Archive for April 7th, 2009
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SEMINAR TRAINING FOR CONTRACEPTIVE CARE – SEXUAL PROBLEMS
Sexual problems may be the underlying cause of individual ill health and unhappiness. The destructive effect of marital disharmony on children is well recognized. If anything can be done to lessen the stresses present in the family, the returns are likely to be great, although difficult to measure in a quantitative way. Certainly, any help [...]
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PSYCHOSEXUAL PROBLEMS IN THE CONTRACEPTIVE CONSULTATION – AM I TOO OLD FOR SEX?
Diffidence about asking for contraception or with continuing it may occur as part of a difficulty in accepting the sexual activity of ‘older’ women. One woman said she hated attending the family planning clinic because it was ‘full of young girls who look at you as if you were a dirty old woman’. A family [...]
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CONTRACEPTIVE CARE OF THE OLDER PATIENT – CHANGING RELATIONSHIPS (GETTING OLDER)
It is not just the relationship between the couple that is changing, but that with other members of the family as well. Parents are getting older and may need more support leading to great pressure on the middle generation. The ‘what about me?’ syndrome has been described (Lincoln, 1992), where the woman feels that everyone [...]
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STERILIZATION: SENSIBLE CHOICE OR SERIOUS TROUBLE? (OPERATION FOR WOMEN)
The operations for women are more serious than vasectomy, and occasionally there are complications. Although they are immediately effective, the failure rate is higher than that with vasectomy. Vessey, Lawless and Yeates (1982) gave the low figure of 0.13 per HWYs, but the results of other series have been slightly higher. A review of the [...]
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THE SEXUAL NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES – PHYSICAL/PRACTICAL NEEDS (INCONTINENCE)
An area of particular stress is incontinence. As a symptom it causes great distress as it is demeaning and often seen as immature, a flashback to being a naughty child. It is a matter for shame and secrecy. Bedwetting or faecal incontinence are not matters that are easy to talk about. People seem to think [...]