The gender roles in most societies have a strong impact on sexual attitudes and behavior. For example, in America it is still widely thought that males are innately more interested in sex than females, that males characteristically assume an active role in sex while females are characteristically passive, and that male sexual arousal occurs quickly [...]

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a syndrome of inflammatory disease of the female upper genital tract, particularly the fallopian tubes (salpingitis) and other adnexal structures. The major sexually transmitted infections which may cause the initial episode of PID are gonorrhoeae and chlamydia. The pathogenicity of the genital mycoplasmas including Ureaplasma urealyticum and other organisms is [...]

Aseptic arthritis associated with genital tract infection is the commonest cause of acute arthritis in young adults. Reiter’s disease is a syndrome characterised by reactive arthropathy, eye involvement and urethritis. It usually follows infection with С trachomatis. It is IS times more common in men than in women and is manifested by urethritis with one [...]

All of the foregoing couples worked at their relationships, keeping them in alignment. Their harmony involved day-by-day dedication, commitment, and perseverance. They accepted the total reality of each other as well as of themselves, and did not let their defensive postures run their lives or sabotage their relationships. They remained open and devoted to making [...]

While the preceding chapters might be called the bread and butter of this book, this chapter might be considered the dessert. Until now, the games have been designed to get couples in touch with the defensive postures and underlying blocked feelings inside them. This constitutes the main work of overcoming blocks to effective relating. Once [...]

Players: Husband and wife. Activist/s: Wife or both. Setting: Home or hotel. Aim: Force husband to confront underlying fears by engaging in a sexual experience that exaggerates moral correctness. Game Plan: This game is a variation on the previous one, but the goal is the same. The wife can pull this game on her morally [...]

“What do you want with me?” the Beauty asks. “I told you. To be my wife.” “That’s impossible.” “Why?” “Because you disgust me.” “So?” “You’re a creep.” “So?” “You’re a pig.” “So?” “You’re a beast.” “So?” “I couldn’t stand for you to touch me.” “You’ll love me someday.” “Never!” This conversation (or a variation on [...]

Games for perverse couples abound both in life and in literature. In days of yore, such games were played secretly in bedrooms, back alleys, and basements. Today, one encounters more and more couples engaging openly in perverse games, such as those advertised in the “adult classified” pages of newspapers. They are referred to as (S&M), [...]

Only one medication has been shown to be effective in the treatment of trichomoniasis: metronidazole. Although this medicine is also available as a cream, only the pill form is effective for trichomoniasis treatment. The cream form does not treat the infection in the urethra and genital glands; therefore, even though the symptoms disappear, recurrence is [...]

AIDS is defined in an HIV-positive person as a syndrome comprising various clinical conditions, a drop of the CD4 count to below 200, or both criteria. A person with AIDS is usually monitored by measuring the level of his or her CD4 cells. A healthy person typically has a count of more than 500 cells; [...]