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How Can I Help My Partner with Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder?
Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder (SIAD) is characterized by low sexual interest and arousal, as well as distress or sexuality-related negative emotions. Current prevalence rates show 39% of women repo...

Post-Operative Counseling for the Penile Implant Patient: Insights from the 26th SMSNA Annual Fall Scientific Meeting
At the second day of the 26th SMSNA Annual Fall Scientific Meeting, Drs. Jonathan Clavell-Hernandez, Martin Gross, and Robert J. Valenzuela, discussed strategies for counseling patients to improve pos...

Sexual Dysfunction and Its Impact on Fertility - Insights from the 26th SMSNA Annual Fall Scientific Meeting
At the second day of the 26th SMSNA Annual Fall Scientific Meeting, Dr. Jessica Yih highlighted important considerations regarding male and female sexual dysfunction as barriers to conception. Erectil...

Overview of Office-Based Minimally Invasive BPH Treatments at the 26th SMSNA Annual Fall Scientific Meeting
At the second day of the 26th SMSNA Annual Fall Scientific Meeting, Dr. Bradley Gill provided an overview of current office-based, minimally invasive surgical therapies for benign prostatic hyperplasi...

Pornography and Its Impact on Social and Mental Well-being - Insights from the 26th SMSNA Annual Fall Scientific Meeting
At the second day of the 26th SMSNA Annual Fall Scientific Meeting, Dr. Brian Willoughby shared his research on pornography and its influence on mental health, along with his thoughts on the future of...

GLP1 and GLP1/GIP Receptor Agonists and Female Sexual Function: Insights from the 26th SMSNA Annual Fall Scientific Meeting
At the first day of the 26th SMSNA Annual Fall Scientific Meeting, Dr. Eliza Burr discussed the effects of GLP-1 and GLP-1/GIP receptor agonists on female sexual function, and in respect to age group ...

Basics of Sexual Medicine for the Mental Health Provider: Treatment of Penile Disorders Through a Biopsychosocial Lens at the 26th Annual Fall Scientific Meeting
At the first day of the 26th Annual Fall Scientific Meeting, Dr. Jessica Schardein discussed penile disorders in male non-cancer patients through a biopsychosocial lens, emphasizing the importance of ...

Implications of Biofilms on Implantable Medical Devices at the 26th Annual Fall Scientific Meeting
At the first day of the 26th SMSNA Annual Fall Scientific Meeting, Dr. Aaron Miller briefly discussed the implications of biofilms on implantable medical devices.
Dr. Miller's research discovere...

Research Finds Direct Connection Between Sexual Dysfunction and Depression
Sexual dysfunction (SD) can best be described as disruptions in the sexual response cycle to include desire, arousal, and orgasm that cause distress. Mental health disorders, such as depression, can c...

The Connection Between HRT and Pelvic Floor Muscles in Treating Female Sexual Dysfunction
Pelvic floor muscles (PFM) have a distinct connection to female sexual dysfunction (FSD). Because PFMs surround the female reproductive organs, they play a large part in FSD like dyspareunia, vulvodyn...
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Should government health insurance (Medicare/Medicaid) pay for gender-affirming care and surgery?