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Lockdowns related to COVID-19 may have changed some sexual behaviors among young adults in the United Kingdom (UK), a recent Sexual Medicine study reports.
Having COVID-19 can greatly influence sexuality.
People with sexual dysfunction should be screened for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), the results of a recent Journal of Sexual Medicine study suggest.
Dear colleagues,
We’re really excited to welcome you to the 25th Congress of the World Association for Sexual Health in September 2021! https://was2021.org/programme
Connecting Virtually
WAS 2021 would have taken place in the beautiful city of Cape Town, South Africa. But due to COVID-19, travel restrictions and other uncertainties, the Congress will take place online.
This is NOT another boring webinar…
Access the Congress from anywhere on your phone, tablet or laptop.
Using award-winning software, we’ll present multiple tracks, lectures, discussions and sessions to attendees live. You will be able to build a personalised agenda; connect with other participants, sponsors and exhibitors; start conversations on and share photos, articles, and tips with the conference; find and connect with other attendees who share common interests and backgrounds; create virtual meet-ups for specific groups, topics or discussions; participate in live polls and Q&A sessions; and even download conference documents.
Our software is designed to maximise connection, participation, community building and networking opportunities – just like you would experience at a live event.
As we prepare to host you, we’d love to introduce you to Prof. Pedro Nobre, President of the World Association for Sexual Health, who has a personal message for you below.
Meet Prof Pedro Nobre
President of the World Association for Sexual Health
The Task Force behind making this amazing event possible is a team of dedicated experts in their respective fields. We’ll introduce each of them to you over the next few weeks.
Don’t forget to sign up before the Early Registration closes on 31 July 2021!
They might be less satisfied, but a willingness to compromise may improve the situation.
Physical, Mental and Sexual Health Among Transgender Women: A Comparative Study Among Operated Transgender and Cisgender Women in a National Tertiary Referral Network
Francesca Vedovo MD; Lisa Di Blas PhD; Francesco Aretus MD; Marco Falcone MD; Chiara Perin PsyD; Nicola Pavan MD; Michele Rizzo MD; Girolamo Morelli MD; Andrea Cocci MD; Chiara Polito MD; Giorgio Gentile MD; Fulvio Colombo MD; Massimiliano Timpano MD; Paolo Verze MD; Ciro Imbimbo MD; Carlo Bettocchi MD; Elisabetta Pascolo Fabrici MD; Alessandro Palmieri MD; Carlo Trombetta MD
Dyspareunia – painful intercourse – is common in gynecological cancer survivors. However, multimodal physical therapy could offer some relief, according to the authors of a recent Journal of Sexual Medicine study.
When a woman becomes sexually stimulated, her body goes through both physical and mental processes to get her body ready for sex.
Men with mild-to-moderate erectile dysfunction (ED) may benefit from intracavernosal platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection therapy, a recent Journal of Sexual Medicine study suggests.
Become part of the virtual 22nd World Meeting from November 19 to 21, 2021 and submit your abstracts.
This enables you to present your latest research virtually to an international audience!
The scientific committee welcomes the submission of abstracts for oral, video and poster presentations.
All abstracts presented at the meeting will be published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.
Submission deadline: July 15, 2021
For more information, please click here
Every two years the ISSM hands out a number of prestigious prizes to recognize and celebrate dedication and innovation in sexual medicine. The prizes will be handed out during the WMSM 2021 virtual meeting.
Four ISSM prizes will be awarded:
- The prestigious ISSM Zorgniotti-Newman Prize of USD 2500 will be awarded to the best paper (both basic and clinical research projects) on erectile dysfunction.
- The Female Sexual Dysfunction prize of USD 2500 goes to the best paper in Women’s Sexual Health.
- The ISSM Emil Tanagho Prize* of USD 2500 will be awarded to the best innovative research presented during the World Meeting on Sexual Medicine.
- NEW! The ISSM Mental Health Prize of USD 2500 will be awarded to the best paper on psychology/behavioral health.
Will you be among these distinguished prize winners?
In order to participate for the ISSM Zorgniotti-Newman Prize, the Female Sexual Dysfunction Prize and the ISSM Mental Health Prize, we invite you to submit your full paper to
*The Emil Tanagho Prize will be based on the abstracts (submitted via the regular abstract system) and not on a full paper.
The rules of publication of the Journal of Sexual Medicine (JSM) apply to your submission and it should be accompanied by an authorization letter for publication.
Transgender men undergoing gender-affirming hormonal treatment (GAHT) should be monitored for cardiovascular risk, according to the authors of a recent Journal of Sexual Medicine paper.
