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US doctors by pass nature, create boys, Modern Draupadi , An old mith shattered:Sex during late pregnancy does not induce labour. |
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Kisses unleash chemicals that ease stress levels |
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CHICAGO – "Chemistry look what you've done to me,"
Donna Summer
crooned in
Science of Love, and so, it seems, she was right. Just in time
for Valentine's Day,
a panel of scientists examined the mystery of what happens when hearts
throb and lips lock. Kissing, it turns out, unleashes chemicals that
ease
stress hormones in both sexes and encourage bonding in men,
though not so much in women. Chemicals in the saliva may be a way to assess a mate, Wendy Hill, dean of the faculty and a professor of neuroscience at Lafayette College, told a meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Friday. In an experiment, Hill explained, pairs of heterosexual college students who kissed for 15 minutes while listening to music experienced significant changes in their levels of the chemicals oxytocin, which affects pair bonding, and cortisol, which is associated with stress. Their blood and saliva levels of the chemicals were compared before and after the kiss. Both men and women had a decline in cortisol after smooching, an indication their stress levels declined. For men, oxytocin levels increased, indicating more interest in bonding, while oxytocin levels went down in women. "This was a surprise," Hill said. In a test group that merely held hands, chemical changes were similar, but much less pronounced, she said. The experiment was conducted in a student health center, Hill noted. She plans a repeat "in a more romantic setting." Hill spoke at the session on the Science of Kissing, along with Helen Fisher of Rutgers University and Donald Lateiner of Ohio Wesleyan University. Fisher noted that more than 90 percent of human societies practice kissing, which she believes has three components — the sex drive, romantic love and attachment. The sex drive pushes individuals to assess a variety of partners, then romantic love causes them to focus on an individual, she said. Attachment then allows them to tolerate this person long enough to raise a child. Men tend to think of kissing as a prelude to copulation, Fisher said. She noted that men prefer "sloppy" kisses, in which chemicals including testosterone can be passed on to the women in saliva. Testosterone increases the sex drive in both males and females. "When you kiss an enormous part of your brain becomes active," she added. Romantic love can last a long time, "if you kiss the right person." Lateiner, a classical scholar, observed that kissing appears infrequently in Greek and Roman art, but was widely practiced, despite the spread of skin disease at that time by facial kissing. And there was a potential for social faux pas by kissing the wrong person at the wrong time. Overall, the science of kissing — philematology — is under-researcherd, Hill concluded. |
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Enjoying orgasms could boost women's career, health |
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London, Feb 10 (ANI): Women who get
thrills from regular orgasms are more likely to be successful at
work and healthy, according to a leading expert.Psychologist Dr Lisa Turner has said that
while men lose energy through orgasm, women are empowered by
them and gain clarity of thought.According to Turner, the right type of orgasm will “massively
increase your energy. ” Previous studies have suggested that 28 per cent of women rarely, or never, achieve full orgasm, and many resort to faking it.Now, Turner has said that good orgasms boost health and concentration and help women perform better at work, reports the Sun. She believes: “You will feel more vital, healthy, and energised.” (ANI) (with thanks thaindian.com)2009 |
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US DOCTORS BYPASS NATURE ,CREATE BOYS |
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With Thanks Times of India June 4 , 2006 By Meenakshi Kumar / TNN : Its another blow for the girl child.Super Rich Indian Couples are heading to US to realise their dream of a baby boy. With the help of a technology that can select the sex of a child at the conceiving stage , desperate Indians are shelling out as much as Rs. 10 Lakh to order a male baby.A top US Doctor confirms that among the Indians who visit him , an overwhelming majority asks for a baby boy. Los Angeles based fertility Doc , Jeffrey Steinberg , who specialises in sex selection treatment , has seen a number of Indians Travelling to his clinic , Fertility Institutes." we see about two to four couples from India every month" he confirms.And the request , is Primarily for Boys. |
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MODERN DRAUPADI |
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And you thought polyandry died with the Mahabharata... As landholdings shrink and an adverse sex ratio makes women scarce , wife-buying and sharing are no longer frowned upon in Punjab's Malwa region. Neelam Raaj hits the road for a reality check. Complete story...................... TIMES OF INDIA Dated 7.8.05 |
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An Old Mith Shattered : Sex in late pregnancy does not induce labour |
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Times of India : June14,2006 : By Anahad O' Connor : The facts expectant mothers awaiting the end of their pregnancy are often told that sex can induce labour. Compare that method with running around the block a few times or drinking castor oil - two other folk beliefs - and its no surprise that surveys of pregnant women have found sex to be the most popular option. Whether the method works is another story. According to a study released this month , the first to examine the belief , having sexual intercourse in the late stages of pregnancy does not hasten labor and delivery , and in fact it may do opposite. The study in the journal OBSTERTICS AND GYNECOLOGY , followed 93 women in their third trimesters , all of whom answered questions about their sexual activity and underwent cervical examinations at regular doctors visits. Those who reported having sex in their final weeks of pregnancy - about half - delivered on average at 39.9 weeks , compared with 39.3 weeks among those who had abstained. The study also revealed something else . Part of the scientific explanation for the belief is that human sperm contains the hormone prostagladin , believed to stimulate the cervix and help start contractions. But prelabor exams showed no signs of this effect in any of the women who were sexually acvtive , said Jonathan Schaffir , an assistant professor of Obstetrics and gynecology at Ohio State University and the author of the study. The bottomline is sex during the late stages of pregnancy does not hasten delivery. NYT News service. |
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