Approximately one-third of HIV-positive men on stable antiretroviral therapy (ART) experience sexual problems, according to a new study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. Such problems may include sexual dysfunction, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and poor sperm quality, the authors said. An estimated 38 million people across the globe are HIV-positive, and almost half of […]
Internet-Based CBT Benefits Men with Hypersexual Disorder
Internet-administered cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) can be helpful for men with hypersexual disorder with or without paraphilia(s) or paraphilic disorder(s), according to a recent Journal of Sexual Medicine pilot study. Hypersexual disorder is characterized by sexual urges and behaviors that a person has difficulty controlling. The situation can interfere with the person’s ability to […]
Partners Important for Peyronie’s Disease Treatment, Study Says
Clinical discussions of Peyronie’s disease diagnosis and treatment should include male patients and their female partners, experts recommend. Their study, published recently in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, is among the few to consider partners in discussions of Peyronie’s disease, the authors noted. The condition, characterized by fibrosis on the penis, is estimated to affect […]
Sex May Protect Against Pandemic Distress
Lockdowns related to the COVID-19 pandemic have “dramatically impacted” intimacy and sexual health in Italy, say the authors of a recent Journal of Sexual Medicine study. However, sexual activity could have a protective effect in both men and women they added. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, began spreading worldwide in December 2019. As was […]
Decision Aid Might Increase Transmen’s Decisional Confidence
The Genital Surgery in Transmen decision aid (DA-GST) can help transmen assess their genital masculinization surgical options, a new Journal of Sexual Medicine study reports. Larger studies are still needed, the researchers said. But the DA-GST “helped transmen feel more prepared for their personal consult with [their] surgeon, reduced [decisional conflict], and increased their decisional […]
Sexual Communication and Frequency: Roles in Satisfaction
Sexual communication between partners is an important facet of relationship satisfaction in young, heterosexual couples, according to recent research in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. The study was the first to analyze the roles of both sexual communication and frequency in both sexual and relationship satisfaction, the authors said. Their results are based on data […]