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The Utility of Mindfulness in Sexual Function

At the SMSNA Annual Fall Scientific Meeting today, Lori Brotto, PhD, R Psych, expounded on the benefits of mindfulness for improving sexual function, particularly in women with sexual interest/arousal disorder.

The Utility of Mindfulness in Sexual Function

Genital Cosmetic Surgery Session Highlights

Today, the attendees of the Genital Cosmetic Surgery session of the SMSNA Annual Fall Scientific Meeting enjoyed a lively discussion on the potential benefits and risks/burdens of genital cosmetic surgery, ranging from penile enlargement surgery to labiaplasty and more.

Genital Cosmetic Surgery Session Highlights

Life Lessons from the Animal Penis

Emily Willingham, PhD, the keynote speaker of the 22nd Annual Fall Scientific Meeting of the SMSNA, sought to contextualize the human penis within the greater world of animal penises in her lecture, “Life Lessons from the Animal Penis.”

Life Lessons from the Animal Penis

How Biases Can Impact Patient Outcomes

Today at the SMSNA Annual Fall Scientific Meeting during the APP Symposium, Lutricia Harrison, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, spoke on the topic of explicit and implicit biases and how they may impact patients.

How Biases Can Impact Patient Outcomes

Supporting Patients With Sexuality in the 4th Trimester

Often, health care professionals provide soon-to-be parents with a surfeit of information on what to expect during a pregnancy. However, once the baby is born, the flow of information pertaining to the parents’ health tends to fall off as the attention generally shifts to the well-being of the newborn.

Supporting Patients With Sexuality in the 4th Trimester

An Overview of the Sexual Response Cycle

For health care providers, it can be useful to have a general understanding of the sexual response cycle to properly diagnose, support, and treat patients who are dealing with sexual dysfunctions like erectile dysfunction, female sexual dysfunction, and anorgasmia.

An Overview of the Sexual Response Cycle

SMSNA Program at AUA2021 cancelled

The American Urological Association (AUA) recently announced that the AUA2021 is going virtual. In light of this change, the SMSNA has decided to cancel its 27th Annual Scientific Program from the virtual AUA2021 meeting. We are looking forward to a very successful 2022 AUA Annual Meeting with SMSNA Annual Scientific Program in New Orleans, LA in May 2022.

SMSNA Program at AUA2021 cancelled

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