To a large extent, the reason for the operation determines the reaction to it. If the uterus is being removed because of cancer, survival and getting through treatment will be the overwhelming issues, and the same is true for any malignancy. Ron had a feeling there was something seriously wrong when his bowels started to [...]

I said that sexual problems are a matter of perception, and libido is the classic example. Libido is all about how often you think about sex, and how often you feel like doing it. There’s a term you hardly hear at all nowadays — ‘nymphomaniac’ — to describe a woman with a high and unappeasable [...]

Nausea in pregnancy is one of those cruel facts of life. In general practice we try to put it in a positive light by saying how fabulous it is that the placenta is functioning so well, but knowing only too well how debilitating it can be. For many pregnant women the term ‘morning sickness’ is [...]

However, in most sexual relationships sex interacts with all other aspects of your life. Sex can be used as a weapon to manipulate a partner, surreptitiously or even overtly — for example, when one partner deliberately withholds sex as a punishment for something the other person did, rather than talking the problem out. On the [...]

One new product called the Femidom or female condom recently went on sale in Switzerland to a mixed reception. It consists of a firm outer ring with a loose bag attached, a bit like the windsocks you see at an airfield. The bag is inserted up into the vagina, and the firm ring remains on [...]