Birth order and sibling constellations The relationship between a girl’s sibling environment and her sexual orientation has been considered chiefly in terms of how that environment might affect her feelings about being female. It has been suggested that young girls are likely to develop a heterosexual orientation if their sibling environments contribute to their sense [...]

Fathers’ personal traits It is commonly supposed that a woman’s emotional and sexual interest in males is based in part on her original perception of her father as a worthwhile human being and an important member of the family. Thus, several investigators have attempted to determine the extent to which the fathers of homosexual women [...]

How Diaphragms and Cervical Caps Are Used Diaphragms and cervical caps are inserted deep into the vagina before intercourse and positioned to cover the cervix. The right size must be prescribed for a proper fit. You will be shown how to put it in and take it out. Always use contraceptive cream or jelly when [...]

There are four parts to a pelvic exam. You will be asked to lie down, let your knees spread wide apart, and relax as much as possible. Usually, the exam lasts just a few minutes. You’ll feel less tense if you do the following: • Breathe slowly and deeply with your mouth open. • Let [...]

Breasts are made up of a few different components. On the outside there is skin, which is the same as skin elsewhere on the body, and is susceptible to the same range of skin conditions, such as eczema, psoriasis, etc. The central area of the breast is different. It is made up of a little [...]

Miscarriage. The other medical term for this is ‘abortion’ but this can sometimes be misleading because the word abortion has been taken generally to mean a surgical termination of pregnancy. Miscarriage means that the products of conception (embryo/foetus, placenta and sac) are spontaneously passed from the uterus before twenty weeks gestation. (After twenty weeks the [...]

There are so many different answers, because there are so many different women, who have different lives, experiences and circumstances. One thing common to many, in my experience, and from talking to people who deal with abortion daily, is that for most women it is not a simple decision to make. Abortion is not an [...]

This is the famous old disease that just about anyone who’s anyone had in the dim dark ages; kings and queens, explorers, anyone famous, it seems. Despite this disease being ‘out of fashion’, so to speak, it is still around. New cases among heterosexuals are not common, but you don’t want to be the first [...]

Breed or not to breed, that is the question. Not everyone who participates in sexual intercourse does so in the hope and expectation of producing a baby. ‘Family planning’ is the means by which couples can avoid pregnancy while enjoying a sexual relationship. The degree of success they achieve in avoiding pregnancy depends on the [...]