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Pharmaceutical companies promote testosterone gel as an elixir for old men with low energy or low sex drive -- but researchers at the University of Minnesota will put those claims to the test. The U announced last week it is one of 12 sites for a $45 million federal trial of testosterone gel. The study of 800 men will be one of the largest to examine the gel and whether it can reverse the Read more...

Medtronic is launching a study that looks at whether the placement of stents in pelvic arteries can help men with erectile dysfunction. Stents are metal mesh tubes that commonly are placed in heart arteries during angioplasty procedures. Medtronic and other companies that operate in the Twin Cities have made a big business over the years in selling drug-coated stents used in the heart. Read more...

QUESTION: Sometimes after I take Viagra, my vision turns blueish-gray and it gets blurry. Is this an expected side effect? I can't ask my doctor because he might stop prescribing it for me. ANSWER: Viagra, and the two other FDA approved medications for erectile dysfunction, Cialis and Levitra, are blockbuster drugs that are known to affect vision, and many men fear they will go blind by using Read more...

Q: For the first time in my life, having sex hurts. Is there anything that I can do about this? A: The most important thing you can do is to bring it up with your health care professional as the pain you are experiencing may be a symptom of menopause. The 2009 REVEAL (REvealing Vaginal Effects At mid-Life) Surveys, sponsored by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, showed that many women were aware of the Read more...

A study of U.S., British and German diabetes patients found 44 percent say the disease affects their ability or desire to have sex, researchers said. The study, conducted online among 2,000 patients with type 2 diabetes, investigated patients' attitudes, feelings, health status, drug treatment programs and needs for coping with life with diabetes. The study, conducted by The Research Read more...

Commercials targeting U.S. middle-age men with lowered sex drive and melancholy moods may be scientifically unfounded, experts say. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Saturday the advertisements and the study from which their data is gleaned was funded by Solvay Pharmaceuticals, and the company allegedly entered into conspiracy with generic drug manufacturers to keep generic testosterone Read more...

As men get fatter, they are more likely to have trouble getting sexually aroused, since fat converts testosterone to estrogen, a U.S. sex expert says. Dr. Ronald Lewis, an impotence expert at the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine and president-elect of the 300-member Sexual Medicine Society of North America, said it's becoming clear that the inability to get an erection can be one Read more...

LONDON -- For men with fertility problems, some doctors are prescribing a very conventional way to have a baby: more sex. In a study of 118 Australian men with damaged sperm, doctors found that having sex every day for a week significantly reduced the amount of DNA damage in their patients' sperm. Previous studies have linked better sperm quality to higher pregnancy rates. The research Read more...

Silence about sex among the elderly is putting older adults' health at risk, with experts warning that senior citizens are at increasing risk for HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 19 percent of all people with HIV/AIDS in this country are age 50 and older. The percentage could be higher because older people Read more...

Menopause is so out of the closet, women discuss hot flashes and mood swings over five o’clock cocktails with nary a blush. But as a new survey shows, some menopausal symptoms still remain taboo. Nearly 25 percent of the menopausal and postmenopausal women questioned by researchers as part of an initiative known as REVEAL (REvealing Vaginal Effects At mid-Life) admitted to experiencing Read more...

The pharmaceutical industry's push to find a female version of Viagra has been full of letdowns. Despite a decade of testing pills, patches, gels, nasal sprays, and vaginal rings, there is still no approved drug for "female sexual dysfunction." More than a dozen drugs that reached late-stage testing have been abandoned, shelved, or recycled for unrelated problems. Market Read more...

QUESTION: I am 55 years old and have trouble getting and maintaining erections. Is this a common problem in men of my age? I know that there are various medications available, can you explain the differences between them? ANSWER: Erectile dysfunction (ED), or impotence, refers to the persistent or recurrent inability to achieve or maintain an erection. It is a common condition with 52 Read more...

Men who lose weight after surgery can look forward to a better sex life. A study of severely obese Utah men who underwent weight loss surgery found their testosterone levels and their sexual satisfaction went up. They reported more enjoyment and desire and fewer difficulties. A prior study of obese Utah women found they also reported more sexual satisfaction after surgery. Researchers Read more...

A U.S. study suggests some statin drugs used to lower cholesterol may also reduce sexual pleasure, researchers said. The research, involving more than 1,000 adults with high LDL cholesterol, found patients who took simvastatin -- marketed as Zocor -- had the largest LDL drop and the largest drop in sexual pleasure, USA Today reported Friday. Pravastatin -- marketed as Pravachol -- did not Read more...

Masturbation may be good for you -- or bad, depending on your age. The solitary sexual activity that is widely practiced but little discussed, is linked with an increased risk of prostate cancer when done frequently by young men in their 20s and 30s, doctors say. But by the time men reach their 50s, it may protect against the disease because it helps remove toxins that have built up over a Read more...

Women with low levels of sexual desire -- often a result of menopause -- are more likely depressed and suffer physical symptoms, U.S. researchers said. The study, published recently in Value in Health, found that women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder reported poorer health status and worse health-related quality of life than women without the disorder. Researchers at the University Read more...

Whether condoms or abstinence, most efforts to prevent sexually transmitted diseases have a common logic: keep the pathogen out of your body altogether. While this approach is certainly reasonable enough, it doesn't help the countless people worldwide who, for a number of reasons, are not in a position to control their sexual circumstances. Now, Harvard Medical School professor of pediatrics Read more...

QUESTION: I am 53 years old and I have diabetes. I am having difficulty sustaining an erection for intercourse. Is this caused by my diabetic condition or the aging process? What can I do? ANSWER:  Erectile Dysfunction (ED) is the inability to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance. In this case, both age and diabetes are risk factors in the Read more...