|
Sexuality Matters
Welcome to The Female Patient's new department, “Sexuality
Matters.” Sexuality and sexual health for the female patient
throughout the lifecycle is an exciting and dynamic frontier. Research
is now focusing on many aspects of female sexual response, and based
on these findings, pharmaceutical companies are developing therapeutics
to help women with these distressing conditions. In this column,
we will examine the complex and multifaceted nature of female sexuality,
along with the biologic and psychosocial etiologies and treatments
of sexual complaints. Emerging therapies and cutting-edge sexual
medicine will also be highlighted. In addition, we will attempt
to dispel some common sexual myths and tackle the more controversial
and difficult topics associated with sexual health and dysfunction.
Presented here, our debut column addresses the diagnosis and treatment
of postmenopausal dyspareunia—a problem to which many women
resign themselves without ever consulting their physician.
We encourage our readers to become active participants—to ask difficult
questions, share challenging cases and treatment experiences, and
suggest topics that should be covered! We want the column to be
dynamic and informative, because sexuality matters. It matters to
you the physician providing care, to your clinical practice, and
to your patients.
Michael L. Krychman, MD
Department Editor
Managing PostMenoPausal DysPareunia:
Beyond Hormone therapy
November 2006
back to top
|
