora cavernosa. Vasoconstrictive factors included the RhoA/Rho kinase pathway, and the vasodilatory forces include the nitric oxide (NO) pathway.

A normal erection requires an intact central nervous system, peripheral nervous system, penile arterial supply, and trabecular smooth muscle. Erection involves a delicate interplay of neuronal stimulation, smooth muscle relaxation, increased arterial inflow, and reduced venous outflow. NO plays an important role in the regulation of normal erections with Canadian pharmacy viagra store. NO released from the endothelium (eNO) or nerve endings (nNO) diffuses to the smooth muscle and binds to guanylate cyclase. This leads to the conversion of guanosine triphosphate (GTP) to 3,5 cyclic guanosine monophosphate (GMP). Cyclic GMP acts as a second messenger and binds with a cGMP-dependent protein kinase which exerts itself on ion channels. Ultimately, smooth muscle intracellular calcium levels are lowered and this inhibits myosin light chain kinase, thus inhibiting the cross linking of actin and myosin.

This leads to smooth muscle relaxation and vasodilatation. cGMP-dependent protein kinase also regulates smooth muscle con-traction via the RhoA/Rho-kinase pathway. The RhoA/Rho kinase pathway is a calcium independent pathway, which is the predominant mechanism controlling corporal smooth muscle contraction. RhoA is a member of the Ras low molecular weight of guanosine triphosphate-binding proteins, and mediates agonist-induced activation of Rho-kinase. Rho-kinase phosphorylates and reduces the activity of myosin phosphatase, contributing to myosin light chain kinase phosphorylaion. cGMP-dependent protein kinase also directly phosphorylates RhoA and downstream effectors of the RhoA/Rho kinase pathway. The net effect is smooth muscle contraction. The activities of cGMP are kept under balance by its degradation by the enzyme phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5).

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Apr

Viagra Australia – Generic And Brand

admin on April 29th, 2014

There are very few other medicines in the world that would be as famous as the legendary Viagra. But as any other universally recognized brand solution, the blue pill is about as costly as it is efficient.

It is up to you to decide whether you want to buy a brand pill or its generic version, but you should come prepared to buying your erectile dysfunction pill in order to make a considered solution.

First thing to know about generics is that they are completely legal and safe as they are full copies of the brand drugs. They differ solely in the way they look, but not in the way they act. Generic Viagra Australia and brand Viagra have the same medicinal components in their composition, which is why their action is the same. The side effects of generic and brand sildenafil Australia are the same and include:

Dizziness
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So if you are looking for cheap Viagra Australia than you want generic Viagra that avaliable online here.

Two main factors play a role in the cost and effectiveness of the drug. The generic version of Viagra contains the same active ingredient of Viagra manufactured by Pfizer, or sildenafil. In addition, the dosage, the effect and the use remain the same. The difference is the cost of the drug.

Although generic Viagra and the original contain the same active ingredient, the generic version may contain different excipients. Therefore, it may potentially cause more side effects or allergic reactions. If you are sensitive to additive synthesis, only in rare cases, the original version of the drug produced by Pfizer is perhaps more suitable for you.

In case of sensitivity additives you might have a reaction unusual, so the original drug produced by Pfizer will be more suited to your needs.

Generic Viagra is cheaper as compared to the original Viagra. This is because generic manufacturers do not have to bear the high costs of investment. The drugs just introduced in the market are protected by the patent. This means that the company has the exclusive right to sell the medication while to invest in research, development, marketing and promotion. When the patent expires, as in the case of Viagra, other manufacturers may release generic variants without having to invest high investment costs. Consequently, the price may be reduced. In addition, there`s plenty of competition among the manufacturers of generic drugs in the keep the price down.

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Nov

Bipolar Disorder And Medications

Chase Murray on November 11th, 2011

What is Biploar Disorder?
Bipolar or manic depressive illness is a brain disorder that causes a typical changes in mood, energy and activity levels. Bipolar 1 disorder is diagnosed as having manic or mixed episodes, which are not normal of the person’s behaviour. The episodes last for at least a week and require medical attention. The person also experiences depressive episodes, which last approximately two weeks. In between the cycling of manic and depression, many can live normal lives. Symptoms first appear in teens or early 20s, with many developing the disorder before the age of 50.

