Anal Sex
Anal sex carries specific health risks for all lovers, be they heterosexual or homosexual. Faeces contain highly infectious matter. The walls of the rectum are only a few cells thick. They are not designed to resist the pressure of a…
Miri Women's Health
Estrogen Production and Quality Control
Estrogen Production It is important that control is kept over sexual development. If the ovaries produce too much or too little estrogen, it would have a disastrous effect on feminization. So FSH (and LH) are produced under negative feedback controls.…
Lining Walls Of The Vagina
The lining walls of the vagina are thick, being made up of 20 to 40 layers of cells. These overlap like the tiles on a roof. They are similar to skin cells (epithelial), but with no hair follicles, sweat, or…
Body Weight
Fat cells absorb and release the female hormone estrogen. In women who are overweight, estrogen is not only produced by the ovaries, but also from the extra fat cells in other parts of the body. This release of extra estrogen…
High Risk Sexual Behaviour
High risk sexual behaviour includes: Sex is paid for. The constant change of heterosexual partners. Heterosexual anal sex is unprotected. Sex with an intravenous drug user. “Tough” sex causes lesions, bruises, bleeding. Male sex (anal homosexual intercourse). AIDS is transmitted…
Sex Hormones at Puberty
The signal to start puberty comes from the hypothalamus in the brain. It comes when the hypothalamus reaches a certain degree of maturity. In girls, this level of maturity is weight-related. On average, a plumper girl will start puberty earlier…
Men and Vagina Size
Men tend to fantasize about the size of their penis. They long to till the vagina to a stretching point, to reach deep inside their beloved and batter against the cervix. A few psychologists have lurid reasons for this. Yet…
Fertility Frequency
Ninety-two percent of couples can expect pregnancy to occur within 18 months of intercourse without contraception. If under age 25, some fertility experts recommend waiting between 18 months and a full two years. It is recommended that couples over age…
Sex After Menopause
The myth of menopause: Once a woman hit menopause, sex is over The truth is menopause may mean the end of the period, but it doesn’t the end of sex. The fact is many women experience greater desire and pleasure…
Menopause Diabetes
Insulin resistance There is a significant concern that high levels of testosterone can increase the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, although the evidence is mixed. Though high testosterone levels have been observed to occur with breast cancer, or…