The whole body in both sexes, especially in women, is sensitive and sensuous to touch. But certain touch spots stimulate greater desire than others and are termed EROGENIC or EROGENOUS ZONES. They are located mainly around the body openings—the lips, the mouth, the outer side of the eye sockets, the ears, the vulva in the [...]

Anal canal Swabs of the anal canal or ‘rectal culture’ can be obtained without using a proctoscope although use of a proctoscope is recommended as it increases the chances of obtaining a satisfactory specimen. Faeces should be avoided and obvious exudate swabbed. Insert a sterile cotton-tipped applicator moistened with sterile saline approximately one inch into [...]

Endocervical canal A vaginal speculum should be used to visualise the cervix. The speculum should be moistened with warm water, do not use any other lubricant. Remove excess cervical mucus, preferably with a cotton ball held in ring forceps. Insert a sterile cotton-tipped applicator into the cervical canal; rotate swab; allow 10 to 30 seconds [...]

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 [...]

“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, [...]

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 [...]

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? [...]

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 figure—a therapist or a nonprofessional friend. (This book [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]