Bipolar Disorder Medications
Many different medications are needed for the best course of treatment as patients respond to the drugs differently. The medication should be taken continuously for the prevention of a relapse. Manic episodes in bipolar I disorder require treatment with drugs, such as antidepressants, mood stabilizers, benzodiazepines, and newer antipyschotics.

To track and treat the illness, the patient carries out a daily life chart of their mood symptoms, treatments, sleeping patterns and life events. Usually, the first choice of treatment is the long term use of mood stabilisers. With the exception of lithium, they are anticonvulsants to treat seizures as well as controlling mood. There are many types of mood stabilisers on the market. Lithium was the first to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is frequently effective in controlling the symptoms of mania, and preventing the recurrence of manic and depressive episodes.

Valproic acid is as effective as lithium for treating mania. Lamotrigine is the more recent for maintaining the treatment. Less prescribed anticonvulsants include gabapentin, topiramate and oxcarbazepine as they are not more effective than the mood stabilisers. It is thought that by taking valproic acid, lamotrigine and other anticonvulsants, it increases the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviours and therefore patients are closely monitored.
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In addition to the disorder, patients often have problems with their thyroid gland. The overproduction or underproduction of the thyroid hormone can lead to mood and energy changes. It has been seen that hypothyroidism is associated with the rapid cycling of the bipolar disorder, occurring especially in women.

Atypical antipsychotic drugs are often used for treatment. They are usually taken with other drugs. These include: olanzapine, which is given with an antidepressant to help relieve symptoms of severe mania or psychosis. It can also be given intravenously to treat agitation of manic or mixed episodes. Aripiprazole has the same effect as olanzapine as well maintaining treatment after a severe or sudden episode. Quetiapine relieves the symptoms of severe and sudden manic episodes. Risperidone and ziprasidone are also prescribed for controlling manic or mixed episodes.

Other treatments include:
Psychotherapy to educate, support and provide guidance to people with the disorder and their families. A study carried out by NIMH had found that patients that were treated with medication and extensive psychotherapy, underwent fewer relapses, fewer admissions to hospitals, and were able to stick to treatment plans.

Electroconvulsive therapy is used to treat severely depressive, manic or mixed episodes. It is not usually given as a first line of treatment.

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Nov

Signs And Symptoms Of Bipolar Disorder

Chase Murray on November 10th, 2011

Bipolar disorder is a brain disorder which is also known as manic-depressive illness. It is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. Symptoms of bipolar disorder are different from the normal ups and downs that everyone experience through from time to time. Bipolar disorder symptoms can result in damage relationships, poor school performance, lost of good jobs and it can even cause suicide. But fortunately bipolar disorder can be treated and people with this illness can lead full and productive lives.

Bipolar disorder often develops in a person’s late teens or early adult years. At least half of all cases start before age 25.1 Some people have their first symptoms during childhood, while others may develop symptoms late in life. Bipolar disorder is not easy to spot when it starts. The symptoms may seem like separate problems, not recognized as parts of a larger problem. Some people suffer for years before they are properly diagnosed and treated. Like diabetes or heart disease, bipolar disorder is a long-term illness that must be carefully managed throughout a person’s life.

Common signs and symptoms of mania include feeling unusually “high” and optimistic OR extremely irritable, unrealistic, grandiose beliefs about one’s abilities or powers, sleeping very little, but feeling extremely energetic, talking so rapidly that others can’t keep up, racing thoughts; jumping quickly from one idea to the next, highly distractible, unable to concentrate, impaired judgment and impulsiveness, acting recklessly without thinking about the consequences and delusions and hallucinations.
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Lamictal is a precription medicine used for the treatment of epileptic fits and bipolar disorder. This medicine is number one choice of the doctor or health care professional for the treatment of bipolar disorder. Lamotrigine is the main ingredient of Lamictal medicine. Lamictal medicine is available in form of tablets. It helps to control partial seizures, especially partial seizures with secondary generalization. Purchasing Lamictal may also be effective in treating absence seizures and generalized tonic-clonic seizures.

