Female Sexual Dysfunction
Commentary
The Sexual Revolution Has Been Great — For Men
The gap between what women want and what medical education and the pharmaceutical-regulatory complex are providing is intolerably wide.
From the Journals
High Breast Cancer Risk With Menopausal Hormone Therapy & Strong Family History
A modeling study integrated a data set of women with age-specific breast cancer risk with family history and another that covers relative risk for...
Feature
When Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Sexual Challenges
The disruptions caused by cancer and its treatment can interfere with normal physiological and psychological development, leading to issues with...
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Sexual Arousal Cream Promising in Some Subsets of Women
While topical sildenafil cream did not show significant improvement in arousal disorder based on a study’s main endpoints, it did show...
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Is Vaginal Estrogen Safe in Breast Cancer Survivors?
Study results suggest that estrogen therapy “is safe in individuals with HR-negative tumors and in those concurrently treated with tamoxifen.”
Conference Coverage
Research Highlights From ESMO Breast Cancer
An international panel provided insights on notable breast cancer research.
Feature
Women’s Cancers: Clinicians Research, Advise on Sexual Dysfunction
New research highlights the importance of discussing risks of sexual dysfunction in patients with women’s cancers.
Commentary
A nurse’s view: Women desperately need information about pelvic floor disorders
One-third of all women and 50% of women over the age of 55 are currently affected by a pelvic floor disorder.
Latest News
Unveiling sexual dysfunction: Clinicians can do more
Start by asking patients if they would be comfortable with you posing a few questions about their sexual health.
Feature
Ninety-four women allege a Utah doctor sexually assaulted them. Here’s why a judge threw out their case
Stephanie Mateer felt disgusted and violated after going to the ob.gyn. Dr. David Broadbent for guidance about having sex for the first time.
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Sacral nerve stimulation may aid female sexual dysfunction
In sacral nerve stimulation, sacral nerve roots (S3 and S4) are permanently stimulated via a percutaneously implanted electrode.