VOCABULARY OF SEXIn discussing our bodies, we have generally used standard textbook terminology. This is not the only type of vocabulary that exists to refer to our sexual organs or to sexual activities. In the main, there are four categories of such words: childish (that is, wee-wee, pee-pee), euphemistic (that is, down there, doing it), medical (that is, coitus), and slang or street words. Consideration of this last category can function as a helpful vehicle for insight into some cultural attitudes toward sexuality.A good number of slang terms which refer to the female are considered by many people to be insulting or contemptuous, while a number of terms which refer to the male connote tools or weapons. Some of the words for sexual activities are either highly idiosyncratic or are also used as swearwords. It is a curious phenomenon that the classical slang word for intercourse can be used both to express contempt or exploitation and to refer to one of the most potentially intimate of human activities. What other words can be used to refer to this activity? “Coitus” is too clinical, “sexual intercourse” seems long-winded and impersonal, “go to bed with” and “sleep together” are quite euphemistic, and “make love” is not always an appropriate description of the context and circumstances. “Have sex with” and “be sexual with” are probably the currently most acceptable terms, yet it is all too obvious that our otherwise highly flexible language lacks a warm, human vocabulary with which to discuss sexuality in meaningful (neither joking nor casual nor embarrassing) ways.*121\265\8*
Parallels between the modes of transmission of HIV infection and hepatitis
В and the development of effective hepatitis В vaccines have made the community much more aware of hepatitis B.
Another development has been the recognition of the frequency of human
papilloma virus (HPV) infection. An association between HPV infection and the development of carcinoma of the cervix is now accepted.
In keeping with the tradition established in the previous editions of the Handbook, the third edition is written primarily for general medical practitioners and medical students with the emphasis on the presentation of practical guidelines. References have not been given in the text but a brief bibliography is included.
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The importance of Chlamydia trachomatis in the aetiology of pelvic
inflammatory disease and tubal damage with consequent infertility and ectopic pregnancy has been increasingly recognised. Co-infection with chlamydia in patients with gonorrhoea is common and many venereologists recommend that patients receiving treatment for gonorrhoea should also be treated for chlamydia. The incidence of gonorrhoea has been falling, although the proportion which is penicillin resistant continues to rise. Penicillin resistant gonorrhoea is now considered endemic in Australia.
The National Health and Medical Research Council has recently published Pelvic inflammatory disease — an NHMRC working party report which contains recommendations for the management of this important problem.
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THE HARMONIOUS COUPLE – CASES OF HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIPS (TOM AND TERRY)
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Tom was a bashful billionaire, and Terry was his socialite wife. Their marriage had lasted forty-seven years by the time this book was being written. He had met her when he was thirty and she was twenty. They claimed they both mutually fell in love. When they met he was a brash junior executive who boasted to her that if she married him he would make a million dollars in one year. She said she was not interested in money but rather admired his exuberant, never-say-die attitude. She felt that he was a man who would always respect her, take care of her, and make her feel secure. She turned out to be right.
Theirs was, at least in part, a complementary relationship. He tended to be a workaholic and might have buried himself completely in his work were it not for her socializing influence. He didn’t like social gatherings, feeling uncomfortable in any setting other than a business one. She helped him, first of all, to come out of his shell and interact honestly and lovingly with her; and then to learn to tolerate—even to enjoy— social events. On the other hand, she tended to want only to be a social butterfly, and had no understanding of, or appreciation for, such practicalities as paying bills, hiring staff, maintaining the household, and handling crises. His influence helped to balance her excesses.
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GAMES FOR ABSTINENT COUPLES – GAME 3: SHOCK THERAPY (PART 4)
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It may not be immediately apparent that anything has happened. The husband may simply go back to his game, and the wife may to her gardening. However, something has happened: She will no longer feel nearly as angry at him, but he will feel more angry at her. As he watches his football game, he will wonder about the slap, and feel resentful. Perhaps later that night, before they go to bed, he will bring it up again. If he doesn’t, she should not, either—she should absolutely wait until he does, even it that takes days. If he does not bring it up within a week, she should approach him again, and ask to slap him again. This should be repeated until he does bring it up.
“What was that all about?” he will finally say.
“The slap?”
“Yes.”
“I felt like it.”
“I know, but why?”
“As I said, I despise it when you ignore me.” “You think slapping me is the answer?” “You’re paying attention to me now, aren’t you?” “Yeah, sure. Because I’m pissed and shocked.” “Fine.”
“You want me to be pissed and shocked?” “Yes.”
“I don’t understand you.” “Would you like to?”
“I don’t know.”
“You see? That’s the problem. You don’t want to understand me—and I don’t want to understand you.”
This conversation, it is hoped, will continue over a period of days, weeks, or months, until the couple has earnestly begun to discuss their relationship in a fresh way. Perhaps the husband will even say, “Thanks—I needed that.”
