The count is a measurement of how many sperm there are per milliliter, there should be at least 20 million. And yet a man might have a volume of 4ml, which would equal 80 million sperm in that one sample. As it only takes one sperm to fertilise the egg, and indeed nature tries to [...]
In 1899 Dr. Denslow Lewis read a paper at a meeting of the American Medical Association, entitled “The Gynecologic Consideration of the Sexual Act,” at the invitation of the Program Committee. The Journal of the American Medical Association refused to publish it because of its “sexual content.” Obviously, it was a subject whose time had [...]
Bisexualism and bisexuality are synonyms. In established usage, one may speak of the morphologic bisexuality of the embryo or of psychosexual bisexuality of the child or adult. In the Freudian and psychoanalytically derived theory of bisexualism, it is implied that a bisexual tendency lurks covertly, if not overtly, in all people. However, by analogy with [...]
Both when a woman selects a nontraditional career goal and when she attempts to pursue it, powerful discriminatory forces can come into play. First we will consider the factors inhibiting the choice of nontraditional career goals, then the barriers impeding the realization of these goals.
Which career to choose or what to do when one “grows [...]
Although anthropologists have always been interested in sexuality, they have not always been interested in studying it. A review of the pioneering works of Lewis Henry Morgan, the unilinear evolutionist, and Robert Lowie, an early critic of evolutionary theory, demonstrate this.
Morgan proposed a fifteen-stage evolutionary “in part hypothetical” sequence from a prefamilial stage of “promiscuous [...]
Among groups, with few exceptions, men regard marital sex as a natural right, to be sampled regularly and enjoyed. As with orgasm, the data for women are more variable. Rainwater, in his study of marital relations in four cultures of poverty, found a range of responses to questions on interest and enjoyment of marital sex [...]
Myth: Alcohol plus sex equals better sex. Fact: A small amount of alcohol may relax you, but anything more can leave you willing but unable. Bert, for example, a young, healthy man who had never experienced any problems with erections, went out drinking with some old friends. He spent several hours guzzling beer, almost nonstop. [...]
There are many common myths that cause a lot of problems for the men and women who believe them, If s time to lay these myths to rest.
Myth: Impotence is the normal result of aging.
Fact: Impotence is not normal. Men do experience changes in their erections as they age, but a healthy man can [...]
For many people the appearance of a suntan is a reflection of health, vitality, and success. We are all subjected to advertisements containing suntanned people engaged in satisfying recreational activities. For those of us living in cold climates, the quest for warmth and sunlight can be very fierce. Many people spend all or part of [...]
The pituitary gland, in the brain, produces hormones that control the function of other endocrine glands in the body. It regulates and monitors their normal hormone production. For example, the adrenal glands produce cortisone according to the amount of the stimulating hormone ACTH from the pituitary gland. This is also the case with the thyroid [...]