ISSM releases evidence-based, unified definition of premature ejaculation (PE)
Stem Cell Research and Sexual Medicine
Anthony J. Bella MD,and Tom F. Lue MD Knuppe Molecular Urology Laboratory, Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco, CA. April 2007 Introduction Stem cells (SC) hold unparalleled future therapeutic promise and have captured the imagination of the public at large and scientists in a variety of fields. Although claims that SC will […]
Pharmacologic Treatment of Premature Ejaculation
PIERRE ASSALIAN , M.D., C.S.P.Q. Dipl. Psych. (McGill) Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry McGill University, Montreal, Canada Director, Human Sexuality Unit McGill University Health Centre, MGH site Executive Director, Canadian Sex Research Forum August 2007 Introduction Pharmacologic treatment of premature ejaculation represents a new approach to the treatment of PE and a radical departure from […]
The Evolution of Definitions for Women’s Sexual Disorders
Beverly Whipple, PhD, RN, FAAN and Annette Fuglsang Owens, MD, PhD April 2008 Definitions of men’s and women’s sexual disorders are reconsidered as new research findings emerge. This article serves to summarize the most recent efforts to develop a terminology and concepts for identifying various sexual problems concerning women. The term sexual disorders is preferred […]
Androgen replacement therapy and prostate cancer
Mario Maggi, Sexual Medicine & Andrology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy. April 2008 Prostate cancer cells express androgen receptors that bind testosterone and, with an higher affinity, its 5a-reduced product, DHT, and that transmit proliferative signals (Crescioli et al., Endocrinology, 144:3046, 2003). The pioneering work of Huggins (Cancer Res 1:293-7, 1941) gave rise to the […]
Avoiding Complications in Penile Prosthesis Surgery
Santiago Richter, M.D. Chairman, Israeli Society of Sexual Medicine February 2009 Throughout history, many attempts to correct erectile dysfunction (ED) have been recorded. These have been either non invasive or invasive. Non invasive modalities include the administration of different medications such as hormones (Hormone replacement therapy) in those men with low Testosterone level, or PDE-5 […]