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When getting it up is a bad thing

Rob — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 14:00:07 +0000

An ex-con is suing the New York prison he served his time in for a medical error and improper response to the problem by the nursing staff. According to the New York Post, the inmate had a reaction to a medication he was prescribed, giving him an everlasting erection. The nurse, however, sent him back to his cell, and it wasn’t until 55 hours later (almost three days), that he received any other medical treatment for the problem. (That’s a lot longer than disclaimers on Viagra and Cialis say is healthy, with both recommending you see a doctor if an erection lasts longer than four hours.)

Due to the screw up, the inmate claims he now has severe dysfunction (the super erection gave him erectile dysfunction), with an inability to climax and pain during intercourse. He now requires a prosthesis to restore partial function to his manhood, which as any man will tell you would be demoralizing. He also claims that due to all the problems associated with his medical foul-up, the quality of his marriage has deteriorated.

In all honesty, even though he was a felon serving time, the man deserves the same medical consideration that any other citizen would receive. Whether this was a mistake by the attending nurse or a blatant disregard for his health based upon prejudice remains to be seen. I’m sorry, but there’s just no excuse for allowing a problem like a 55-hour erection (puts marathon men to shame) to exist when you possess the means to fix it.

Never too old to get some

andrea — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 22:00:07 +0000

They may be balding, going deaf or living in a nursing home, but they need some lovin’, and according to a recent study, they’re getting it, too.

A study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that people remain sexually active well into their 70s. Regardless of the lack of libido and the onset of sexual dysfunction, people reported keeping their sex life in full working order.

Based on interviews that polled 3,000 Americans ranging in age from 57 to 85, two-thirds were sexually active and claimed to have sex at least twice a month. After about the age of 70, about half continued in that direction.

One aspect of the study that might not be surprising is that the women reported sexual activity far less than their male peers. I guess some things never change. Women were also more likely to say the pleasure they once felt from sex is no longer there.

This survey is self-proclaimed as the first truly representative project performed that shows “normal sexual activity” for older adults. Studies have been done before on this topic, but those sample respondents weren’t nationally representative.

Lead author of the study, Dr. Stacy Tessler Lindau, an assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology and geriatrics at the University of Chicago, hopes that the study will help prompt people to understand what is normal at their age. She also hopes people will feel more comfortable talking to their doctors about their sexual activity.