The more job strain men and women reported, the more likely they were to become obese, Dr Eric J Brunner of the Royal Free and University College London Medical School and colleagues found.

Women Settle for Mediocre Sex, Scientist Finds

Women have high expectations for nearly every area of their lives, but when it comes to sex, they settle for less.

And most women keep their dissatisfaction with sex a secret, leaving their partners (let alone their doctors) in the dark, said Anita Clayton, a psychiatrist who focuses on women’s sexuality at the University of Virginia Health System.

“Whereas men, if they have trouble with sex, it’s a crisis. They run to the doctor and say ‘I need something for this.’ Women don’t do that. They just sort of stuff it down and push it further down on the list,” Clayton said.

With surveys and years of clinical experience, Clayton has compiled a vast collection of data on women’s sex lives. Often, she said, a female patient would visit her with issues like marital problems or depression, and only when directly asked about sex, the patient would divulge dissatisfaction. Read more

Diet, exercise take off equal pounds, study finds

Eating less and exercising more are equally good at helping take off the pounds, U.S. researchers said on Friday in a study that challenges many of the popular tenets of the multibillion dollar diet and fitness industry.

Tests on overweight people show that a calorie is just a calorie, whether lost by dieting or by running, they said. Read more

Female orgasms are potentially a deadly shocker for men

If I’m ever reincarnated, I want to be a woman next time around,” my 56-year-old (male) friend from my high school days blurted out to me one day after we’d met up for the first time in a while.

“Why?” I asked.

“Because when the sex is good, it’s so much better than it is for guys,” he said, then added: “Tell me why.”

I was a bit perplexed. “I’ve never been a woman, so how would I know. Some women have faked orgasm, so it’s a bit intrusive for a guy to stand there and talk about what a woman’s orgasms should be like.”

He shot back. “I’m not asking you to speak from personal experience. Tell me from the point of view of somebody who’s been studying Japanese sexuality for 30 years.” Read more

Orgasm When You Yawn

Yin, Yang And Yawn

Claim: The drug clomipramine has been known to cause orgasms in yawning patients.

Status: True.

Origins: This 1995 article quite nicely sums up the issue of clomipramine, an anti-depressant drug, having the side effects of causing some of its users to experience orgasms when they yawn:
Some people prescribed an anti-depressant drug have found an unexpected side effect: they have an orgasm when they yawn. The drug clomipramine usually elevates mood and boosts physical activity and appetite. However, the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry reports four patients on the drug had orgasms on I’m soooo tired yawning.

“There is a small subset of people who are affected this way,” commented Dr. Martin Godfrey, a London GP who has prescribed the drug. “I understand they find this side effect quite pleasant.” Read more

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