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Drugs for treating ED can be taken orally, injected directly into the penis, or inserted into the urethra at the tip of the penis. In March 1998, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Viagra, the first pill to treat ED. In August 2003, the FDA gave approval to a second oral medicine, vardenafil hydrochloride (Levitra). Additional oral medicines are being tested for safety and effectiveness.

Erectile dysfunction, sometimes called “impotence,” is the repeated inability to get or keep an erection firm enough for sexual intercourse. The word “impotence” may also be used to describe other problems that interfere with sexual intercourse and reproduction, such as lack of sexual desire and problems with ejaculation or orgasm. Using the term erectile dysfunction makes it clear that those other problems are not involved.

Birth Control
Most women are capable of conception from their early teens, into their late 40’s. Birth control makes planning your family possible, both in the size of your family and the spacing of your children.

The pill is the most popular form of birth control. The Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research found that 50 percent of the women they surveyed did not know that the pill provides benefits beyond preventing pregnancy. It has come a long way from the original version created over 40 years ago. The benefits include the decrease risk of ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, colorectal cancer, pelvic inflammatory disease, osteoporosis and benign ovarian cysts. In fact the pill is recommended for women experiencing the discomfort of perinenopause.

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration states that out of 100 couples a year who rely on either the pill, injections, implants, IUD’s or sterilization only 5 will have an accidental pregnancy. Out of 100 couples depending on condoms or diaphragms in 1 year 14 to 20 will have an unwanted pregnancy. Even less effective were the natural planning method, spermicides alone, and the female condom.

Over a lifetime many men and women find they have used a number of different types of birth control. Discuss with your doctor which method of birth control is right for you at this stage of your life.

Genital Warts (HPV)
Sometimes also called “venereal warts,” genital warts are caused by a group of viruses called HPV (short for human papillomavirus). Some kinds of HPVs cause the kind of warts you see on people’s hands and feet, but these warts are not sexually transmitted.

Genital warts can be passed from person to person during intimate sexual contact (vaginal, oral, or anal sex). Rarely, genital warts are transmitted from a mother to her baby during childbirth. You cannot catch genital warts from a towel, doorknob, or toilet seat.

Genital Herpes
According to the CDC genital Herpes is on the rise. Research shows that 90% of the population has been exposed to oral herpes and 25% of the population aged 25-45 in the U.S. has been exposed to genital herpes. An estimated 86 million people worldwide are thought to have genital herpes. More than 1 million new cases of genital herpes are diagnosed in the United States each year as reported by the National Institute of Health.

Joining a support group can lessen the stress associated with this illness. Social and emotional shame can be far worse than the pain of an outbreak. Education and treatment can remedy the social isolation felt.

Genital Herpes cannot be cured. However, treatment can relieve the symptoms. Medication can rapidly decrease the pain and discomfort associated with an out break and can shorten healing time as well. In August of 2003 the FDA approved Valtrex for the reduced risk of heterosexual transmission of genital Herpes to susceptible partners with healthy immune systems when used as suppressive therapy in combination with safer sex practices. Researchers have found that daily doses of antiviral herpes drugs reduce asymptomatic shedding, but whether this suppressive therapy can help prevent transmission is not yet known. These medications do not cure the herpes infection, they suppress the symptoms and have been shown to speed healing time.

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