How Male Sex Enhancement Supplements May Be Risky

How Male Sex Enhancement Supplements May Be Risky

Many contain potentially risky ingredient found in drugs like Viagra, researchers add

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By Robert Preidt

HealthDay Reporter

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- There's no proof that over-the-counter sexual enhancement supplements for men work, and some are potentially dangerous, a new study reports.

Many men seeking medical help for sexual health issues report using dietary supplements. But with little regulation of dosage or ingredients, the health effects of these products are unknown, the researchers said in background notes.

And many of these products contain traces of an ingredient used in drugs like Viagra that can be dangerous to men with certain health problems, the researchers added.

The researchers identified top-selling male sexual-help supplements and analyzed the ingredients, including those in products marketed to enhance erections, desire and sexual performance.

"While certain natural supplements we reviewed show promise for improving mild sexual dysfunction, they lack robust human evidence," study senior author Dr. Ryan Terlecki, an associate professor of urology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston, Salem, N.C., said in a center news release.

"In addition, because of concerns that some products are impure or weak, we do not routinely recommend these products to our patients," he added.

Some of the most commonly used products include horny goat weed, ginseng, DHEA, Ginkgo biloba, fenugreek and maca, the researchers found.

For many of the products, there's no scientific evidence to support claims they can improve libido, erectile dysfunction or sexual performance, the researchers said.

They also found that some of the supposedly "natural" products have traces of phosphodiesterase-5-inhibitors (PDE5Is), the medication found in prescription drugs -- such as Viagra -- used to treat impotence.

One study reviewed by the researchers found that 81 percent of tested samples of over-the-counter male sexual enhancement products bought in the United States and Asia contained PDE5Is.

"PDE5Is cannot yet be legally sold over the counter in this country," Terlecki said. "Men who use these medications without a physician's supervision run the risk of taking them inappropriately. Patients with advanced heart disease, for example, or who take nitrates, such as nitroglycerin, should not use PDE5Is as it may cause an unsafe drop inblood pressure. Likewise, men with severe liver impairment or end-stage kidney disease requiring dialysis should avoid these products."

Also, men who take medications such as Flomax (tamsulosin), terazosin or doxazosin to treat an enlarged prostate are at risk for dizziness and falls if they take PDE5Is at the same time, the researchers said.

The study was published recently in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.

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How to be a Lady Like SEX & THE CITY

How to Be Ladylike the Sex and the City

The romantic situation comedy Sex and the City offers inspiration for any woman who wants to be ladylike in a contemporary way. The four main characters, Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and Sam (Samantha) are all ladies and whilst not always conventionally ladylike, their behavior can illustrate what one should, or should not do, to be perceived as a lady. Pick one to inspire you or emulate the conduct, style and idiosyncrasies of any one character or pick elements you like about more than one of them to be ladylike the Sex and the City Way.

Method 1 of 5: Carrie

1.   Follow your heart.
Carrie is romantic and led by her emotions. To follow your heart in a ladylike way, you must be gracious in defeat, courageous in a struggle and be prepared to laugh at youself. In the episode The Real Me, (Season 4, Episode 2), Carrie trips on the runway whilst modelling in a fashion show. Although mortified, she gets up and finishes strutting her stuff to great applause, like a real lady. Handle yourself similarly in humiliating situations to be ladylike.

2  Have some decorum. Carrie doesn't intentionally, publicly, belch, break wind, flash, moon, throw tantrums, talk down to people, insult shop staff or wait staff or, 'flash the cash'. Avoid these behaviours and similar. Carrie has been known to drink to excess and get Carried Away. Avoid this to be ladylike. Carrie also is an on / of smoker - smoking is proven to be detrimental to health, but it's a matter of opinion whether it's ladylike or not.

3   Be a lover of classics. Carrie loves Vogue, Christian Louboutin shoes, (amongst many others), Chanel, vintage telephones and romantic movies like, "The Way We Were". It's conceivably ladylike to prefer these sorts of things as opposed to OK!, Ugg Boots, Juicy Couture, iPhones and The Hunger Games.

