To what extent might COVID-19 pandemic-related lockdown and social distancing mandates affect the sexual functioning of men and women? Researchers report that psychological adjustment to confinement may affect men more than women. As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold during 2020, governments around the world implemented lockdown and social distancing measures to slow down the spread […]
Review Seeks Definition of Sexual Boredom
Sexual boredom occurs on individual, interpersonal, and societal levels, write the authors of a recent Journal of Sexual Medicine review. However, sexual boredom has not received as much attention from scientific researchers as general boredom, they added. They defined general boredom as “the experience of being disengaged from the world and stuck in a seemingly […]
Social Support Lacking for People with Gender Dysphoria
People with gender dysphoria may not receive the social support they need, a recent Journal of Sexual Medicine study suggests. They are also more likely to have psychiatric disorders compared to the general population, the authors said. Gender dysphoria refers to a distressing incongruence between a person’s gender identity and the gender they were assigned […]
COVID-19 Affects Sexuality of Healthcare Professionals
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the sex lives of healthcare workers in Turkey, suggests a recent study in the International Journal of Impotence Research. Researchers found that hospital employees were having sex less often and for shorter lengths of time. Decreased sexual desire and fewer face-to-face sexual positions were also reported. The study’s 185 respondents […]
Positive Body Image, Self-Esteem Important for Sexual Function
There are significant connections among sexual self-esteem, sexual communication, body image, and female sexual function, new research from China suggests. The Journal of Sexual Medicine published the study as an article in press in January 2021. The effects of sexual self-esteem and communication on body image and sexual function had been “underexplored,” the researchers said. […]
Study: ADT Reduces Sexual Urges in Men With Pedophilic Disorder
Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) appears to benefit men with pedophilic disorder, according to a recent Journal of Sexual Medicine study. “The majority of the participants had a positive attitude towards ADT in general,” the authors wrote. Pedophilic disorder is characterized by a sexual attraction to children. Past research has suggested that limiting androgens, such as […]