Men who are concerned about small penis size should be offered counseling before any medical interventions are considered, according to a new paper in Sexual Medicine Reviews. Penile extenders – traction devices that aim to lengthen the penis – might be an appropriate path for some, and injectables and surgery should be considered last resorts […]
Teens Share Concerns About Online Sex Health Content
While the internet makes sexual health research accessible and relatively anonymous, teens face challenges when seeking such information online, according to a recent paper in Sexually Transmitted Infections. The findings suggest that information providers could improve the delivery of sex health content for teens. Forty-nine young people between the ages of 16 and 19 participated […]
HIV-Infected Men: ED Drug Prescriptions Do Not Change Risky Behaviors, Study Finds
Taking medication for erectile dysfunction (ED) does not appear to change risky sexual behaviors in men living with HIV, according to a recent Journal of Sexual Medicine study. However, bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were still common, the authors reported. ED is a frequent problem for men with HIV, and prevalence rates of up to […]
Medicine Without Sexual Medicine Is Not Medicine; an MJCSM and ESSM Petition
Medicine Without Sexual Medicine Is Not Medicine: An MJCSM and ESSM Petition on Sexual Health to the Political and University Authorities An editorial commentory in the Journal of Sexual Medicine (2019; Volume 16, Issue 6), by Emmanuele Jannini, MD and Yacov Reisman, MD, PhD, FECSM, ECPS Quo usque tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nostra? Quam diu […]
Substance-Linked Sex
Substance-Linked Sex in Heterosexual, Homosexual, and Bisexual Men and Women: An Online, Cross-Sectional “Global Drug Survey” Report Will Lawn PhD, Alexandra Aldridge MPhil, Richard Xia BS, Adam R. Winstock MD FIRST PUBLISHED: April 2, 2019 – The Journal of Sexual Medicine DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2019.02.018 Introduction Substance-linked sex (SLS) – sexual activity that occurs under the […]
One in Four Female Adult Entertainers Has Sexual Dysfunction, Study Finds
Most women in the adult entertainment industry consider their personal sex lives to be more satisfying than their professional ones, experts report in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. Rates of sexual dysfunction were lower among survey respondents compared to the general population, too, the authors said. Past medical studies on adult entertainers have largely focused […]