Anal intercourse – when one partner inserts their penis (or a finger or sex toy) into the other partner’s anus – is a highly risky activity for transmission of HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) as well as other sexually-transmitted infections (STIs).

The Bilateral Pedicled Epilated Scrotal Flap: A Powerful Adjunctive for Creation of More Neovaginal Depth in Penile Inversion Vaginoplasty

Tim H.J. Nijhuis MD, PhD; Müjde Özer MD; Wouter B. van der Sluis MD, PhD; Muhammed Al-Tamini MD; Ali Salim MD; Philip Thomas MB, BS, FRCS (Urol); James Bellringer MB, FRCS (Urol), FECSM; Mark-Bram Bouman MD, PhD, FECSM

Not necessarily. It is true that a man’s risk for erectile dysfunction (ED) increases as he gets older, but lots of older men still have rigid enough erections and satisfying sex.

Intraoperative Intracavernosal Liposomal Bupivacaine (Exparel) Injection Does Not Affect Systemic Hemodynamics

Hisanori Taniguchi, MD, PhD and John P. Mulhall, MD, MSc, FECSM, FACS

People who take mood stabilizers for bipolar disorder may experience varying degrees of sexual dysfunction depending on the protocol used, according to new research in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. 

Oral cancer affects areas of the mouth and throat, such as the lining of the mouth, the soft palate, the pharynx, tongue, and tonsils.

A Double Blind, Placebo Controlled, Randomized Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Tolerability of On-Demand Oral Pregabalin (150 mg and 75 mg) in Treatment of Premature Ejaculation

Mohamed Refaat El Najjar MD; Mohamed El Hariri MD; Ali Ramadan MD; Abd-Alrahman Hefny Hashem MBBCh

Some men with inguinal hernias do report sexual problems, although the situation might be temporary.

Complications and Management of Penile Girth Enhancement with Acellular Dermal Matrix

Tingmin Xu MD; Guoxi Zhang Prof; Wenjun Bai Prof; Qing Li Prof; Anpu Yang PhD; Qiushi Lin PhD; Tao Xu Prof; Xiaowei Zhang Prof

Fetishism is a type of paraphilia that occurs when a person is sexually aroused by an object or body part that is not usually considered sexually exciting. (The object itself is called a fetish.) Some of the most common fetishes include:

The term gender fluid (sometimes written as genderfluid or gender-fluid) describes a person who does not have a fixed gender identity. In other words, that person does not feel that they identify completely as male, female, or another gender. Their gender shifts on a continuum or spectrum.

Audiovisual Sexual Stimulation Improves Diagnostic Accuracy of Penile Doppler Ultrasound in Patients With Erectile Dysfunction

Felipe Carneiro MD, PhD; Bruno Nascimento MD; Eduardo P. Miranda MD, PhD, FECSM; José Cury MD, PhD; Giovanni G. Cerri MD, PhD; Maria Cristina Chammas MD, PhD