Dear Colleagues, 

The 5th International Consultation on Sexual Medicine (ICSM) was a joint program/meeting of the International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM), the European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM), the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), and the Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA) that brought together experts from around the world.

The journey of the ICSM began with the inaugural Consultation in Paris in 1999, marking a historic milestone in the field of sexual medicine. Over 120 global experts collaborated across 18 committees, resulting in a comprehensive publication that became a vital contribution and an important reference source for researchers, physicians, and patients alike. 

The success of the 1st Consultation led to substantial interest in sexual dysfunction basic and clinical research.  The 2nd Consultation in 2003, with the participation of over 100 world experts, furthered our understanding of sexual function and enhanced patient care. In 2009, the 3rd Consultation in Paris featured 125 experts across 25 committees. The 4th Consultation, held in Madrid, Spain, in 2015, marked substantial progress in our comprehension of the physiology, pathophysiology, and therapeutics for sexual dysfunction in both men and women. World experts were organized into 16 committees, leading to valuable insights.

For the 5th Consultation, an impressive 24 committees involving over 200 global experts worked diligently to translate emerging data into knowledge, knowledge into recommendations, and recommendations into improved patient care.

We are pleased to share that the first manuscripts from ICSM 2024 have now been published in Sexual Medicine Reviews, with more to follow in the coming months. These peer-reviewed papers reflect the latest evidence-based recommendations and provide practical guidance for clinicians and researchers across a wide range of topics in sexual medicine.

📄 Please check the latest publication status on this page for access to the published manuscripts and updates on forthcoming articles.

Warm regards, 

Hossein Sadeghi-Nejad,
Chair, 5th ICSM

COMMITTEE 1; Definitions, Classification and Epidemiology of Sexual Dysfunction
Co-Chairs: Annamaria Giraldi (Denmark), Landon Trost (USA)
Members: Peer Briken (Germany), Tammary Esho (Kenya), Martin Gross (USA), Sheryl Kingsberg (USA), Ronald Lewis (USA), Cindy Meston (USA), David Rowland (USA)

COMMITTEE 2; The Physiology and Pathophysiology of Men’s Sexual Desire, Arousal and Penile Erection
Co-Chairs: Mario Maggi (Italy), Serge Carrier (Canada)
Members: Andrea Isidori (Italy), Rui Jiang (China), Johanna Hannan (USA), Kelvin Davies (USA), Leen Antonio (Belgium), Giulia Rastrelli (Italy)

COMMITTEE 3; Psychiatric Disorder, Psychopharmacology and Sexual Dysfunction
Co-Chairs: Anita Clayton (USA), Christian Nelson (USA)
Members: Wafaa Eltantawy (UK), Evie Kirana (Greece), Flavia Glina (Brazil), Michal Lew Starowicz (Poland), Richard Balon (USA)

COMMITTEE 4; Ethical, Socio-Cultural and Economic Aspects of Sexual Medicine
Co-Chairs: Sidney Glina (Brazil), Daniela Wittmann (USA)
Members: Hussein Ghanem (Egypt), Kunjappan Promodu (India), Joachim Osur (Kenya), Ira Sharlip (USA), Amy Pearlman (USA), Crista Johnson-Agbakwu (USA), Hong-Chiang Chang (Taiwan), Jasmine Abdulcadir (Switzerland), Natalie Sorial (USA), Pedro Zandona (Brazil)

COMMITTEE 5; Qualitative Research, Educational Needs and Platforms
Co-Chairs: Yacov Reisman (Netherlands), Sharon Parish (USA)
Members: Sharon Bober (USA), Ian Eardley (UK), Juliana Kling (USA), Rafi Heruti (USA), Eli Coleman (USA), Eusebio Rubio-Aurioles (Mexico)

COMMITTEE 6; Sexual Function in Chronic Illness and Cancer: Perspectives of the Patient, Partner and Healthcare Provider
Co-Chairs: Allen Seftel (USA), Kevan Wylie (UK)
Members: Filippo Nimbi (Italy), Jennifer Resse (USA), Michael Krychman (USA), Michael Kirby (UK), Deborah Marshall (USA)

COMMITTEE 7; Basic Science and Translational Research
Co-Chairs: Noel Kim (USA), Carol Podlasek (USA)
Members: Fernanda Marinho Priviero (USA), Hunter Wessells (USA), James Pfaus (Czech Republic), Monica Ferrini (USA), Paul Yong (Canada), Guiting Lin (USA), Michael DiSanto (USA)

COMMITTEE 8; Neurological Disorders and Sexual Dysfunction
Co-Chairs: Stacy Elliott (Canada), Mikkel Fode (Denmark)
Members: Carlotte Kiekens (Belgium), Emad Ibrahim (USA), Frederique Courtois (Canada), Veronika Olga Birhauser (Switzerland), Murat Gul (Turkey), Peter New (Australia), Dana Ohl (USA)

