Nov 6, 2019 | Curated information, Sexual Dysfunction, Sexual Research Review
The October 2019 issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine has an article reviewing the efficacy of mindfulness meditation-based interventions for sexual dysfunction. As mindfulness-based therapies (MBT) are increasingly popular in the treating sexual issues, the...
Oct 26, 2019 | Curated information, Sex in the News, Sexual Dysfunction
Another research study showing the risk to women of oral contraceptives, this one focused on progestin-only versions. Using a sample of 444 sexually active married women between 20-40 years old, researchers split the group into four treatment groups and asked to...
Jun 22, 2019 | Curated information, Sex in the News, Sexual Arousal, Sexual Desire, Sexual Dysfunction
“New medication for HSDD in females approved” As expected, the FDA approved Bremalonotide under the brand name Vyleesi® on Friday (6/21/19) for pre-menopausal women with Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder. Vyleesi is an injection used at least 45 minutes...
Aug 28, 2018 | Curated information, Sex in the News, Sexual Dysfunction, Sexual Satisfaction
The Guardian has a good article out (here) introducing mindful sex by feature author Emine Saner. Pointing out the technique has been used for other issues, Saner reports on the prevalence of sexual problems before introducing mindfulness. She then introduces...
Jul 27, 2018 | Curated information, Sex in the News, Sexual Dysfunction
Huge Rise In.Young Men Who Seek Help For Impotence After Watching Web Porn Charity Finds Doctors have seen a huge increase in cases of men under 40 who say they struggle to perform in bed after watching too much pornography, a charity said today. The Reward...
May 26, 2018 | Sex in the News, Sexual Dysfunction
Newly published research from the University of Washington suggests use of a CPAP machine can improve overall quality of sexual life for women. In their press release (read it here), they report surprise that it did not improve for men. Dr. Sebastian Jara, the...