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GAMES FOR UNATTRACTED COUPLES – GAME 5: EROTIC BARTER (PART 3)
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The husband takes the wife to bed either then or at an arranged time. At first the wife probably will lie back and be uninterested. However, as the husband proceeds to do his “vile and unruly” things to her body, she will undoubtedly have some feelings—whether of sexual arousal or of anger, fear, disgust, and the like. At the very least he will have gotten her past her refusal to have sex. Most likely she will verbalize even more vociferously her objections to other things she finds unattractive about him. He should disregard her comments and continue to enjoy himself. He should say, “I know you don’t find me attractive and that’s okay. I still enjoy sex with you, and I love you.”
This game can be played again and again, using different services as means of barter. As the wife becomes desensitized to her aversion to her husband and more in touch with deeper feelings, their sex life should improve nicely.
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GAMES FOR ANGRY COUPLES – GAME 1: NUDE FOAM-BAT FIGHT (PART 2)
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In the beginning, the combatants will need close referee-ing. After all, they are used to their usual no-holds-barred brawls. Once accustomed to the rules and able to abide by them, and upon their becoming tired of shouting the usual destructive putdowns at each other, they should be encouraged to say the following sentences as they flail away with the bats. The first fight should happen while they are fully clothed.
“You’re the cause of all my misery.”
“No, you’re the cause of all my misery.”
“I’m completely innocent and you’re completely guilty.”
“No, I’m completely innocent and you’re completely guilty.”
“And I wish you were dead.”
“As long as I stay angry at you, I don’t have to take responsibility for my own misery.”
“And as long as I keep blaming you, I don’t have to take responsibility for my own misery.”
“Just think, we can keep trying to destroy each other like this for the rest of our lives.”
“Yes, we can keep destroying each other—isn’t it great?”
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GAMES FOR IMPULSIVE COUPLES – GAME 3: ALCOHOLIC REVERSAL (PART 1)
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Players: Alcoholic (or gambler, or drug addict) and crusader. Activist: Crusader. Setting: Home or hotel.
Aim: To use reversal of roles to make impulsive alcoholic spouse aware of repeating pattern.
Game Plan: Following the alcoholic’s latest binge, that spouse will (as usual) confess, apologize, and promise not to drink or misbehave again. The crusader spouse will as usual accept the apology. However, this is as far as the repeating pattern will go. When they go to bed and the alcoholic spouse is about to make love with the crusader, clinging to the latter like a shameful child, eyes begging for forgiveness, the crusader suddenly begins mirroring the alcoholic’s behavior.
As they lie in bed, the crusader turns to the alcoholic and says, “I too have a confession to make.”
“What’s that?”
“I’ve been acting like a moralistic pig, and I’m sorry.” “I don’t understand.”
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Syphilis is transmitted through sexual or other intimate contact with an infected person, or from mother to unborn child. A person who has sex with another person who has active syphilis lesions has about a 30 percent chance of becoming infected. The chancres or sores of primary syphilis and the rashes and skin lesions of secondary syphilis are very infectious, so people with syphilis are most infectious during the primary and secondary stages of the infection, although the disease can be transmitted during certain later stages as well. The blood, semen, and vaginal secretions of an infected person may also be infectious.
Not only oral, anal, or genital sexual contact but even touching infected areas can result in transmission. People can transmit syphilis even if they are not symptomatic. Common routes through which the bacterium may enter the person being infected include breaks in the skin (which may be so tiny that they are invisible to the naked eye) or contact with mucous membranes.
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HERPES: RECOMMENDATION FOR TAKING MEDICATION
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The cost of the medications can be a problem. Taking them for five days during an outbreak—the most commonly recommended course of treatment for recurrences—costs between $25 and $30, whereas taking acyclovir every day for suppression usually costs between $ 100 and $130 a month. Several drug companies have recently begun manufacturing acyclovir at a reduced cost. It is much less expensive and probably just as effective as the original medication (although it should be noted that the studies cited in this section were performed with the original acyclovir). Talk with your health care provider about this option if cost is a major deterrent to treatment.
If treatment is unsuccessful with the dosages and schedules listed earlier, then you may take certain steps to obtain relief from symptoms:
— Make sure that other medications you are taking do not interfere with the antiviral ones (probenecid, for example, can interfere with antiviral medications) and are not suppressing your immune system.
— Keep lesions as dry as possible; this will speed healing.
— Have yourself tested for other health problems that could be causing suppression of the immune system.
— If one of the antiviral medications doesn’t work, try a different one.
— Make sure that you are taking the appropriate dosage.
— Consider trying alternative therapies (described in the next section).
— Keep track of triggers in your environment that may be causing your outbreaks (such as stress, specific foods, or lack of sleep) and try to modify them.
—As a last resort, have the virus tested for acyclovir resistance (this is rare in otherwise healthy people).
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