COMMITTEE 9; Disorder of Orgasm and Ejaculation in Men
Co-Chairs: Alan Shindel (USA), Amr El-Meliegy (Egypt), Ege Can Serefoglu (Turkey)
Members: Eelke Snoeren (Norway), Mohammed Mostafa Arafa (Egypt), Stanley Althof (USA), Yan Zhang (China), Gajanan Shirpad Bhat (India)

COMMITTEE 10; Male Hypogonadism and Testosterone Deficiency
Co-Chairs: Mohit Khera (USA), Andrea Salonia (Italy)
Members: Hugh Jones (UK), Jesse Mills (USA), Luiz Otavio Torres (Brazil), Ethan Grober (Canada), Martin Miner (USA), Abraham Morgentaler (USA)

COMMITTEE 11; Sexual Dysfunction in the LGBTQIA2+ Community – Transgender Surgery
Co-Chairs: Maurice Garcia (USA), Maria Manuela Peixoto (Portugal)
Members: Erika Kelley (USA), Natnita Mattawanon (Thailand), Christopher Wheldon (USA), Gail Knudson (Canada), Heather Armstrong (UK)

COMMITTEE 12; Aging, Sexual Health and Sexual Dysfunction in the Geriatric Population
Co-Chairs: Kwangsung Park (South Korea), Mijal Luria (Israel)
Members: Christopher Ho (Malaysia), S.S. Vasan (India), Carlos Da Ros (Brazil), Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan (Israel), Stephanie Faubion (USA), Goran Arbanas (Croatia)

COMMITTEE 13; Infection, Inflammation and Sexual Function in Male and Female Patients
Co-Chairs: Emmanuele Jannini (Italy), Fernando Facio (Brazil)
Members: Laith Alzweri (USA), Estela Citrin (Uruguay), Elena Colonnello (Italy), Adriano Fregonesi (Brazil), Susan Kellogg-Spadt (USA), Leonardo Lopes (Brazil), Megan Falsetta (USA)

COMMITTEE 14; Clinical Evaluation and Treatment of HSDD in Pre-, Peri- and Postmenopausal Women
Co-Chairs: Linda Vignozzi (Italy), Tami Rowen (USA)
Members: Carmita Abdo (Brazil), Elisa Maseroli (Italy), Faysal El Kak (Lebanon), Julia Velten (Germany), Padmini Prasad (India), Rachel Pope (USA)

COMMITTEE 15; Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
Co-Chairs: Rossella Nappi (Italy), James Simon (USA)
Members: Amanda Clark (USA), Anne Gompel (France), Peter Chedraui (Ecuador), Wendy Wolfman (Canada), Zinnat Nasreen (Bangladesh), Santiago Palacios (Spain)

COMMITTEE 16; PGAD/GPD – Could Address Both Women and Men
Co-Chairs: Johannes Bitzer (Switzerland), Irwin Goldstein (USA)
Members: Ahmad Bilal (Pakistan), Barry Komisaruk (USA), Jandra Mueller (USA), Caroline Pukall (Canada), Alyssa Yee (USA), Sue Goldstein (USA)

COMMITTEE 17; Sexual Dysfunction in Patients with Infertility (male)
Co-Chairs: David Shin (USA), Rupin Shah (India)
Members: Abdulaziz Baazeem (Saudi Arabia), Wayne Hellstrom (USA), Andrea Sansone (Italy), Pramod Krishnappa (India), Helen Bernie (USA), Mohammad Shamsul Ahsan (Bangladesh), Nannan Thirumavalavan (USA)

COMMITTEE 18; Sexual Dysfunction in BPH/LUTS
Co-Chairs: Giovanni Corona (Italy), Faysal Yafi (USA)
Members: Hwancheol Son (South Korea), Dean Elterman (Canada), Charles Welliver (USA), Nick Warner (USA), Celeste Manfredi (Italy), Francesco Lotti (Italy), Marieke Dewitte (The Netherlands)

COMMITTEE 19; Psychological and Interpersonal Dimensions of Sexual Function and Dysfunction
Co-Chairs: Lori Brotto (Canada), Sandrine Atallah (Lebanon)
Members: Joana Carvalho (Portugal), Elisabeth Gordon (USA), Mona Reda (Egypt), Patricia Pascoal (Portugal), Ines Tavares (Canada), Kyle Stephenson (USA)

COMMITTEE 20; Sexual Rehabilitation after Treatment for Prostate Cancer
Co-Chairs: John Mulhall (USA), Gerald Brock (Canada)
Members: Petar Bajic (USA), Paolo Capogrosso (Italy), Trustin Domes (Canada), Eduardo Miranda (Brazil), Michael Pignanelli (Canada), Noah Stern (Canada), Alexander Pastuszak (USA), Jeffrey Campbell (Canada), Bruno Nascimento (Brazil)

COMMITTEE 21; Peyronie’s Disease, Penile Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery
Co-Chairs: Eric Chung (Australia), Laurence Levine (USA)
Members: Allen Morey (USA), Gregory Broderick (USA), Du Geon Moon (South Korea), Raouf Seyam (Saudi Arabia), Serkan Deveci (Turkey), Haocheng Lin (China), Lawrence Jenkins (USA), Matthew Ziegelmann (USA)

