Substance type Examples Arousal and/or erection Orgasmic function Antihypertensives α- and β-blockers, sympathetic inhibitors x x Antidepressants SSRIs, MAOIs, tricyclics x x Antipsychotics Phenothiazines, thioxanthenes x x Antiepileptics Gabapentin, topiramate,…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Waguih William IsHak (ed.)The Textbook of Clinical Sexual Medicine10.1007/978-3-319-52539-6_31 31. Sex and Chronic Physical Illness Marika Hess1, Trisha A. Hicks2 and Sigmund Hough3 (1) Spinal Cord Injury Medicine, VA Boston Healthcare System, West…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Waguih William IsHak (ed.)The Textbook of Clinical Sexual Medicine10.1007/978-3-319-52539-6_28 28. Sex and Sexual Orientation Maria Manuela Peixoto1 (1) Psychotherapy and Psychopathology Research Unit from Research Center on Psychology (CIPsi), School of…
1. “There is a relationship between sex education and sexual ability” 2. “Sexual desire and sexual potency decrease markedly after the age of 45 years” 3. “By nature, women have less sexual desire…
A. Over a period of at least 6 months, recurrent and intense sexual fantasies, sexual urges, and sexual behavior in association with four or more of the following five criteria: 1. Excessive…
Medications/substances of abuse Sexual dysfunction(s) Antipsychotics (significantly less frequent with most atypical antipsychotics) Decreased libido (probably most frequent) Erectile dysfunction Delayed ejaculation/orgasm Priapism (rare) Retrograde ejaculation (thiothixene) Painful ejaculation Amenorrhea…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Waguih William IsHak (ed.)The Textbook of Clinical Sexual Medicine10.1007/978-3-319-52539-6_19 19. Treatment of Premature Ejaculation Marcel D. Waldinger1, 2 (1) Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA,…
A. The presence of either of the following symptoms and experience on almost all or all (approximately 75–100%) occasions of sexual activity (in identified situational contexts or, if generalized, in…
A. Lack of, or significantly reduced, sexual interest/arousal, as manifested by at least three of the following: 1. Absent/reduced interest in sexual activity 2. Absent/reduced sexual/erotic thoughts or fantasies 3. No/reduced initiation of sexual…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Waguih William IsHak (ed.)The Textbook of Clinical Sexual Medicine10.1007/978-3-319-52539-6_2 2. The History of Modern Sexual Medicine Ronald William Lewis1 (1) Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Georgia at…
