Antidepressants and Male Fertility

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Antidepressants and Male Fertility

In 2011, the CDC reported that at least 11% of Americans are on antidepressant medications, of which SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) are the most common type.  SSRIs are famous for having sexual side effects such as decreased desire, erectile dysfunction, delayed ejaculation, and inability to achieve orgasm.  Not as frequently talked about, however, is [...]

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Volume of Semen

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Volume of Semen

Dr. C,  I’ve always [believed that my] ejaculation and my semen volume has always seemed small.  I’m wondering if. . . . there is anything that I can do. Thank you for the information. Thanks for your great question.  I have to ask – To what are you comparing your amount of ejaculate?  What makes [...]

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Diabetes – The Slow Killer of Your Sex Life

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Diabetes – The Slow Killer of Your Sex Life

Diabetes is a progressive disease that can debilitate one’s body organ by organ when left out of control.  It’s most famous for contributing to heart disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease, blindness, renal failure.  But long before any of these take place, diabetes can kill your sex life. Diabetes itself is not responsible for the damage [...]

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Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

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Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

The muscles of the pelvic floor evolved as a sling of muscles to help control our urethral, vaginal, and anal sphincters.  Also known as the PC muscles, the pelvic floor can be envisioned like a hammock of several muscles criss-crossing over each other to form a network.  They are like a make-shift “floor” under our [...]

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Reconsidering Birth Control Pills

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Reconsidering Birth Control Pills

So many women have come to use birth control pills (or other forms of hormonal birth control), and certainly they have allowed women the freedom to have a healthy sexual involvement while staying free of pregnancy until they are ready to start a family.  But in the recent years, we have learned quite a bit [...]

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