New research in Oral Oncology shows that almost two-thirds of patients with head and neck cancers experience sexual issues 6 weeks after treatment. But the situation may improve over time. Much of the research on sexuality in cancer patients has focused on cancers that affect sex and reproductive organs. But head and neck cancers can […]
Archives for October 2018
Women’s Orgasm Takes Longer During Partnered Sex
In general, women reach orgasm more quickly during masturbation than during partnered sex, according to a recent Journal of Sexual Medicine study. In addition, a woman’s average time to orgasm is “substantially longer” than a man’s, the authors reported. Orgasm latency – the amount of time it takes to climax – has been the focus […]
New Research: Gender Identity in Children
New studies in the Journal of Sexual Medicine and JAMA Pediatrics have shed new light on gender dysphoria in children and suggest discrepant perceptions among parents and children. People with gender dysphoria (transgender individuals) identify more closely with a gender other than their biological sex at birth. For example, a person who is genetically male […]
Adult Buried Penis Repair Technique Has High Satisfaction Rate
Adult Buried Penis Repair with Escutcheonectomy and Split-Thickness Skin Grafting Marshall C. Strother MD; Alexander J. Skokan MD; Matthew E. Sterling MD, Paris D. Butler MD, MPH; R. Caleb Kovell MD FIRST PUBLISHED: June 27, 2018 – The Journal of Sexual Medicine DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2018.05.009 Introduction Adult buried penis occurs when surrounding tissue (e.g., redundant […]
Erectile Dysfunction May Signal Early Diabetes in Some Men
One in five men with new-onset erectile dysfunction (ED) could have unrecognized prediabetes, according to new research in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. The association between diabetes and ED has been widely reported, but there is less information about a possible link with prediabetes, the authors said. Generally, a person is considered to have […]
Half of Healthcare Providers Don’t Ask About Sexual Orientation
Roughly half of sexual medicine clinicians routinely ask their patients about sexual orientation, according to a recent survey by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers. The 92 respondents were members of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA), one of the ISSM’s affiliated societies. The 18-question survey, conducted between August and November 2016, asked healthcare providers […]