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What Are Possible Side Effects of Taking Testosterone Supplements for Men With Normal Hormone Levels?

Sexual Health Topics: Men’s Sexual Health

For men with testosterone deficiency, testosterone supplementation may be a good way to raise their testosterone levels to get them into the normal range. Bringing low testosterone levels into the normal range can have positive benefits such as increased sex drive, increased muscle mass, denser bones, and improved mood. Nevertheless, testosterone therapy is not recommended for men who already have normal testosterone levels, and it may even cause severe side effects.

What is a Fetish?

What is a Fetish?

Sexual Health Topics: Men’s Sexual Health, Women’s Sexual Health

A fetish is sexual desire or attraction to an inanimate object or a part of the body that is not typically viewed as sexual.

What Is the Cervix?

Sexual Health Topics: Women’s Sexual Health

Understanding one’s own sexual and reproductive anatomy may help a person be better informed when it comes to taking care of their sexual and reproductive health. It can also help a person when they are experimenting during sexual activity to find what feels pleasurable to them.

What Is “High-Risk” Sexual Behavior?

What Is “High-Risk” Sexual Behavior?

Sexual Health Topics: Men’s Sexual Health, Women’s Sexual Health

You may have come across information online or in a doctor’s office that refers to “high-risk sexual behavior.” However, if you are not familiar with this term, you may not know what it entails.

How Do Erections Work?

Sexual Health Topics: Men’s Sexual Health

Erections occur when an individual with a penis becomes sexually aroused, but how exactly do they work? A combination of nerve signaling, blood flow, muscle control, and hormones contribute to functional erections.

What Is Semen Retention? Does It Have Health Benefits?

What Is Semen Retention? Does It Have Health Benefits?

Sexual Health Topics: Men’s Sexual Health

Semen retention is the practice of “retaining” semen by not ejaculating. It can be accomplished by refraining from sex (abstinence) or stopping sexual activity before ejaculating during masturbation, vaginal, oral, anal, or outer sex.

What Is the P-Spot?

Sexual Health Topics: Men’s Sexual Health

Perhaps you have heard of the G-spot, but have you ever heard of the P-spot? Penis owners have a P-spot, which some people compare to vulva owners’ G-spot.

What Are the Facts on HIV and AIDS?

What Are the Facts on HIV and AIDS?

Sexual Health Topics: Men’s Sexual Health, Women’s Sexual Health, Sexually Transmitted Infections/Diseases (STIs/STDs)

World AIDS Day takes place on December 1st each year, making December the ideal time to learn the facts on HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome). Below, you will find important facts about HIV transmission, prevention, and medical care.

How Might Breast Cancer Impact a Person’s Sexuality?

How Might Breast Cancer Impact a Person’s Sexuality?

Breast cancer can bring about changes in a woman’s sexuality, whether due to treatment or the disease itself. While some breast cancer survivors report no changes in their sexuality or sexual satisfaction, many experience problems with emotional upheaval, changes in appearance and self-perception, and/or shifts in their sexual functioning related to vaginal lubrication, sexual desire, and orgasm. The following are some of the most impactful changes that breast cancer can have on one’s sexuality.

What Is Penile Traction Therapy for Peyronie’s Disease?

Sexual Health Topics: Men’s Sexual Health, Sexual Health Management & Treatments

Peyronie’s disease (PD), which is caused by the formation of scar tissue or plaques under the skin of the penis, can result in curved, sometimes painful erections, penile shortening, and/or other deformities in penis shape.

How Might Life Events Contribute to Erectile Dysfunction or Other Sexual Difficulties?

How Might Life Events Contribute to Erectile Dysfunction or Other Sexual Difficulties?

Sexual Health Topics: Men’s Sexual Health

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to get and keep an erection long enough to have a satisfactory sexual experience. This may occur in many individuals with a penis at one point or another, but that does not necessarily mean that they have ED. To be considered ED, one must experience recurrent difficulties with achieving an erection or see a noticeable decrease in the firmness of their erections.

What Are Some Myths About the Clitoris?

Sexual Health Topics: Women’s Sexual Health

The clitoris is a female sex organ that is part of the vulva. Known as the pleasure center of the vulva, the clitoris has more than ten thousand nerve endings. Therefore, it is extremely sensitive to touch and stimulation. Still, there is a lot that is not widely known about the clitoris. The following are a few common myths about the clitoris as well as the corresponding facts.

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