Lamotrigine drug has been approved for use in children ages 2 years and older who have shown symptons of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and who have not shown response to other treatments. Lamotrigine tabs are usually added to the child’s existing drug therapy. Using Lamictal tablets has some concerns about the safety, but a smaller initial dose and slower increases in dosage may reduce some of the known risks.

As it is a prescription medicine so few precaution needs to be taken to avoid some serious side effect. Before taking this medicine one should know full information about the medicine. Precaution needs to be taken are as follows:
1) Do not use this medicine if you are allergic to it or to its ingredient.
2) Use of Lamictal medicine can cause severe rashes on the skin.
3) Patients using this medication can think of committing suicide.
4) People having any heart or kidney disease should use this medicine cautiously.
5) Lamictal medicine is not recommended for the use of pregnant and breastfeeding mother as use of this medicine may harm the health of unborn baby or nursed child.

You should inform your doctor if you are taking any prescription, non prescription and herbal medicine to avoid drug interaction. Lamictal medicine should not be use with combination of medicines like Carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, primidone and valproic acid it may lead to drug interaction. Take Lamictal medicine with a full glass of water with or without food. Take this medicine as prescribed by the doctor. Keep all medicines away from the reach of the children.

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Nov

Where Do I Begin With Binge Eating Disorder Treatment?

Chase Murray on November 9th, 2011

Do you feel the need to eat when you are experiencing negative emotions? Have you ever wished you could lose weight but end up sneaking food to eat? If these examples sound familiar to you then you may suffer from binge eating disorder. There are several types of treatments available. Are you ready to take the necessary treatment steps?

By deciding to take the first step and make a change in your life, you are beginning to control your unhealthy relationship with food. You have to really want to change your life in order for the change to happen. So how do we reach the place where we really want to change our life and begin binge eating disorder treatment?

The process of beginning a positive life change must include having a desire to change, learning new behaviors, using this behaviors in your life, developing new thought patterns and living your life.

You can only change once you really want things to be different. You must acknowledge that this change in your life needs to occur. There are various reasons why you may want to begin this journey to develop a healthy relationship with food. It could simply be the desire to lose weight. It could also be an in depth reason such as the guilt you feel after binge eating. Any reason for wanting to change and seek binge eating disorder treatment will work, you just need the desire behind it!

The next step in preparing for treatment is to learn new behaviors. When beginning to change your life you must first begin by changing your behaviors. This means your episodes of binge eating will now be replaced with a joyful activity that does not involve food. It is possible for you to begin coping with those times and become free from overeating. Get started by writing a list of alternative activities.

Throughout the years of dieting and binge eating you may have developed a negative thought pattern regarding food, weight loss, and even yourself. This can include thinking that you must be skinny to be successful, that you are not able to lose weight or that the issue lies within your love of food. These negative thought patterns hold you back from being free from overeating. They keep you stuck in a thought process where your appearance means everything to you. This thought process leads you to a cycle of dieting and binge eating. By transforming these negative thought patterns into a more positive angle you can begin to free yourself from overeating and become successful during your treatment.
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The most important part of binge eating disorder treatment is deciding to really live your life. How many times has your weight stopped you from making moves in life? This is very common! Today, by making a stand to begin living your life you can free your self from overeating. When you focus on who you are, instead of what you look like, you will not be afraid to take chances in life.

By obtaining binge eating disorder treatment you can begin to live your life. The first steps in treatment are to have a desire to change and to begin changing your behaviors. By going through and developing new thought patterns you will be able to start living your life.

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Nov

Bulimia Stories – After 20 Years How Do I Overcome Bulimia?

Chase Murray on November 4th, 2011

You may have struggled with bulimia for many years and ask “how do I overcome bulimia after all these years?” The fact is that bulimia stories often span many years, sometimes decades. I personally overcame bulimia after 20 years of battling the disease and I’m not alone.

I am here to tell you that it is possible to get bulimia treatments and put an end to the binging and purging no matter how long you’ve lived with your addiction. You can put an end to the problems of your eating disorder once and for all. Mine and so many other successful bulimia recovery stories are a testament to exactly what I’m saying.

