For Healthcare Providers
This section is for health care providers looking for the latest info and news about topics in sexual health medicine.
Treating Diabetes: Talking about sex?
If you treat a man with diabetes, you might want to ask how his sex life is going. That’s because there’s a strong link between diabetes and erectile dysfunction (ED).
Treating Prostate Cancer: Will It Come Back?
If you work with prostate cancer patients, you’re probably familiar with the fear and anxiety they face. Understandably, they want to know how serious their condition is and whether their cancer has metastasized.
Understanding HSDD
Did you know that hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) affects about 1 in 10 women? It’s the most common of female sexual dysfunctions, but it’s underdiagnosed and undertreated. Many practitioners aren’t sure of how to approach it with their patients.
Treating Patients from Different Cultures
Discussing sex with patients can be awkward and uncomfortable even in the best of circumstances. But if patients come from a culture different from your own, that can pose another challenge.
Talking to Patients About Marijuana Use
It’s not uncommon for healthcare providers to discuss sensitive subjects with their patients. But handling two or more sensitive subjects at once, like sexual health and marijuana use, can be a challenge.
Discussing Sex with the Elderly
There seems to be a disconnect between sex and the older generations, an assumption that the elderly don’t have sex or aren’t interested in it.
Recommending sources of info
Health information is plentiful. Patients can access it through a variety of media, not just the Internet. TV, radio, newspapers, and magazines are all full of information.
Taking a Look at BPH
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) – an enlarged prostate – is a common condition for older men. According to the American Urological Association, more than half of men have an enlarged prostate by the time they’re 60 years old. About 90 percent will have BPH by age 85.
