Sexual interaction or a solitary action: young Swedish men's ideal images of sexual situations in relationships and in one-night stands.

Objective: It seems that traditional gender norms influence young women's and men's sexuality differently. However, little attention has been paid to ideal images of sexual situations. This study identifies young heterosexual men's ideal images of sexual situations and their expectations of themselves in sexual situations.

Talking about sexuality: desire, virility, and intimacy in the context of prostate cancer associations.

Prostate cancer and its outcomes are a real threat for health and well-being for men living in the Western world. The number of men with a diagnosis of prostate cancer, before the age of 65 years, has increased in recent decades. The aim of this study was to explore how some of these Swedish men experienced and talked about their sexuality.

"Sexual pleasure on equal terms": young women's ideal sexual situations.

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify young women's ideal images of sexual situations and expectations on themselves in sexual situations.

Study Design: We conducted audio-taped qualitative individual interviews with 14 women aged 14 to 20 years, visiting two youth centers in Sweden. Data were analysed with constant comparative analysis, the basis of grounded theory methodology.

Sexuality in the context of prostate cancer narratives.

In this study we explored how men diagnosed with prostate cancer experienced their sexuality from a lifeworld perspective. One essential meaning was identified: "having the elixir of life stolen." This essential meaning had four constituents: "something that no longer exists," "the threat to manhood," "intimacy," and "staged manhood.