Causes of Erectile Dysfunction

Male sexual arousal is a complex process that involves the brain, hormones, emotions, nerves, muscles and blood vessels. Erectile dysfunction can result from a problem with any of these. Likewise, stress and mental health problems can cause or worsen erectile dysfunction. Sometimes a combination of physical and psychological issues causes erectile dysfunction. For instance, a [...]

Erectile Dysfunction and You

Erectile dysfunction (impotence) is the inability to get and keep an erection firm enough for sex. Having erection trouble from time to time isn’t necessarily a cause for concern. But if erectile dysfunction is an ongoing problem, it may cause stress, cause relationship problems or affect your self-confidence. Symptoms include trouble getting an erection, trouble [...]

Psychological Causes of Erectile Dysfunction

When you become nervous about problems maintaining an erection, maintaining the erection can become that much more difficult. The brain plays a key role in triggering the series of physical events that cause an erection, starting with feelings of sexual excitement. A number of things can interfere with sexual feelings and cause or worsen erectile [...]

Study Shows Women of All Ages Practice Unsafe Sex

According to a new national study, women of all ages practice unsafe sex and don’t consistently protect themselves from unwanted pregnancies. The study, which surveyed nearly 1,600 women between the ages of 15 and 44, turned the tables on some of the common myths about reckless sex. Turns out, age is not a factor when [...]

Positive and Negative Effect of the Pill

Birth control, the Pill in particular, is one of the most studied contraceptives out there. There are constantly new studies and reports proclaiming its positive and negative effects. Sure it keeps you from getting pregnant, but what other consequences could it have? Despite what you may have heard, taking the Pill does not increase your [...]