COMMITTEE 22; Priapism
Co-Chairs: Arthur Burnett (USA), Ateş Kadıoğlu (Turkey)
Members: Ryan Terlecki (USA), Mustafa Kadıhasanoğlu (Turkey), Lawrence Hakim (USA), William Akakpo (France), Asif Muneer (UK), Nelson Bennett (USA), Murat Durson (Turkey)

COMMITTEE 23; Implants and Mechanical Devices for Erectile Dysfunction
Co-Chairs: Run Wang (USA), Tobias Kohler (USA)
Members: Georgios Hatzichristodoulou (Germany), Francisco Martins (Portugal), Ricardo Munarriz (USA), Daniar Osmonov (Germany), Sung Hun Park (South Korea), Justin Parker (USA), David Ralph (UK), Ignacio Moncada-Iribarren (Spain)

COMMITTEE 24; New Regenerative Interventions and Treatment Targets in Sexual Medicine
Co-Chairs: Barbara Chubak (USA), Ahmed El-Sakka (Egypt)
Members: Jawad Feghali (Lebanon), Natesh Prabhu (India), Omer Raheem (USA), Stefano Salvatore (Italy), Serkan Karakus (USA), Chun Wai Chan (Malaysia), Dimitris Hatzichristou (Greece), Edoardo Pozzi (Italy)

In June 2024, the International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM) hosted the 5th International Consultation on Sexual Medicine (ICSM2024) in Madrid. This collaborative event brought together 216 leading experts from around the world, organized into 24 multidisciplinary committees, for two and a half days of intensive consensus discussions. The program was organized in partnership with ESSM, SMSNA, and ISSWSH.

The aim of ICSM2024 was clear: 'To develop an authoritative, comprehensive consensus document based on peer-reviewed evidence and expert insights on male, female, and broader sexual health issues.'

The ICSM has evolved since its first edition in 1999, expanding from a narrow focus on male sexual function to covering a broad range of sexual medicine topics including mental health, aging, LGBQIA+ populations, and sociocultural factors. Today, the ICSM recommendations are globally recognized and serve as vital tools for clinicians, researchers, educators, and policy makers.

The first manuscripts from ICSM2024 are now published in Sexual Medicine Reviews, offering updated and practical, evidence-based insights across key domains in sexual health. We encourage you to read, share, and integrate these recommendations into your work. 

See below the committee titles and direct links to the manuscripts published in SMR:

• 1. Definitions, Classification and Epidemiology of Sexual Dysfunction - Available soon

• 2a. The Hormonal Regulation of Men’s Sexual Desire, Arousal and Penile Erection

• 2b. The Physiology and Pathophysiology of Men’s Sexual Desire, Arousal and Penile Erection - Available soon

• 3. Psychiatric Disorders, Psychopharmacology, and Sexual Dysfunction - Available soon

• 4a. The Ethical and Economic Aspects of Sexual Medicine

• 4b. The Socio-Cultural Aspects of Sexual Medicine oon

• 5a. The Goals and Needs of Qualitative Research in Sexual Medicine

• 5b. Qualitative Research, Educational Needs and Platforms; Educational recommendations - Available soon

• 6. Sexual function in Chronic Illness and Cancer: Perspectives of the Patient, Partner and Healthcare Provider - Available soon

• 7. Basic Science and Translational Research

• 8. Neurological Disorders and Sexual Dysfunction

• 9a. Review of recent data on premature ejaculation and delayed ejaculation

• 9b. Physiology of Ejaculation and Orgasm and Evaluation of non-timing based Disorders of Ejaculation and Orgasm in men - Available soon

• 10. Male Hypogonadism and Testosterone Deficiency

• 11. Sexual function and dysfunction in the LGBTQIA+ community, including before and after gender-affirming surgery

• 12. Aging, Sexual Health and Sexual Dysfunction in the Geriatric Population - Available soon

• 13. Infection, Inflammation and Sexual Function in Male and Female Patients

• 14. Evaluation and Management of Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder in Women - Available soon

• 15. Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause - Available soon

• 16. Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder/Genito-Pelvic Dysesthesia (PGAD/GPD) - Available soon

• 17. Sexual Dysfunction in Patients with Infertility (male) - Available soon

• 18. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Male Sexual Function - Available soon

• 19. Psychological and interpersonal dimensions of sexual function and dysfunction

• 20a. Sexual Rehabilitation in the Prostate Cancer Patient - Available soon

• 20b. Evolving Medical Management of Erectile Dysfunction

• 21a. Peyronie's Disease - Available soon

• 21b. Male Genitalia Trauma - Available soon

• 21c. Penile Augmentation and Cosmetic Surgery - Available soon

• 22. Priapism - Available soon

• 23a. Penile prosthesis for erectile dysfunction

• 23b. Vacuum erectile devices for erectile dysfunction

• 24. New Regenerative Interventions and Treatment Targets in Sexual Medicine - Available soon

Last updated: September 12, 2025