Mr I. was a 25-year-old ex-soldier who came complaining of impotence. He could no longer get a condom on and had finished with his girlfriend although he still cared a lot for her. He wanted to talk about his testosterone levels (normal) and not about the fact that he had one testicle. One had been [...]

At the present, specialized infertility clinics exist where couples are invited to attend together for their appointments. The joint interviews can provide an extra dimension in the realm of differential diagnosis if the interactions between the couple are noted. Often it will be the first time that these two individuals have been seen together. There [...]

Most steps forward in life involve giving up some of the old as well as gaining the new, from straightforward events such as changing school or job, to complex maturational stages such as moving from childhood to adulthood. The grief of giving up the old combined with anticipation of the new gives rise to very [...]

The coil has many advantages, once fitted it can be forgotten, and sex can be spontaneous. The method seems more natural as it acts on the uterus, in contrast to the Pill which affects the body generally. There is the possibility of pregnancy: ‘I could slip up with the coil and it wouldn’t be my [...]

Contraceptive decisions are complicated, involving as they do the questions of whether to have children, the timing of such children and how many are wanted, as well as the choice of which contraceptive method and who should use it. Conflicts may manifest themselves in a variety of different ways. There can be a complaint or [...]