conception and contraception calendar

(182 pages)

Male Sexual Endurance: A Man's Book About Ejaculatory Control by: Robert W. Birch publisher: PEC Publishing released: 1997-05 ISBN: 1570743495 $21.95

It seems that most of the good and the bad reviews about this book are written by anonymous "reader" living in the middle of nowhere. I bought this and some of the other books available at Amazon hoping to improve my 12 years marriage. I reviewed all of them before I gave them to my husband. We both think that this is the least helpful. Yes, there are pictures but so what? We are not interested in poor quality porn magazine. If you want to improve your sex life it is better to consider one of the other books. They are more content rich and do not make it difficult for you to read them because of a huge font.

You complain about authors posting reviews of their own material anonymously, but you have no comments on the book... and you post ANONYMOUSLY! The book is excellent. Buy it and learn.

OK, I haven't read it yet, but I can tell it's neat by the pictures of the couple. They're no asphyxiated models like you normally see. They're a real, common, affectionate couple having a real neat time. They're so cute!

Written by someone who really understands the subject matter and has sense of humor, this book is a must read for people who deal with premature ejaculation. I think techniques discussed in the book are useful. However, the best thing about this book is not its size or recommended techniques, but its attitude. Anyone who can get more relaxed, creative, humorous and proactive about the problem should be able to enjoy sex at a greater level and become more self-confedent.

And this book helps to get there.

Dr. Birch has written a fabulous book. For those that are hoping to read the book and have their problems solved RIGHT AWAY, then this book is not for you. However, by reading the book and following Dr. Birch's clear steps and suggestions, and then working with yourself to conquer your setback, the possibilites are endless. I went from about 10 minutes to an hour and a half. But most importantly, I am now able to be "in complete control", without the feelings of embarrassment and self let down. By reading the book, it gave me the keys to opening my sexual doors and walking through them successfully. It wont happen 1-2-3, but Dr. Birch lays out a wonderful path.

(306 pages)

The Male Pill: A Biography of a Technology in the Making by: Nelly Oudshoorn, Nelly Oudshoorn publisher: Duke University Press released: 2003-10 ISBN: 0822331950 $22.95

The Male Pill is the first book to reveal the history of hormonal contraceptives for men. Nelly Oudshoorn explains why it is that, although the technical feasibility of male contraceptives was demonstrated as early as the 1970s, there is, to date, no male pill. Ever since the idea of hormonal contraceptives for men was introduced, scientists, feminists, journalists, and pharmaceutical entrepreneurs have questioned whether men and women would accept a new male contraceptive if one were available. Providing a richly detailed examination of the cultural, scientific, and policy work around the male pill from the 1960s through the 1990s, Oudshoorn advances work at the intersection of gender studies and the sociology of technology.

Oudshoorn emphasizes that the introduction of contraceptives for men depends to a great extent on changing ideas about reproductive responsibility. Initial interest in the male pill, she shows, came from outside the scientific community: from the governments of China and India, which were interested in population control, and from Western feminists, who wanted the responsibilities and health risks associated with contraception shared more equally between the sexes. She documents how in the 1970s, the World Health Organization took the lead in investigating male contraceptives by coordinating an unprecedented, worldwide research network. She chronicles how the search for a male pill required significant reorganization of drug-testing standards and protocols and of the family-planning infrastructure—including founding special clinics for men, creating separate spaces for men within existing clinics, enrolling new professionals, and defining new categories of patients. The Male Pill is ultimately a story as much about the design of masculinities in the last decades of the twentieth century as it is about the development of safe and effective technologies.

(148 pages)

Vasectomy by: George C. Denniston MD publisher: Trafford Publishing released: 2002-05 ISBN: 1553692527 $16.50

While vasectomy may seem like a good idea at the time, warding off irresponsible, or trapping women and wives...often, life leads you to divorce, and eventually the desire to start a family again. After 2 failed (costly) vasovasectomies, we are still trying to decide why we made this decision. A wife with a history a "accidental "pregnancies was ultimately the cause and we will aspriate and continue to try to plan the first child in our family.
Freeze it, bank it and be glad it's there when you finally find the right person.

(264 pages)

Male Homosexual Behavior and the Effects of AIDS Education: A Study of Behavior and Safer Sex in New Zealand and South Australia by: B. R. Simon Rosser publisher: Praeger Publishers released: 1991-11-30 ISBN: 0275938093 $119.95

Since the AIDS epidemic was recognized, information on safer sex has been assumed to be the most crucial means of preventing further spread of the disease. But how well has AIDS education worked? What kinds of education work best and for whom? This study is the first to provide an in-depth analysis of the results of AIDS education programs and to explore the psychosocial factors that affect behavioral responses to education. B. R. Simon Rosser provides a detailed profile of a specific population at risk, including factors such as sexual behavior, psychology, religious affiliation, legal status, and discrimination. Using comparative measures of behavior, personality, social status, attitudes, and risk-taking, he identifies important differences between homosexual men who engage in safer sex and those who do not. Finally, he evaluates the impact of different approaches to AIDS education. Examining both positive and negative effects, Rosser shows that the spread of the HIV virus was actually accelerated by a national education campaign utilizing fear, and contrasts this result with four international gay-sensitive education campaigns that produced positive changes in behavior and lifestyle. He discusses ways in which AIDS education must develop in order to become more effective, together with crucial changes that are needed in both the gay population and the larger community if HIV transmission is to be halted. This study is a valuable resource for education and research in AIDS prevention, sexual behavior, psychovenereology, education, health, and related disciplines.

Rosser does a good job presenting the results of a series of related studies and discussing the implications of their findings, especially in their broader context.