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- Sexual Health Topics: Men’s Sexual Health, Women’s Sexual Health
- Sexual Health Topics: Women’s Sexual Health
Clitorodynia is a term for pain in the clitoris. The clitoris is a pleasure organ located in front of a woman’s vagina that contains thousands of nerve endings and can result in orgasm when stimulated. But some women may experience chronic pain in their clitoris during sexual stimulation and even during daily activities.
- Sexual Health Topics: Sexual Orientation & LGBTQIA+ Health
Gender reassignment surgery, sometimes called sex reassignment surgery, is performed to transition individuals with gender dysphoria to their desired gender.
- Sexual Health Topics: Men’s Sexual Health
Smoking can have a huge impact on a man’s erections. In fact, in 2014 the acting U.S. Surgeon General added erectile dysfunction (ED) to the list of conditions that can be caused by smoking.
Research has shown that men who smoke are at higher risk for ED. Often, erection problems are worse for men who smoke heavily and those who have smoked for a long time. Secondhand smoke may also interfere with erections.
- Sexual Health Topics: Men’s Sexual Health
It’s possible that caffeine could help a man’s erections, but more research is needed.
Caffeine is a stimulant found in foods and beverages. Coffee, tea, soda, and energy drinks are common sources.
Past research has found that caffeine may have some health benefits, but its role in erections has been unclear.
- Sexual Health Topics: Men’s Sexual Health, Sexual Health Management & Treatments
A penile plethysmograph is a device used to measure blood flow to the penis. Because good blood flow to the penis is important for erections, penile plethysmography can be especially helpful for doctors evaluating a man’s erectile function.
- Sexual Health Topics: Men’s Sexual Health
When a man has a hidden or buried penis, the shaft of his penis is tucked inside the skin of his scrotum, abdomen, or thigh. The penis is still a normal size, but only the tip of it is visible. The condition is sometimes called an inconspicuous or concealed penis.
- Sexual Health Topics: Women’s Sexual Health
Yes, some women do reach orgasm before they wish to, although it is not very common.
The situation is similar to premature ejaculation in men, but has not been as widely studied.
- Sexual Health Topics: Men’s Sexual Health
Many men worry that the amount of semen they ejaculate reflects on their masculinity. Some feel that if they ejaculate more semen, they will feel greater sexual pleasure, too.
- Sexual Health Topics: Men’s Sexual Health
When a man reaches orgasm, he ejaculates fluid called semen. On average, men expel between 1.25 and 5.00 ml (1/4 of a teaspoon to 1 teaspoon) of semen each time they ejaculate. But this amount varies from man to man.
- Sexual Health Topics: Men’s Sexual Health, Women’s Sexual Health
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) refers to a group of congenital (present at birth) conditions caused by problems with the adrenal glands.
- Sexual Health Topics: Men’s Sexual Health, Women’s Sexual Health
The term “intersex” is used to describe disorders of sex development (DSDs) – situations in which a fetus develops differently from a typical male or female.