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 […]
Does Intensive Anti-Hypertensive Therapy Affect Sexual Function?
Pharmacologic intensive anti-hypertensive (HT) therapy doesn’t affect sexual health any more than standard therapy, suggests a recent study in the American Journal of Hypertension. Some patients with high blood pressure are reluctant to undergo intensive anti-HT therapy because of the possibility of sexual side effects. The study participants were a subset of the larger Systolic […]
Erectile Dysfunction is a Hot Topic on Twitter
Conversations about erectile dysfunction (ED) increased substantially on Twitter between 2015 and 2020, according to a new study. Researchers report that in 2015, 3,700 Twitter users included the hashtag #erectiledysfunction in their tweets. By June 2020, the number had grown to 22,100 users. Twitter is a popular social media platform with millions of users all […]
Sexual Pain is “Frequent” for 1 in 5 U.S. College Women
Psychosocial factors could be related to genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder (GPPPD) in young American women, suggests a new Journal of Sexual Medicine study. GPPPD refers to pain and difficulty with penetrative sex and includes dyspareunia and vaginismus. In a group of 593 sexually active female college students, about 19% reported frequent sexual pain, […]
At German Clinic, Most Transgender Youths are Satisfied
For youths with gender dysphoria, transition-related care should start in “a timely manner,” according to the authors of a recent Journal of Sexual Medicine study. This study of German adolescents found that most participants were satisfied with the care they received. However, satisfaction rates were higher for participants who were further along in their transition. […]
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 […]