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How To: Make an eco-friendly lubricant from flaxseeds

In order to make your own personal lubricant out of flaxseeds, you will need the following ingredients: 2 1/2 tablespoons. of flaxseeds, 2 cups of water, and a pot.

How To: Perform a non-surgical testicular aspiration

This how to video demonstrates how to do a non-surgical sperm recovery from the testicles using the needle aspiration biopsy method (NAB). Watch as our doctor demonstrates this procedure. This video is intended for medical professionals and medical students.

How To: Get Rid Of Crabs Or Pubic Lice

How to Get Rid of Crabs Knowing how to get rid of crabs is very simple. The crabs talked about here are not the ones you find in the sea, but they are the crabs people get from sex. The technical name for these troublesome creatures is pubic lice. Below, you will see how to get rid of them.

News: Think You Have an STD? Pee on Your Phone to Find Out

Relax, it's not as messy as it sounds. Pee-on-a-stick, at home STD tests may be available in UK pharmacies soon, complete with an incredibly convenient app that would save you a trip to the clinic. It works like this: if you suspect you may have an STD, you would pee on a device which is then inserted into your mobile phone. The app then "diagnoses" your sample and returns results.

How To: Increase male fertility when trying to conceive a child

In this video tutorial, you'll hear one doctor's advice on how to improve a man's fertility when trying to conceive a child with your partner. For specifics, and to learn more, watch this medical-minded video guide from the folks at Mahalo.

How To: Monitor your fertility cycle when trying to have a baby

In this video tutorial for soon-to-be expectants, you'll hear one doctor's advice on how to keep track of your fertility cycle when trying to conceive a child with your partner. For specifics, and to learn more, watch this medical-minded video guide from the folks at Mahalo.

How To: Chart your basal body temperature with pen, paper and thermometer

If you're looking to get pregnant, there's a lot of information you should know, especially if you're having a hard time conceiving. One of the things you should know is what your basal body temperature is. This can help you and your doctor figure out about your ovulation. Michael C. Lu shows you what to do to chart your basal body temperature with pen, paper and thermometer, along with a free chart from Fertility Friend.

How To: Treat Priapism, A Serious Medical Problem

Do not ever laugh or shrug off what medical bottles or boxes give you as side effects or warnings. All of the side effects and warnings are put on the medication for a purpose. Priapism is a topic we all laugh or giggle about but it is a very serious emergency problem.

How To: Insert a Female Condom

Today we show you how to insert a female condom. Using a female condom is So Easy A Guy Could Do It!

Game On: What STDs Look Like in the 8-Bit World

From the Leicestershire Teenage Pregnancy Partnership, a teen-friendly PSA uses 8-bit graphics to warn kids about the perils of unsafe sex: "Game On in 2011, Use a Condom Every Time! Have Fun Stay Safe." Previously, How Kids Are Having Sex: Condom Infographic Tells All.

How To: Increase male fertility

Daddy Clay and Daddy Brad discuss how to increase male fertility. The best way to increase your fertility is to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Exercise regularly and stay hydrated. Eat food high in antioxidants and take a multi vitamin. Refrain from heavy use of alcohol, marijuana and tobacco, which will reduce your sperm count. It is recommended that you have on ejaculation every 24-48 hours. Try to limit your time in the hot tub, sauna, steam bath, or hot bath, because it decreases your sper...

How To: Use a condom to prevent STDs

According to a study released 6/24/08 by PLoS Medicine, watching a video in an STD clinic waiting room can reduce the risk for a new STD by almost 10%. In a large multi-center intervention trial, Dr. Lee Warner from the Centers for Disease control and Prevention and a team of researchers at different institutions in the U.S. studied the effect of a carefully crafted, 23-minute waiting room video on the risk for new STDs among 40,000 patients in 3 STD clinics in the country. This is brought to...

How To: Take a home HIV test

Take an at-home test for HIV in the privacy of your own home. Learn how to take an HIV test at home in this free health video on the human immunodeficiency virus from a certified medical assistant.

