Women's Sexual Function and Dysfunction Study, Diagnosis and Treatment

Dedication

Preface

Acknowledgements

SECTION I: HISTORY

1.1, Rosen - Fifty Years of Female Sexual Dysfunction Research and Concepts: From Kinsey to the Present

1.2, Sue Goldstein - History of the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH)

SECTION II: PSYCHOLOGIC & BIOLOGIC ETIOLOGIC FACTORS

EPIDEMIOLOGY OF FEMALE SEXUAL DSYFUNCTION

2.1, Paik, Laumann - Prevalence of Women’s Sexual Problems in the USA

2.2, Fugl-Meyer - Prevalence Data in Europe

2.3, Kang, Laumann, Glasser, Paik- Worldwide Prevalence and Correlates

2.4, Graham, Bancroft - Assessing the Prevalence of Female Sexual Dysfunction with Surveys: What is Feasible?

PSYCHOLOGY

3.1, Moore, Heiman - Women’s Sexuality in Context: Relationship Factors and Female Sexual Function

3.2, Wiegel, Scepkowski, Barlow - Cognitive and Affective Processes in Female Sexual Dysfunctions

3.3, Hatfield, Rapson - Love and Passion

3.4, Rellini - Sexual Abuse

ANATOMY

4.1, O’Connell, Sanjeevan - Anatomy of Female Genitalia

4.2, Hoyt - Innervation of the Vagina and Vulva

4.3, Jannini - Histology and Immunohistochemical Studies of Female Genital Tissue

4.4, Van Houten - Anatomy of the Pelvic Floor and Pelvic Organ Support System

PHYSIOLOGIC MECHANISMS

5.1, Mong, Lee, Easton, Pfaff- Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Sexual Arousal

5.2, Skepkowski, Georgescu, Pfaus - Neuroendocrine Factors in Sexual Desire and Motivation

5.3, Giuliano, Guiloteau - Neurophysiology Of Female Genital Sexual Response

5.4, Giraldi, Levin - Vascular Physiology of Female Sexual Function

5.5, Traish, Kim - Modulation of Female Genital Sexual Arousal by Sex Steroid Hormones

5.6, Park - Animal Models in the Investigation of Female Sexual Function and Dysfunction

PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC MECHANISMS: DESIRE, AROUSAL, ORGASM and PAIN

6.1, Nappi, Ferdeghini, Polatti - Mechanisms Involved in Desire and Arousal Dysfunction

6.2, Kim, Traish - Pathophysiologic Mechanisms Involved in Genital Arousal Dysfunction

6.3, Guay, Spark - Pathophysiology of Sex Steroids in Women

6.4, Levin - The Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Female Orgasm

6.5, Pukall, Lahaie, Binik - Sexual Pain Disorders: Pathophysiologic Factors

SPECIAL ISSUES CONCERNING ETIOLOGY OF FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION

7.1, Hayes, Dennerstein - Aging Issues

7.2, Patel, Brown, Bachmann - Sexual Function in the Menopause and Peri-menopause

7.3, Salonia, Brigamti, Rigatti, Montorsi - Medical Conditions Associated with Female Sexual Dysfunction

7.4, Graziottin - Breast Cancer and Its Effect on Women’s Body Image and Sexual Function

7.5, Von Sydow - Pregnancy, Childbirth and Postpartum Period

7.6, Ann Davis, Castano - Oral Contraceptives and Sexuality

7.7, O’Sullivan, Hearn - Sexual Function and Urinary Tract Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

SPECIAL ISSUES CONCERNING COUPLES

8.1, Nichols - Sexual Function in Women with Women: Lesbians and Lesbian Relationships

8.2, Sand, Fisher, Rosen, Irwin Goldstein - Sexual Function in Women with Men: Partners with Sexual Dysfunction

SECTION III: PSYCHOLOGIC & BIOLOGIC MANAGEMENT

PATIENT HISTORY & PHYSICAL EXAMINATION

9.1, Lieblum - Classification and Diagnosis of Female Sexual Disorders

9.2, Varaklis - Medical History, including Gynecologic History

9.3, Perelman - Psychosocial History

9.4, Schwenkhagen, Brandenburg - Sexual History

9.5, Stewart - Physical Examination in Female Sexual Dysfunction

SPECIALIZED LABORATORY TESTING

10.1, Prausse, Jansen - Blood Flow: Vaginal Photoplethysmography

10.2, Maravilla - Blood Flow: MRI and Brain Imaging for Evaluating Sexual Arousal in Women

10.3, Garcia, Maitland, Munarriz, Irwin Goldstein - Blood Flow: Duplex Doppler Ultrasound

