Female Sexual Dysfunction-Female Sexual Dysfunction

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The video provides an overview of female sexual dysfunction, highlighting its definition and impact on quality of life. The presenters discuss the historical context of sexual health research, including the development of sexology as a scientific discipline and the contributions of researchers such as Alfred Kinsey and Helen Singer Kaplan. They also emphasize the importance of addressing sexual function in patients with gynecologic conditions and highlight the discrepancies between physicians' and patients' perspectives on adverse events and sexual dysfunction. The presenters provide guidance on screening for sexual dysfunction, conducting a comprehensive evaluation, and considering the various factors that may contribute to sexual dysfunction, such as medical conditions, medications, and psychosocial issues. They review different treatment options, including hormonal and non-hormonal approaches, and stress the need for a multimodal treatment approach tailored to the individual patient. The video concludes with a discussion on the need for further research and the barriers to addressing female sexual dysfunction in clinical practice, inviting audience input on identifying good sex therapists.

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Lauren Caldwell, MD FACOG, University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
Jocelyn J. Fitzgerald, MD FACOG, FPMRS, University of Pittsburgh Magee-Womens Hospital

Keywords

female sexual dysfunction

sexual health

sexology

gynecologic conditions

screening evaluation

hormonal treatment

multimodal therapy