How To: Pee standing up if you are a boy

In case you don't know how to pee standing up, this guide will show you exactly how to do so, in just a few easy steps. Learn the basics of checking if you are boy, putting the seat up or down, and avoiding wet spots on your clothes.

How To: Perform two vasectomy occlusion techniques

Vasectomy is birth control option for men which involves a surgical procedure that will prevent sperm from passing through the vas deferens. Watch this instructional video to learn more about vasectomy and see demonstrations of two occlusion techniques that involve thermal cautery of the ductus deferens.

How To: Perform an In-Line vasectomy

The In-Line vasectomy is a minimally invasive, procedure. In an In-Line vasectomy the vas deferens is cauterized but not removed. The ILV instruments were standardized by measurement and design to perform specific functions within a 4mm space. This video is a step by step explanation on how to perform this rapid and reliable procedure.

How To: Perform a vasectomy without a scalpel

The no scalpel vasectomy has been reported to reduce the risk of pain, bleeding and infection. It can be performed under local anesthesia. Dr. Bird demonstrates his standard technique for a how to perform no scalpel vascetomy: lidocaine infiltration, skin penetration, vas isolation, electrocautery dissection, partial fixation, luminal cuaterization, clip application, and closure.

How To: Put on a condom using a wingman applicator

The Wing Man is a small piece of plastic that comes pre-packed with the condom itself. The WingMan lets you easily apply a condom using one hand within three seconds after it is taken out of its package. Watch this how-to video that demonstrates how to use a WingMan condom applicator.

How To: Use a condom

Surprisingly, many people do not know how to properly use and put on a condom thereby decreasing its effectiveness as a birth control. Watch this tutorial to learn how to properly use a condom.

How To: Use a wingman condom applicator

The Wing Man is a small piece of plastic that comes pre-packed with the condom itself. The WingMan lets you easily apply a condom using one hand, within three seconds after it is being taken out of its package. Watch this how-to video to learn how to use a WingMan condom applicator.

How To: Identify bacterial vaginosis clue cells

This video gives instructions on how to microscopically determine if a person has bacterial vaginosis.

How To: Identify yeast cells on a wet mount

This video shows you how to make a wet mount that will determine if a person has yeast infection.

How To: Identify and treat a staph infection

This is a informative video on how to prevent and treat staph infection, one of the less common STD.

How To: Perform a bimanual pelvic exam of a female

This video shows how a bimanual pelvic exam of a female is done.

How To: Perform a pelvic exam

This video is for health care practitioners. It gives instructions on how to properly perform a pelvic exam.

How To: Perform a pap smear for gynecological health

This video shows how a pap smear is performed.

How To: Perform a laparoscopic tubal ligation

This video is for surgical residents who want to learn more about laparoscopic tubal ligation.

How To: Remove a right tubal pregnancy

This is an instructional video for surgical residents on how to remove a tubal pregnancy

How To: Prevent and treat HIV

This video shows you how to prevent from getting the deadly disease and if you already have it, how to treat it.

How To: Face HIV as a family

Cory Norlund, a person living with HIV, and his mother Diana Norlund discuss how their family dealt with the news that Cory was HIV positive. He and his mother now make individual or joint presentations about HIV/AIDS under the auspices of the not-for-profit organization He Intends Victory.

How To: Use a female condom

This is a video to instruct one how to use a female condom (also know as a Femidom). This can prevent against STDs and pregnancy.

How To: Use a female condom properly

An instruction video on how to properly use the "other" condom - the female condom.

How To: Prepare for a pap smear

This is a guide for how to perform and as a patient prepare for a pap smear.

How To: Use a condom properly

Here is an animation of how to put on a condom.

How To: Boost your sperm count

Infertility affects every 1 in 6 couples. About 90% of male infertility problems are caused by the failure to produce enough sperm. Here is some advice on how to make lifestyle and dietary changes to boost your sperm count without resorting to medication or surgical procedures. Boost your sperm count.