History Committee

Purpose

The History Committee will preserve the history of ISSM from its inception to the current time and build a repository of that history that will be available to the members of the society and its affiliated societies and the general public.

 

Responsible for:

The members of the committee will review historical topics and develop ways to store this history repository including articles, photographs, and documents. This history shall be regarding the society itself, the International Society for Sexual Medicine, its previous historical international societies since its inception in 1978 , pertinent history of affiliated societies as it relates to the ISSM, interactive events and symposia with other sexual medicine organizations, and significant events in the diagnosis and treatment of sexual disorders in women and men. The committee will encourage members of the history committee and other members to prepare articles regarding the history of sexual medicine. It will plan methods of permanent storage in files at our business office and on the ISSM website, so that access to this history will be available for all interested in such historical data.

Publications ISSM History Committee

Over the years, the ISSM History Committee has developed a series of insightful publications that highlight the evolution of sexual medicine and the pioneers who shaped the field. These manuscripts offer valuable perspectives, combining scientific milestones with historical context.

  • Click here for A Comprehensive History of Injection Therapy for Erectile Dysfunction, 1982-2023 published by Dr. Ronald W. Lewis, Hartmut Porst, Irwin Goldstein and Ronal Virag in Sexual Medicine Reviews, April 2024.
  • Click here for a Comprehensive History of the International Society for Sexual Medicine published by Dr. Ronald W. Lewis, in Sexual Medicine Reviews, August, 2021.
  • Click here for a Comprehensive History of the International Society for Sexual Medicine-Journals and Communication published by Dr. Ronald W. Lewis, in Sexual Medicine Reviews, July, 2021.

Members

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Chair
Ronald Lewis

USA

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Vice- Chair
Hartmut Porst

Germany

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Ganesan Adaikan
Singapore

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Carolyn Earle
Australia

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Irwin Goldstein
USA

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Sidney Glina

Brazil

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Wayne Hellstrom
USA

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Michael Perelman
USA

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