We just learned to do it that way. He stimulated me through my slacks. Now, it takes rough and long stimulation for me to come. I just got used to it that way. WIFE An important part of learning about the sexual problems brought to my clinic was to have the couples describe their typical [...]

It’s something we all do — men and women, rich and poor, the happy and the sad. Some regard it as a pleasure, others a chore, and a few, perhaps many, do it badly. We need it as much as we need food and drink, yet sleep is something we know little about. When we [...]

I believe that dieting is a state of mind. Unless a person develops the right attitudes about dieting and weight loss, her efforts are doomed to failure. Crash diets are of little use. Many people do lose weight at the start, but within weeks or months are right back where they started. A good reducing [...]

When people moved interstate, this often caused confusion if children were in the midst of an immunisation program and some didn’t complete their full course. Triple antigen vaccine immunises against tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough or pertussis. It is now recommended that the first injection be given at two months of age, which is earlier [...]

Similar instruments have been developed for looking into some of the body cavities. This is nowhere near as major a procedure as an actual operation. The laparoscope (or peritoneoscope) can be inserted through a small cut in the abdominal wall. Through this the doctor can see the outside of many organs such as the liver, [...]

There are now 10 million women over the age of 50 in the UK – that’s 17 per cent of the population . . . and rising. By the year 2000, that 10 million will have become 14 million. Middle-aged women nowadays are a group with changed expectations. The menopause may have been hidden for [...]

I am thinking about having a hysterectomy but I also need to work. How long will it take me to recover? Your recovery time is influenced by many factors. The type of hysterectomy you have being the most important In general, women who have a vaginal or laparoscopic hysterectomy can return to work after three [...]

How much sleep? A statistical survey showed that most people sleep 7.5 hours each night. This survey covered a large group of people, some sleeping 9 hours and some 5 hours. The average was 7.5 hours. It does not mean that everyone sleeps 7.5 hours every night. Also, the older we are the less sleep [...]

We suffer pain. We have the feeling deep down that wrongdoing brings pain. In silence we ask ourselves, “What is it that I have done?” In the long hours of the night when pain keeps us awake, we search the past. We have all done wrong. Our mind catches on to these things, and we [...]

Q. Patient compliance. What does that mean? A. Many people are professional pill-takers. They seem to love it, and will avidly watch the clock, work out large, written schedules and so on, and take their medication exactly as ordered by the doctor, come what may. But on the other hand, many patients are just the [...]