Comparison of Hiraoka’s Transurethral Detachment Prostatectomy and Transurethral Resection of the Prostate Effects on Postoperative Erectile Function in Patients With Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study Chunyu Pan, MD; Yunhong Zhan, PhD, MD; Yueyang Zhao, PhD, MD; Bin Wu, MD, PhD; Song Bai, PhD, MD FIRST PUBLISHED: July 11, 2020 – The Journal […]
How might dementia affect intimacy and sexuality?
Dementia can dramatically change sexual relationships for both the person with the illness and their partner. (Note that Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia.) Both partners may still have sexual desire. But changes in the brain can prevent people with dementia from being sexual the way they used to. And partners, especially […]
Non-Consensual Sexual Content Yields Different Emotional Responses
Men and women have different emotional responses when viewing non-consensual sex depictions, according to a new study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. In the past, researchers have investigated people’s responses to depictions of consensual sex. However, there appears to be more interest in “non-normative” sexual behavior and content nowadays, researchers say. This study is […]
ISSM Board of Directors – Election Results
ISSM Election Results We are pleased to announce the results of the 2020 ISSM Elections in which members selected our next ISSM Secretary General and two Members at Large in the ISSM Board of Directors. Thank you to all of our ISSM members who voted! Secretary General We congratulate Dr. Kwangsung Park, as he received […]
How can women with spina bifida enhance their sexual experiences?
Spina bifida is a neural tube defect that prevents a baby’s brain, spinal cord, or meninges (membranes that protect the brain and spinal cord) from developing properly in the womb. The condition can vary in severity. Some people with spina bifida have very few symptoms. Others may become paralyzed and experience urinary and bowel incontinence. […]
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 […]