Method 2 of 5: Charlotte

1  Respect tradition. Charlotte, arguably the most ladylike of all four characters, is traditional, conservative, chaste and demure, mostly... Charlotte knows about etiquette and has impeccable manners. Learn which fork to eat your salad with, write thank you notes and leave the table when you feel the tone of the conversation has reached an unacceptably low level. (Season 3, Episode 9).

2   Conduct yourself appropriately in public, always. Sit with you ankles crossed, speak well and don't swear. Behave yourself, usually. Charlotte was a prom queen, a varsity cheerleader, and a teen model so know about deportment and posture.

3   Use your feminine guile to get what you want. Charlotte isn't afraid to exploit the chivalry of men to get what she feels she has a right to and what she wants. Expect men to pull your chair out for you, stand when you enter the room and get their hands dirty for you. Charlotte doesn't do DIY, she can arrange flowers, lay a table and choose a colour scheme for a dining room but is happy to have a man fix her cable TV.

Method 3 of 5: Miranda

1  Do not let your heart rule your head. Public displays of affection, being overly emotional and losing your cool are things to avoid to be a lady like Miranda. She is a lawyer and takes her career very seriously. Ensure you act in a way they will earn the respect of your peers, male and female, and don't expect special treatment from others because you are a woman.

2  Be amusingly self-deprecating. Miranda often diffuses tense situations with humour. She doesn't tell jokes, use physical humour or act like a clown, she uses her intelligence to be witty, which is very ladylike. A classic quote of Miranda's illustrates this beautifully: 'Sexy is the thing I try to get them to see me as after I win them over with my personality.'

3  Be professional. Be organised, not scatty; be punctual, not tardy and know your facts. Don't hide your intelligence, very few men prefer (dumb) blondes and those that do, don't think of them as ladies.

Method 4 of 5: Samantha

1  Go with your instincts. Samantha sees what she wants a goes for it. Be passionate not emotional. Rage about things, lust after things, don't day dream about what might of been and wait for life to give you what you what, take it!

2  Be direct. Samantha gets to the point when talking and doesn't believe in dropping hints to get what she wants. There's no need to be aggressive, but don't simper or pout to try to get your way if you want to be ladylike in Samantha's way.

3  Have self assurance. Samantha is the type of lady who doesn't doubt herself.

Method 5 of 5: General Points

1  Act your age. All four characters are ladies, not girls. They all age throughout the seasons of the show, occasionally telling lies about there exact ages, but at almost all times, being mature.

2  Be loyal. To be lady like the Sex and the City Way, you absolutely must be loyal. Don't stand up your friends for a guy. Don't let your friends down when they need you and never take advantage of their misfortunes.

 3  Respect others. Don't be a bigot. Be friends with homosexuals, older people, younger people, people with mental health issues, rich, poor, everyone who respect you deserves your respect.

4  Be well dressed and well groomed when it matters. Wear what you feel comfortable in. Over dress, under dress, as long as you feel fabulous, wear it. When with friends, you can be as casual as you wish, but when in public, always dress appropriately and be well groomed.

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How to Install a Google Blogger Template

How to Install a Google Blogger Template

Here’s how to install a Blogger template you’ve downloaded from another site:

1. Log in to Blogger, and on your Blogger Dashboard, click the Design link.
2. Click the Edit HTML tab.
3. Click the Download Full Template link and save it to your computer.
   Make a note of the file name and where you saved it in case you need it later!
4. Unzip the template file you downloaded from another site.
5. Back on the Edit HTML page, click the Choose File button.
6. Navigate to where you saved the unzipped files on your computer, and double-click the one that ends in .xml.
7. Click the Upload button.

If you already have some existing widgets on your Blogger blog, you may get a warning message asking whether you want to keep them or delete them. If you want to preserve the work you’ve done before, click the Keep Widgets button. If you don’t need them anymore, click the Delete Widgets button.

When the upload is complete, you get a message at the top of the page that says Your Changes Have Been Saved.

  8.  Click the View Blog button to ensure that your blog looks the way you want it to          look.

You may have to remove or move some page elements in order to get the template to display properly.

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