Bulimia is not stronger than you

You may think bulimia is stronger than your own will and it may even seem like it since your obsession with food and your body tends to consume every aspect of your life. If you are like me, you feel powerless when the urge to binge strikes and give in.

But it can be another way. Stay with me here…

You’re the one who is allowing the urge to binge to take over your life. Your food obsession and thoughts about binging are a part of you, just as all of your thoughts are a part of you. However, they’re just thoughts. You, the observer of your thoughts, ultimately give them meaning and act or don’t act upon them. You might have an urge to do something really bad, but you don’t act on all of your urges do you? No, of course not. You’d be locked up by now if you did.

If you’re reading this, then I know you have what it takes to regain control your thoughts and, ultimately, your life. I know bulimia is not stronger than you because if it were, you’d be dead by now and wouldn’t be reading this article. So, believe me you still have the ability to take action to change your life. No matter how uncontrollable the urges may seem, you can get your life back on track.

You can retrain your mind

The fact is each change that ever took place in someone’s life started as a tiny seed in the mind. This is where the bulimia recovery stories of others can be so inspiring.

No matter how long you’ve lived this way, if you are wiling and commit to it – you can overcome bulimia. It won’t necessarily be easy and you shouldn’t expect it to be. But it can be done. Nothing is hopeless. And the happiness of a life in recovery is so sweet it makes the journey all the more worthwhile.

If you want to start your bulimia recovery, then start by believing in your mind that you can be a non-bulimic. If you read bulimia stories you may be amazed at how bad a situation can get before the amazing power of the mind comes to the rescue. The journey of recovery begins when you decide you’re truly ready for a change. Retraining your mind comes next. Daily sub-conscious retraining through hypnosis, affirmations and powerful declarations can reinforce your decision to be a non-bulimic. After 20 years with bulimia, I wasn’t so sure I could do it. But I did and you can, too.

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Nov

Bulimia Stories – Health Risks of Bulimia Catch Up to You

Chase Murray on November 4th, 2011

Bulimia can affect your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health in so many different ways. I’ve read a lot of bulimia stories and they all speak of the devastating effects this eating disorder has on your health and wellbeing. I also know firsthand the impact of bulimia having lived with it for 20 years.

Bulimia is corrosive. While its physical effects eat away at your body, its emotional impact eats away your mind and your very spirit.

Thanks to the women who have generously shared their bulimia stories and the research that’s been done over the past few decades, we now know better the extent of the physical and psychological side effects of bulimia.

Physical bulimia symptoms

We know that bulimia affects proper function of vital organs such as the kidneys and the heart, the digestive system and even the brain.
We know that the bones suffer as a result of nutritional deficiencies.
We know that the stomach acids rot the teeth, cause damage to the food pipe and can cause ulcers, as well.
We also know that bulimia can cause gynecological problems such as infertility, irregular periods or loss of periods all together.
We know that bulimia can age you before your time causing your skin to lose its elasticity and youthful glow, your hair can fall out and muscles grow weak.

While the physical symptoms are becoming easier to identify, we’re still learning about the causes of bulimia and what the eating disorder can do to your mental health and wellbeing.

Psychological bulimia symptoms

We know that bulimia can lead to self-hatred because bulimics, while they may not admit it, know they’re damaging their bodies. You know that binging and purging is terrible for you, but when you lack the control to stop it you end up hating yourself for doing it.

Then there is the guilt of keeping the disorder a secret and lying constantly to hide your destructive behaviors. Low self-esteem can be both a cause and effect of bulimia. The no-win cycle of guilt, self-loathing and shame only perpetuates the addiction further.

This is why so many bulimia stories speak of deliberate isolation, self harm (such as cutting), suicidal thoughts, depression and even secondary addictions. With bulimia you lose your ability to recognize sensations such as hunger and fullness and start to eat to feed emotional hungers rather than physical ones. You develop strange cravings and feel out of control to resist them.

These are just some of the ways bulimia can corrode your life, physically damaging your body and psychologically disrupting your mind. While there can be damage to both the physical and psychological well being, successful bulimia treatments are designed to address both aspects of the individual.