Women Sexual Life

There are ways to make it much safer and protect yourself from the risk of contracting HIV when you are having sex. It it is important to be able to talk about sex. It can be uncomfortable to have direct conversations about sex, but it does get easier if you are confident about your facts. Good communication is important, with friends, health care providers, parents/family, and your boyfriend or girlfriend.

To make yourself “safe” from HIV infection, you should avoid contact with certain bodily fluids, namely blood, vaginal secretions, and semen (including pre-cum). Small, vulnerable cuts and sores exist all over your body, especially on the penis and inside the mouth, vagina and anus, where skin is very delicate. You need a physical barrier between your body and your partner’s bodily fluids to protect you and your partner from infection. Means that, before you take your clothes off (even for oral sex), reach for the right protection. Read more!

Equality between men and women may boost sex lives, U.S. researchers report.A team at the University of Chicago surveyed about 27,500 people, ages 40 to 80, in 29 countries.
The study found that couples who live in Western countries and who have gender equality were most likely to report being satisfied with their sex lives. In contrast, people in countries where men have a dominant status over women — such as East Asia and the Middle East — reported less satisfaction with the physical and emotional quality of their sex lives.

Sexual satisfaction was highest in four countries — Austria, the United States, Spain, and Canada — and lowest in Japan and Taiwan. Countries such as Turkey, Egypt and Algeria ranked in the middle.
The findings from the “Global Study of Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors” appear in the April issue of the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior. Read more!

American teenagers are having less sex, using more protection and that’s resulting in fewer pregnancies. The teenage pregnancy rate, which rose sharply between 1986 and 1991, has declined steadily for a decade. While contraception efforts have focused largely on girls, boy’s behavior has changed most. More than half of male high school students said they were virgins in 2001, compared to 39 percent this year.

For sexually active males, condom use has risen to 65 percent. Delays in first intercourse and better contraception have contributed to a 35 percent reduction in birth rates among 15 to 17-year-olds, experts say. “From the ground up, kids are getting quite different signals from the signals that were there 25 years ago,” said Frank Furstenberg, a sociologist at the University of Pennsylvania.

The fear of AIDS, the impact of AIDS prevention education, changes in welfare laws and the crackdown on fathers for child support, and sex education that includes abstinence and contraception are among the factors influencing teenagers. Read more!

Teenagers who make a pledge to remain virgins until they get married usually don’t keep their promise, according to a federal study examining the sex lives of 12,000 adolescents. What’s more, they have the same rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) as teenagers who don’t pledge abstinence. Those who make the virginity pledge delay having sex somewhat (18 months), but 88 percent of those who pledged chastity had sex before they were married. The study found that 99 percent of non-pledgers had sex before they were married.

Teenagers who pledged virginity married earlier and had fewer sexual partners; they were also less likely (40 percent) to use condoms as compared to teenagers who didn’t pledge abstinence (59 percent). Teenagers who made pledges were less likely to know they had any infections, raising their risk of transmitting STDs to other people. The findings challenge some assumptions of “virginity pledges” among teenagers and promoting abstinence before marriage. Read more!

When Marvin Gaye recorded “Sexual Healing” and crooned about the benefits of sex (“…is good for me/Makes me feel so fine”), it turns out he was a visionary. “A good sexual relationship is essential to good health,” said Dr. Barbara Bartlick of Weil Cornell Medical College in New York.

Women sexual has a wealth of physical and psychological benefits. Researchers point to three neurotransmitters released by the brain before, during and after sex. Oxytocin, the “cuddle” hormone, promotes bonding and social attachment. Fathers with more of it are more likely to stick around and help raise their children. Endorphins dull the feeling of pain, relieve stress and strengthen the immune system. They also offer natural relief from arthritis, injury and migraines; they’re actually responsible for the “runner’s high.” Endorphins are one reason why stimulating a women’s G-spot elevates her pain threshold by 40 percent (100 percent if she’s having an orgasm). Read more!

“Not tonight, dear… I’ve got a headache.” If you experience bedroom pain other than a headache – we’re talking vaginal or pelvic pain during intercourse – you not alone. Fifteen percent of women who are of reproductive age experience dyspareunia. It can throw a monkey wrench into your relationship, not to mention disrupt one of life’s pleasures.

Common causes of pain during sex for women include a vaginal infection, which can be accompanied by burning, stinging, itching, a fishy odor and discharge. Most women suffer from a yeast infection at least once. Symptoms include itching and/or a cottage cheese-like discharge. Estrogen deprivation can result in insufficient lubrication and thinning of tissue, giving you a “sandpaper” feeling when you try to have intercourse. Lack of estrogen can happen after delivering a baby or while breastfeeding; it’s common in menopausal women who are not on hormone therapy. Other causes of pain during sex can be bladder infections, pelvic inflammatory diseases and ovarian cysts. Read more!

Getting a good night’s sleep is vital for staying healthy. It’s also good for your sex life. Research suggests that chronically sleep-deprived people have less sex. “There are a lot of ways that sleep affects one’s sex life,” said J. Catesby Ware, MD, chief of sleep medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School.

Some people get less sleep and sex because of their hectic schedules. After a long day at work, many couples feel like sleeping– not having sex– when they hit the pillow. Some psychiatric or medical problems can also interfere with good sleep and sex. Symptoms of depression include diminished sex drive and insomnia. Many antidepressants can cause erectile dysfunction and loss of libido.

Sleep apnea is a medical condition in which people wake up hundreds of times during the night; this causes daytime sleepiness and irritability. Men with sleep apnea tend to have lower levels of testosterone, which can further lower their libido. To improve your “sleep hygiene,” or sleep behaviors, go to sleep and wake up at the same time each day. Read more!

The University of Chicago’s National Health and Social Life Survey found that more than one-third of women voiced concerns with their sex lives. Problems ranged from lack of arousal to low sexual desire.

There are remedies, but it’s important to realize that women are different from men when it comes to sexual satisfaction. A women’s emotional connection to her partner plays a larger role in arousal and satisfaction. Men are turned on more by “visual cues.”
In a Kinsey Institute survey, women ranked their “overall sense of well-being” as the top requirement for satisfying sex. The stress of balancing a career and family and having to juggle a hectic schedule can make sex seem like something else on a women’s “to do” list.

Experts suggest talking about your sexual problems as a couple; your emotional bonds will be strengthened. Exercise and relaxation will relieve stress. Sex therapy might help. Anger and resentment can interfere with satisfying sex; therapy will improve communication. Read more!

Millions of people take antidepressants like Prozac each year. Most patients taking the drugs say they have diminished sex drive. There could be another side effect– a diminished ability to experience romance. Common antidepressants that affect serotonin levels in the brain also disrupt brain circuits that are involved in romance and attachment.

“When you cripple a person’s sexual desire and arousal, you’re also jeopardizing their ability to fall in love and to stay in love,” said Dr. Helen E. Fisher, an anthropologist. For 25 years, Fisher has studied the brains of people in love.

Three brain systems, all of which are interrelated, control lust, attraction and attachment. Different chemicals drive each system. Lust runs on androgens and estrogens; attachment is fueled by oxytocin and vasopressin; attraction comes from high levels of serotonin. Read more!

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