Sexual Medicine

Latest research

1. Role of afterplay in female sexual satisfaction in heterosexual relationship: A prospective randomized two arm study

   • Gajanan S. Bhat
   • Nandakishore Bhat
   • Anuradha Shastry

   in International Journal of Impotence Research

   Article 20 August 2026

   

2. Assessing the Role of Patient-Physician Sex Concordance on Diagnostic Accuracy in Primary Care: A Randomized Factorial Survey Experiment

   • Sadaf Sediqi
   • Quan L. Tran
   • Alyssa Howren

   in Journal of General Internal Medicine

   Article Open access 20 August 2026

   

3. Prevention of lymphedema after extended pelvic lymphadenectomy using diosmin, bromelain, melilotus, and hesperidin: results from a prospective randomized study (PRELYNE trial)

   • Francesca Montanaro
   • Greta Pettenuzzo
   • Dario Brunello

   in Journal of Robotic Surgery

   Article Open access 19 August 2026

   

4. Latin America’s missing voice in sexual medicine: a call to confront an invisible inequity

   • Hector Rodrigo Gonzalez-Carranza
   • Erick Mauricio Aceves-Rodriguez
   • Luis Antonio Reyes-Vallejo

   in International Journal of Impotence Research

   Article 18 August 2026

   

5. Botulinum toxin a combined with penile traction therapy for the treatment of penile retraction: a retrospective single-arm pilot study

   • Zihao Li
   • Hailong He
   • Xiaowei Zhang

   in International Journal of Impotence Research

   Article 13 August 2026

   

6. Fractional CO₂ Laser for Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: Comparator-Aware Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

   • Ebru Zulfikaroglu
   • Baris Zulfikaroglu

   in International Urogynecology Journal

   Article 13 August 2026

   

7. The hidden half of premature ejaculation: partner factors and shared determinants: a couple-based cross-sectional study

   • Çağrı Doğan
   • Mehmet Fatih Şahin
   • Alkan Çubuk

   in World Journal of Urology

   Article 10 August 2026

   

8. Varied Knowledge of HIV Transmission and Prevention Among Gay, Bisexual, and Heterosexual Men Who Have Sex with Men in Australia: Results of a National Online Survey

   • Martin Holt
   • Daniel Storer
   • James MacGibbon

   in AIDS and Behavior

   Article Open access 07 August 2026

9. Risk factors for SGLT2 inhibitor-related genital infections

   in Reactions Weekly

   Article 01 August 2026

10. Tirzepatide

    in Reactions Weekly

    Article 01 August 2026

11. Mechanisms, management and prevention of anorectal sexually transmitted infections

    • Phyu Mon Latt
    • Fabian Y. S. Kong
    • Eric P. F. Chow

    in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

    Article 31 July 2026

    

12. Efficacy and Safety of Radiofrequency as a Treatment Modality for Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

    • Fransisko Saverio Reinard Lumowa
    • Eighty Mardiyan Kurniawati
    • Gatut Hardianto

    in International Urogynecology Journal

    Article 30 July 2026

    

13. Identifying sexual health concerns, risk-taking and violence using the newly developed SEXIT Adult tool in a Swedish public outpatient sample

    • Alexis Gainza Solenzal
    • Kristofer Bjerså
    • Sofia Hammarström

    in BMC Public Health

    Article Open access 30 July 2026

    

14. VEMORA: Vaginal Estrogen versus non-hormonal MOisturizer in women Receiving Aromatase inhibitors: a randomized, controlled trial

    • Polly Niravath
    • Mothaffar Rimawi
    • Kent Osborne

    in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

    Article 30 July 2026

    

15. EBM BLS: Twice-yearly Lenacapavir Reduces new HIV in Men and Gender-diverse Persons Engaging in Condomless Anal Sex

    • Patricia Chungmen Cheung
    • Steven Allon
    • Caspian Kuma Folmsbee

    in Journal of General Internal Medicine

    Article 29 July 2026

    

16. Adverse Effects of Treatments for Anogenital Warts in Non-immunocompromised Adults: A Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

    • Réda Saib
    • Elisa Joly
    • Antoine Bertolotti

    in Dermatology and Therapy

    Article Open access 27 July 2026

    

17. High Burden of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Users: Testing and Prevention Needs

    • Elia Asensi-Díaz
    • Ana Barcenilla Martín
    • Alfonso Cabello-Úbeda

    in AIDS and Behavior

    Article 25 July 2026

    

18. HSV, HIV, and Pregnancy: Epidemiology, Viral Interactions, Management, and Prevention

    • Sheliza Halani
    • Mark H. Yudin
    • Darrell H. S. Tan

    in Current HIV/AIDS Reports

    Article 25 July 2026

19. Sexual dysfunction and distress in patients with depressive disorders at a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

    • Ahmad H. Almadani
    • Mohammed A. Aljaffer
    • Ayedh H. Alghamdi

    in BMC Psychiatry

    Article Open access 24 July 2026

    

20. Response to comment on: penile prosthesis implantation for patients with comorbid severe premature ejaculation and erectile dysfunction: a pilot cohort study

    • Gabriele Antonini
    • Sara Baldini
    • Federico Dehò

    in International Journal of Impotence Research

    Article 23 July 2026

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