Archive for May 8th, 2009
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CAN ANYONE TAKE HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY?
No. If you have certain medical conditions, your doctor may decide that HRT would not be a particularly good idea. If you have certain other conditions, he may refuse to prescribe it for you at all. Whether you can (or should) take HRT depends on your doctor’s assessment of the risks involved, and whether you [...]
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HYSTERECTOMY: ISSUES FOR WOMEN AND THEIR SEXUAL PARTNERS
One of the questions many women ask about hysterectomy is the effect of the surgery on their sexuality, sexual interest, satisfaction and response. Because these areas of a woman’s life are usually shared, sexual partners also have an interest in the answers. Information, where available, is included about the impact on sexuality and sexual function [...]
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SLEEP HYGIENE: BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS
There are two biological clocks that govern our sleep-wake rhythm, the circadian rhythm and the ultradian rhythm. Ultradian rhythm. This is the 90 minute cycle that goes on round the 24 hour clock. There is some practical significance of this rhythm to those who have sleeping problems. There is a brief period of low arousal [...]