ESSM: European Society for Sexual Medicine
Website: http://www.essm.org
The European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM) is a not-for-profit, multidisciplinary, academic and scientific organisation dedicated to male and female sexual function and dysfunction.
The main purposes of the ESSM are:
- To promote research into and exchange of knowledge about the clinical entity of sexual dysfunction throughout Europe
- To establish and support the highest standards of ethics in clinical practice, education and research in the field of sexual dysfunction
- To promote cooperation and improve interaction between European researchers and clinicians in sexual dysfunction
- To provide education to clinicians who have limited or no experience in the field, as well as continuing education to those already involved in the management of sexual dysfunction
- To provide patients, the public and the media with accurate and updated information about male and female sexual function and dysfunction
- To develop programmes, promoting public and health authorities’ awareness within Europe on the prevention and treatment of sexual dysfunction