10.4, Levin - Blood Flow: Heated Electrodes

10.5, Vardi, Gedalia, Gruenwald - Neurologic Testing: Quantified Sensory Testing

10.6, Yilmaz, Yang - Neurophysiologic Evaluation of Female Genital Innervation

10.7, Stanczyk - Measurement of Circulating Levels of Steroid Hormones

PSYCHOLOGIC TREATMENT OF FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION

11.1, Lief , Friedman- History of Psychologic Treatments

11.2, Rosen, Barsky - Psychologic Assessment and Self-Report Questionnaires in Women: Subjective Measures of Female Sexual Dysfunction

11.3, Brotto - Psychologic-based Desire and Arousal Disorders: Treatment Strategies and Outcome Results

11.4, Meston - Female Orgasmic Disorder: Treatment Strategies and Outcome Results

11.5, Althof, Banner - Difficult Cases: Psychologic Treatment of Desire, Arousal and Orgasm Disorders

SEXUAL PAIN DISORDERS

12.1, Payne, Bergeron, Khalife, Binik- Assessment, Treatment Strategies and Outcome Results: Perspective of Pain Specialist

12.2, Margesson, Stewart - Overview of Vulvar Pain: Pain Related to a Specific Disorder and Lesion Free Pain

12.3, Herman - Physical Therapy for Female Sexual Dysfunction

12.4, Irwin Goldstein - Medical Management: Perspective of the Sexual Medicine Physician

12.5, Vincenti, Graziottin - Management by Anesthetic Blocks

12.6, Bergeron, Pukall, Binik - Difficult Cases: Treatment of Sexual Pain Disorders

HORMONAL TREATMENT OF FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION

13.1, Sue Davis - Available Therapies and Outcome Results in Pre-Menopausal Women

13.2, Altman, Deldon-Saltin - Available Therapies and Outcome Results in Transition and Post-Menopausal Women

13.3, Stuckey - Difficult Cases: Hormonal Treatment of Desire, Arousal and Orgasm Disorders

NON-HORMONAL MEDICAL TREATMENT OF FEMALE SEXUAL DSYFUNCTION

14.1, Caruso - Non-Hormonal Medical Treatment Options for Female Sexual Dysfunction

14.2, Becher, Salonia, Irwin Goldstein - Difficult Cases: Medical Treatment of Female Sexual Dysfunction

SURGICAL TREATMENT OF FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION

15.1, Irwin Goldstein, Andrew Goldstein - Sexual Pain Disorders Involving Pathology within the Vestibule: Current Techniques

15.2, IrwinGoldstein - Difficult Cases: Surgical Treatment of Female Sexual Dysfunction

SPECIAL ISSUES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF FEMALE SEXUAL DSYFUNCTION

16.1, Rosen, Barsky, Ferguson - Clinical Trials in Female Sexual Dysfunction

16.2, Hensley, Nurnberg – Depression

16.3, Lynch - Dermatologic Disorders Resulting in Sexual Dysfunction

16.4, Krychman, Amsterdam, Carter - Cancer, Sexuality and Sexual Expression

16.5, Sipski, Alexander - Spinal Cord Injury

16.6, Lundberg - Neurologic Disorders: Female Neurosexology

16.7, Bradford, Meston - Hysterectomy and Alternative Therapies

16.8, Fourcroy - Sexuality and Genital Cutting, Circumcision and Mutilation

16.9, Irwin Goldstein, Munarriz, De, Johnson - Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome and Clitoral Priapism

STRATEGIES BY HEALTH CARE CLINICIANS FOR MANAGEMENT OF FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION

17.1, Parish - Role of the Primary Care and Internal Medicine Clinician

17.2, Zolbrod - Role of the Psychologist

17.3, Segraves - Role of the Psychiatrist

17.4, Kellog-Spadt, Whitmore - Role of the Female Urologist/Urogynecologist Clinician

17.5, Gamez - Role of the Non-Physician Health Care Clinician

17.6, Kang, Ducharme - Integration of Medical and Psychologic Diagnosis and Treatment

SECTION IV: OUTREACH

EDUCATION

18.1, Clayton, Parish - Medical Student Curricula/Sexual Medical Education

18.2, Arleque - Patient Outreach and Education

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

19, Goldstein, Meston, Davis, Traish – Future Directions

Biography

Irwin Goldstein MD
Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Sexual Medicine, Milton, MA

Cindy Meston PhD
Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas [responsible for the psychologic sections of the textbook]

Susan Davis MD
Jean Hailes Foundation and Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia [responsible for the endocrinologic sections of the textbook]

Abdulmaged Traish PhD

Department of Urology and Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA[responsible for the basic science sectionn of the textbook]

"This is the first comprehensive, multidisciplinary textbook on female sexual dysfunction. It is a practical guide and a key resource for a wide audience including health care professionals, researchers, educators and affected women. The textbook's 128 contributions are drawn from all five continents." The Society of Authors and the Royal Society of Medicine Book Awards 2006