PSYCHE

1. Stress, perhaps number one problem these days
2. Depression, a close second, and part of the downward spiral
3. Body Image, acceptance of ourselves, and ability to make some changes
4. Abuse, definately difficult to overcome, but help is available
5. Society, lotsa little things pressuring people mostly in wrong directions
6. Work, unemployment, hate job, hate boss, travel time, weather, tiredness etc.

COUPLES

1. Bad Feelings, everything from failure to communicate to swearing
2. Bad Sex, lotsa room for mistakes in judgement and technique
3. Vitality Quotient, how high you are on life, its contagious
4. Spirit, reaching deeper and higher into meaning of life together

MEDICATIONS

1. Alcohol, the number one cause of sex disfunction
2. Smoking, the number one cause of impotence
3. Birth Control Pills, often make one feel uneasy or queasy at times
4. Hormone Replacement , similar to BC pills, make it tricky for older folks
5. Prescription Drugs, a wide variety of them cause problem side effects
6. Street Drugs, may be great at first, but big problems soon set in

DISEASES

1. Diabetes, difficulty with energy levels and other effects
2. Chronic, very hard to overcome, special courage and support needed
3. Cancer, not just tumors, but fear and treatment effects
4. Auto-Immune, arthritis, and variety of others all cause problems
5. Surgery, about any type of effect, mental and physical, before and after
6. Scars, from disfigurement to actual genital problems, pain and function
7. STD's, scary epidemics of 50 diseases running rampant

PAIN

1. Head Aches, not just an excuse, but a real turn off
2. Heart, angina and other pains make real exertion difficult to dangerous
3. Back, makes most sex impossible, but some positions still work usually
4. Genital, numerous causes and not many cures

MEN

1. Impotence, various dysfunctioning, mental, chemical, physical
2. Sexuality, various levels of gayness or bisexuality can interfere
3. Grossness, yes, men are often quite gross, and that's a turn off, hygiene etc.

WOMEN

1. Corporate Ladder, higher a woman climbs the lower the libido new study suggests
2. Periods, perhaps the most common problem for women's libido
3. Children, seem to affect women's love life more than they do men's
4. Menopause, tricky but effects on sex life can be mitigated

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For Further Info: Dr. Kemeter, Institute of Reproduction
CA Fertility Clinics
Dr. Ruth, he he he
Institute of Transsexuality, switch sides?
Cindy Margolis, oh yea baby :-)

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