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