Is better sexual health possible with natural herbs and nutrients? The answer may surprise you but it is a resounding Yes. There are quite a number of natural herbal options and sexual health products that may just do the trick...and many of them are found in Passion Rx.

Passion Rx  -- Medical Doctor formulated for better sexual health

How quickly does Passion Rx work?
Passion Rx is a sexual health product that provides results sometimes seen within a day or two, but continue to improve over several days of use. Our feedback thus far indicates more than 80% user satisfaction by the end of the first week and higher with continued use.
   Dr. Sahelian and his research staff have tested various doses and extracts of dozens of herbs from a number or raw material suppliers to determine the ideal dosage and combination for optimal aphrodisiac properties with the fewest side effects. After years of research, a unique proprietary blend with more than a dozen herbal extracts from the best raw material suppliers has been created. The exact dosages and extract potencies of this UNIQUE aphrodisiac blend is a close kept secret only known to the doctor and his research staff. You will only find this exact combination in Passion Rx. Passion Rx supports and enhances healthy libido and sexual thoughts; Erectile function; better orgasms and climaxes; and genital organ sensation.

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In recent years science has made breakthroughs in the understanding of female and male sexual health. But, for hundreds of years, civilizations around the world have known about locally grown herbs that achieve wonderful results with far fewer side effects than prescription drugs. Now, renowned physician and herbal expert Dr. Ray Sahelian, M.D., author of Natural Sex Boosters, has discovered a combination of exotic herbs from the Amazon jungle, India, China, Malaysia, and Africa, that support healthy desire and performance, as well as to simply enhance sexual pleasure and sexual health. Passion Rx provides a natural solution for those looking for an alternative to synthetic drugs.
   The potent herbal extracts in Passion Rx include ashwagandha, catuaba, cnidium monnieri, coleus forskohlii, damiana, horny goat weed, maca, mucuna pruriens, muira puama, passion flower, pfaffia paniculata, rhodiola, shilajit, tribulus terrestris, and tongkat ali.  A version of Passion Rx without yohimbe is also available.

Sexual Health and Medical conditions
Certain medical conditions reduce libido, performance, or enjoyment. These include hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, and neurologic disorders, and insomnia.

Drugs that interfere with Sexual Health
Drugs that interfere with libido or sexual health include some anti-hypertensives, SSRIs, sedatives, and beta-blockers. Alcohol's negative affect on libido increases with age. Smoking can reduce genital blood flow. SSRIs may be useful in premature ejaculation, but so can the natural nutrient 5-HTP.  Some people give kava a try.

Diabetes and Sexual Health
Women with diabetes have decreased sexual function and increased sexual distress during the luteal, but not the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle. During the luteal phase, patients have higher total testosterone levels and lower estrogen and progesterone levels compared with the controls. The variability of sexual function with different phases of the menstrual cycle may have implications on the clinical assessment in diabetics.

Sexual health in seniors
Many older adults maintain an active sex life, often into their 80s. However, ill health and lack of an intimate relationship are major impediments to sexual activity among individuals as they grow older.

Sexual Health Research Update
The British government named sexual health as a key priority for the NHS in January 2006, as new figures showed another rise in HIV infections. Public Health Minister Caroline Flint said the government was determined to tackle the problem of rising sexually transmitted infections in Britain. "That is why we have committed over 300 million pounds to modernize sexual health services as well as making sexual health one of the seven key national priorities for the NHS next year," she said in a statement.

There is a poorly understood syndrome that is the opposite of the most common sexual complaint in women.
Instead of failing to get aroused, women suffering from persistent sexual arousal syndrome (PSAS) experience constant, unprovoked feelings of excitement. Persistent sexual arousal syndrome occurs when a woman becomes involuntarily aroused for extended periods of time in the absence of sexual desire,. But rather than being a pleasant sensation, it is embarrassing and very distressing for women. Some sufferers have reported being suicidal.

The UK government plans to reduce waiting times for appointments at sexual health clinics in England to 48 hours. At present only half of patients are able to obtain appointments within 48 hours of contacting a sexual health clinic. Poor access to sexual health services has been highlighted as one factor contributing to continued increases in sexually transmitted infections.

Even a couple brief sessions with a counselor may help prevent cases of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases among people at greatest risk. Health officials found that among patients at public STD clinics in five U.S. cities, those who received one-on-one counseling had lower rates of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections over the next year than did patients who received the "educational messages" typically provided with HIV testing.

Obese women who start to lose weight will also see an improvement in the quality of their female sexual health, according to a U.S. study released in October, 2005. Even a moderate weight loss reduced complaints of feeling sexually unattractive and led to improved desire, according to the study presented at the annual meeting of The North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) in Vancouver.

The sex drive of women plummets sharply as they juggle the increasing demands of partners, children and careers. One in 10 women questioned for a survey admitted losing interest in sex for at least six months in the past year. Married women were shown to be much more likely than single men or women to have sexual problems. Both sexes tend to suffer in silence when faced with sexual health problems like lack of sex drive, premature ejaculation or erectile dysfunction.

Exercises that focus on strengthening the muscles at the base of the penis, known as the pelvic floor, appear to be a useful treatment for erection difficulties and male sexual health. The exercise training was provided by a physiotherapist who instructed the men to tighten their pelvic floor muscles as if they were trying to prevent gas passing. In addition, emphasis was placed on the ability to retract the penis and lift the scrotum using pelvic muscles.

For men with low sperm counts, sexual abstinence -- but only for a day -- increases semen quality. More prolonged sexual abstinence may actually reduce sperm numbers. After only two days of abstinence, sperm from patients with male factor infertility initiate a process of quality degradation. The findings are important for men trying to father children through in vitro fertilization, or even through the natural method.

