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Factors That May Predict Better Erectile Function After Radical Prostatectomy

Factors That May Predict Better Erectile Function After Radical Prostatectomy

A radical prostatectomy is a treatment for prostate cancer. It is the surgical removal of the prostate and some of the tissues around it such as the seminal vesicles and sometimes nearby lymph nodes. Removing the prostate, which is the gland that is responsible for making some of the fluid in semen, can have a big impact on a man’s erectile function.

Childhood Cancer Survivors Report on Psychosexual Milestones as Young Adults

Childhood Cancer Survivors Report on Psychosexual Milestones as Young Adults

When individuals have cancer early in life (i.e., before the age of 18), it can affect their development throughout life. In particular, childhood cancer may impact one’s psychosexual development as a young adult. This could be the result of physical changes to the body caused by the cancer or its treatments, concerns about body image, insecurities, and/or missed opportunities to spend time with peers.

How Prevalent Is Sexual Dysfunction in Women With Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus?

How Prevalent Is Sexual Dysfunction in Women With Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus?

Lichen sclerosus is a medical condition that causes itchy white patches of skin, normally in the genital and anal areas of the body. An autoimmune disorder, lichen sclerosus generally affects girls who have not yet gotten their periods or postmenopausal women. It can, however, affect women of all ages.

How Does the Cost of Testosterone Therapy From a Telemedicine Platform Compare to That From a Tertiary Center?

How Does the Cost of Testosterone Therapy From a Telemedicine Platform Compare to That From a Tertiary Center?

The telemedicine industry has seen significant growth over the last several years, perhaps in part due to the social distancing measures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonetheless, the trend toward virtual health care visits and having medications and supplies shipped directly to the patient’s home has been evident since even before the pandemic.

Endometriosis Associated With Female Sexual Dysfunction in Premenopausal Women

Endometriosis Associated With Female Sexual Dysfunction in Premenopausal Women

Endometriosis is a chronic condition that can cause pelvic pain, heavy menstrual periods, painful sex, and sometimes infertility in women. It occurs when tissues that behave like the tissues that line the uterus begin to grow outside of the uterus. When this tissue thickens and breaks down throughout the course of a woman’s menstrual cycle, it is unable to exit the body, so it remains trapped inside, resulting in the symptoms mentioned above.

What Elements Make For Good Sex in Young Trans People Assigned Female at Birth?

What Elements Make For Good Sex in Young Trans People Assigned Female at Birth?

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a person’s sexual health is not just about the absence of disease or sexual dysfunction. It is also about their physical, emotional, mental, and social wellbeing in relation to sexuality.

Sexual Behavior of Adults With Spina Bifida

Sexual Behavior of Adults With Spina Bifida

Spina bifida is a birth defect that affects the spine and spinal cord. It occurs when the neural tube, or the part of the embryo that will eventually become the baby’s brain, spinal cord, and the protective tissues around them, does not develop correctly. Instead of forming and closing early in the pregnancy, a portion of the neural tube in babies with spina bifida does not close or develop completely, resulting in issues with the spinal cord and spine.

Phone, Mail, or Email?: How Prostate Cancer Patients Respond to Different Survey Modes

Phone, Mail, or Email?: How Prostate Cancer Patients Respond to Different Survey Modes

Researchers frequently use Patient Reported Outcomes Measures (PROMs) to assess patients’ symptoms, functioning, and quality of life after they overcome a disease and/or receive medical treatment. PROMs are important because they allow patients to relay their own feelings and experiences regarding a disease or treatment, and they are not based solely on a provider’s examination.

What Are the Sexual Health Benefits of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Women With Overactive Bladder?

What Are the Sexual Health Benefits of Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Women With Overactive Bladder?

Overactive bladder (OAB) is characterized by frequent, urgent urination, often including nocturia (frequent nighttime urination), that occurs in the absence of a urinary tract infection or other obvious reason. Some people with OAB may experience urinary incontinence (leaking urine), but not all do. OAB is a condition that becomes more common with age, and its estimated prevalence is 20.8% (22.1% for women and 19.5% for men).

Maintenance Laser Treatment May Temporarily Improve Vaginal Looseness, According to New Study

Maintenance Laser Treatment May Temporarily Improve Vaginal Looseness, According to New Study

A sense of vaginal looseness and/or reduced sensation during intercourse is a common sexual complaint among premenopausal women. For some women, this may feel like a decrease in friction during vaginal sex, either during thrusting or initial penetration.

What Is Type D Personality, and How Might It Relate to Erectile Dysfunction?

What Is Type D Personality, and How Might It Relate to Erectile Dysfunction?

Different people are prone to different personality traits due to heredity and environmental factors. Psychologists and social scientists have grouped some of these features into distinct personality types so as to gain a better understanding of the diverse preferences, motivations, and behaviors of a group of people.

Does Genital Size Impact Genital Self-Image?

Does Genital Size Impact Genital Self-Image?

Previous research indicates that most people are satisfied with or at least feel neutral about their genitalia. Nevertheless, some individuals are not satisfied with their genitalia, and this situation can have negative consequences on their mental and sexual health.

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