THE HARMONIOUS COUPLE – CASES OF HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIPS (AL AND BETTY) CHILDHOOD
April 7th, 2009
Al and Betty have now (as of this writing) been sober for sixteen years, and both have been pursuing careers in publishing. Because of their abusive family backgrounds, they chose not to have children. “I was afraid that if I had a kid, I’d abuse it,” Betty says. Al adds, “You never know what kinds [...]
GAMES FOR ABSTINENT COUPLES – GAME 5: MYSTERY LOVER (PART 2)
April 7th, 2009
“Dear Lady, I have been watching you from afar for a long time now. I feel strangely attracted to you, but I’m sad because I feel that your own deepest passion is dormant. I wish I could draw out this passion so that you could be your true, best self. I know that sounds corny, [...]
GAMES FOR POLITICALLY OR MORALLY CORRECT COUPLES – GAME 1: POLITICALLY CORRECT SEX (PART 1)
April 7th, 2009
Players: Husband and wife. Activist: Husband. Setting: Home.
Aim: In an exaggerated fashion, to mirror the wife’s need for politically correct sex so as to point up its absurdity.
Game Plan: One evening or weekend the husband approaches the wife and asks how she would feel about having sex. If she says she would like to, he [...]
GAMES FOR ANGRY COUPLES – GAME 3: HOW DO I HATE THEE? (PART 2)
April 7th, 2009
In this game the husband and wife undress, go to bed, and begin making love. When they are lying in one another’s arms, either before or during intercourse, they should take turns telling each other all the ways in which they hate one other. Each should begin with the phrase, “How do I hate thee? [...]
GAMES FOR IMPULSIVE COUPLES – GAME 5: ONE-NIGHT STAND (PART 1)
April 7th, 2009
Players: Playboy (husband), playgirl (wife), and authority (perhaps).
Activists: Both spouses. Setting: Hotel.
Aim: Play out a primary fantasy of impulsive couples, but with a twist: Instead of writhing and running, writhe and review.
Game Plan: This game can be played with or without an actual authority figureāa therapist or a nonprofessional friend. (This book may serve as [...]
TRICHOMONAS INFECTION IN BOTH MEN AND WOMEN
March 27th, 2009
Recently a link has been established between trichomonas infection and problems in pregnancy. Pregnant women with trichomoniasis have a higher incidence of premature rupture
of membranes and premature delivery of the infant. Vaginal infection with trichomonas can also be passed to the newborn during delivery, causing either genital or lung infection in the child.
Men usually do [...]
HIV INFECTION AND AIDS
March 27th, 2009
incidence: common
cause: virus (human immunodeficiency virus) symptoms: sometimes viral illness after infection, but often none initially;
later, weight loss, fever, lymph node swelling, recurrent
infections
treatment: no cure, but medications can slow disease process
WHAT IS IT?
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the virus that causes the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV and AIDS are not the same thing, [...]
CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS AFFECT FOR DEVELOPING CERVICAL DYSPLASIA
March 27th, 2009
The use of oral contraceptive pills has been considered a potential risk factor for the development of cervical dysplasia in women with HPV possibly because of the mild suppression of the immune system caused by the hormones in the pills. At this time, however, it is not recommended that women with HPV discontinue taking birth [...]
INFECTIONS CAN TRANSMITTED DURING ORAL SEX
March 27th, 2009
Oral sex involves placing your mouth to a partner’s genital area. Many couples take great pleasure in oral sex. Performing oral sex on a female partner is called cunnilingus, and performing oral sex on a male partner is called fellatio. STDs can be transmitted through oral contact, however, so you must know how to help [...]
MAKING PSA MORE MEANINGFUL: PSA AND A MAN’S AGE
March 27th, 2009
Which brings us to PSA and age. The theory here is this: As a man ages, his prostate gets bigger. Therefore, why should the PSA cutoff point be the same for a 40-year-old man as for an 80-year-old man (who probably has a higher PSA level anyway, due to BPH)? In a study led by [...]