A manmade ingredient of many plastics, cosmetics and other consumer products may be interfering with male sexual health and prenatal male sexual development. A study of 85 infant boys found a correlation between increased exposure to some forms of the chemical phthalate and smaller penis size and incomplete testicular descent. It is the first time phthalate has been shown to influence the sexual development of human males.

Using condoms regularly does more than protect couples from unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections. Habitual use is crucial for women's sexual health since it also reduces the odds of women getting repeated bouts of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), a condition that can result in pelvic pain and infertility, according to a study appearing in the August issue of the American Journal of Public Health.

Exercise and weight loss may improve male sexual health in obese men, researchers in Italy report. In a new study of more than 100 obese men with erectile dysfunction, nearly a third regained normal sexual health and function after participating in an intensive weight loss program.

Restoration of couple's intimacy and sexual health vital to reestablishing erectile function.
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The new modes of pharmacologic therapy give health care practitioners an unprecedented opportunity to treat patients with erectile dysfunction, an undiagnosed and underreported condition. Yet even with a portfolio of effective treatment modalities, such as phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitors, nonpharmacologic interventions for sexual health should be considered as means to support and augment the effects of these agents. Of equal value--and necessity--is the involvement of the man's partner in both the assessment and treatment processes. Because men see the primary care physician's office as a natural and expected place in which to address issues of sexual health, those healthcare professionals who are prepared to initiate discussion of ED can offer patients and their partners the possibility of effective and enduring treatment success and the restoration of a satisfying sexual health relationship. womens sexual health male sexual health man sexual health female sexual health woman sexual health sexual health product

Kissing of multiple partners by teenagers can raise the risk for meningitis.

Sexual health questions
Q. Does exercise lead to sexual health?
   A. Without a doubt. Exercise can help you sleep deeper which does wonders for libido. Exercise also makes you feel better about your body, and this could also have an influence on your libido.

Q. My doctor told me that I need testosterone to boost my sexual health ever since I've had my ovaries removed. Do you think herbs can restore sexual health without resorting to hormones? I really don't want to take testosterone.
   A. Most doctors don't realize that there certain natural herbal products have sexual health enhancement abilities as much as the hormones.

Q. Do penis enlargement pills work? Many of them have sex herbs in them.
   A. See penis enlargement for information. Sexual health may be improved, but not the size of the penis.

Q. A doctor at a women' s sexual health clinic told me that testosterone works well to enhance sexual health. Is there a natural alternative to testosterone?
     A. DHEA is a hormone considered the grandfather of testosterone and it is available over the counter, but caution is suggested if you plan to use it. Female sexual health can be temporarily improved using androgens such as testosterone or DHEA.
Q. Can arginine improve sexual health in a man?
     A. I am not impressed with arginine, I don't think it is an effective sexual health product for a woman or a man.
Q. What food would be helpful for better sexual health?
     A. Fish and vegetables, along with some culinary spices are likely to better sexual health. Don't expect a food to improve sexual health right away.
Q. I am a man with a sexual health problem, more specifically premature ejaculation. Do you have any thoughts on this sexual health issue?
     A. See premature ejaculation for sexual health information on this topic.
Q. I have a sexual health question. Does chocolate improve sexual health?
     A. Cocoa has flavonoids that could help dilate blood vessels, but I am not that impressed with chocolate as an aphrodisiac.
Q. What's a good herbal sexual health product for a man?
     A. There are many herbs that are effective, see some of the links at the top of the page. My favorite herbal sexual health product is Passion Rx that I formulated after several years of testing different herbs and combinations.
Q. I saw a women's sexual health product advertised in a magazine. It was actually a cream that promised better sexual enjoyment. Do these creams work?
     A. I don't have clinical experience with these creams, so I don't know.
Q. I need sexual health advice. Ever since I started on Paxil, I seem to have lost my sex drive. This actually makes me feel a little depressed.
     A. SSRIs are known to lower sexual desire. Perhaps your doctor can switch you to an antidepressant that does not have sexual side effects.
Q. What do you think of yohimbe as a sexual health supplement?
     A. Yohimbe is a powerful sexual health supplement for a man, and sometimes women appreciate it too. However, there is a narrow range of effectiveness. Too little does not work, too much causes side effects, and sometimes it is difficult to find the right amount that helps without causing the unpleasant effects.
Q. I did an online search for a male sexual health supplement, and there are hundreds of them. How do I know which one works?
     A. Basically, you really can't tell till you try. You are right, there are literally hundreds of male and female sexual health supplements on the market, and I know for sure that many of them work since I have tried them and I have had positive feedback from countless people who have tried them.
Q. Is the a vitamin for sexual health ?
     A. All vitamins and minerals are important for sexual health in the long run, but there is no vitamin that I know of that improves sexual desire or performance within hours of ingestion.
Q. Is Vigorelle a good sexual health product?.
     A. In the case of this sexual health product, we have not tested it ourselves, but the company's marketing tactics do not appear to have high integrity.

Q. I have a question about my sexual health. Due to the overusage of my sexual system in my teenage years through masturbation and porn, my body seems very unresponsive and insensitive to sexual stimulation. I cannot obtain a hard erection any more nor does orgasm give me much pleasure. I am in my early twenties and seem to have the sexual health of a 60 year old. What can I do?
   A. Taking a few days off from masturbation may help restore sensitivity. We also suggest reading the option available at the libido page.

This sexual health page was last updated January 2008.