As has been pointed out, some men commit certain sex offenses with a fair degree of regularity without ever being caught or convicted. Thus the question arises: What circumstances explain why the illegal sexual behavior of the men in the present sample was reported and resulted in arrest and conviction? Was clear lack of precaution, [...]

The prison group had 3.5 convictions per person, a number placing it exactly in the middle of the sex-offender groups with seven of them exceeding the prison figure and seven not reaching it. The total range is 2.36 to 5.48. Two of the tripartite groups, the heterosexual offenders and the incest offenders, had fewer per [...]

Another measure of how well the couple knew one another before marriage is whether or not they had had premarital coitus with one another. To simplify matters we have confined our calculations to first marriages. The resulting rank-order offers, at first glance, only confusion. Obviously many uncontrolled variables are at work. However, there does seem [...]

In the early years of our research we did not at first ask about prepubertal orgasm and, having added this question to our schedule, we were erratic in asking about it for an additional period of time. Hence the number of unknowns is large and the following statements must be viewed with this in mind. [...]

The peepers are a mixed group including the sociosexually underdeveloped, mental deficients, situational cases, drunks, and still other varieties. One may summarize this confusion by saying that a large number (possibly a majority) of habitual peepers generally have inadequate heterosexual lives, and the remaining peepers are a miscellany of persons whose peeping is not so [...]

The symptoms of LGV are very different from the typical chlamydia symptoms of urethritis and cervicitis (see the section on chlamydia). Men are more likely than women to have noticeable symptoms. Three stages of symptoms can occur with LGV. In the first stage, a small red bump or ulcer occurs in the genital or anal [...]

Not everyone who is exposed to hepatitis C becomes infected. However, after an exposure there are currently no steps that can be taken to prevent infection, although prompt treatment with interferon may provide some help, as discussed later in this section. Injections with immune globulins (proteins in the body that fight infection) have not been [...]

incidence: very common cause: virus (cytomegalovirus) symptoms: flu-like symptoms, but usually none treatment: no treatment in symptom-free people WHAT IS IT? Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a member of the herpes family of viruses, but it causes different symptoms than the herpes simplex viruses (see the entry for herpes). It can be transmitted through sexual and nonsexual [...]

Because of misinformation or lack of information, people may not even know that they need to discuss safe sex with their partners. To understand that they do need to communicate, and to communicate effectively, couples must have accurate information about sexual health. Many people get their information about sex from the media: from television, books, [...]

Hypothyroidism. People with hypothyroidism have a lower than usual level of hormones produced by the thyroid gland. There are several possible causes for this condition. These hormones are important in the body’s metabolism, so someone with hypothyroidism may experience low energy, may gain weight, and may have irregular periods. A simple blood test can evaluate [...]