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- OCD Linked to Female Arousal Problems, Not Male2026-06-30
A 13-study review finds OCD symptoms track with female desire and arousal problems, but the male sexual function data is a wash
The interplay between the obsessive-compulsive disorder and sexual function: a systematic review sexual dysfunction mental health systematic review women's health evidence quality
- 100% Success Rate Raises More Questions Than It Answers2026-06-20
Couple-based behavioral therapy resolved psychogenic ED in all 66 unconsummated marriages — a suspiciously perfect result with no control group
Treatment of Unconsummated Marriage in Psychogenic Erectile Dysfunction among Iranian Couples erectile dysfunction sexual dysfunction mental health relationship health couples therapy
- Lupus Sexual Dysfunction: Body Image Is a Red Herring2026-05-23
In 68 Mexican women with lupus, overall body image did not predict sexual dysfunction — partner status, age, and self-esteem did
Body image and sexual function in women with systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross-sectional study sexual dysfunction cross-sectional women's health mental health quality of life
- Measuring Female Sexual Dysfunction With ED Pills2026-05-20
SNRIs carried the highest SD risk (aOR 1.75) among antidepressants; women's data is nearly unmeasurable by design
Patterns and Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction in Major Depressive Disorder: A Cohort and Case-Control Study in Sweden antidepressants sexual dysfunction cohort study mental health epidemiology
- Online Sex Therapy: 8 Studies, Mostly Cancer Patients2026-05-11
A meta-analysis of 8 studies and 961 participants — mostly cancer patients — found online CBT and psychoeducation measurably improved sexual function
Online Interventions for the Treatment of Sexual Dysfunctions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis sexual dysfunction systematic review meta-analysis mental health quality of life
- Young Men With ED Almost Never See a Psychiatrist2026-05-11
In a cohort of young men with ED and a diagnosed mental health condition, only 6.2% ever had a psychiatry appointment.
Evaluating Mental Health Risk and Psychiatric Care Access in 18–40 Year Old Men with Erectile Dysfunction erectile dysfunction mental health health services retrospective cohort
- The Psych Treatment That Works Isn't CBT2026-05-01
Overall effect looks strong (SMD=1.37), but CBT and mindfulness had near-zero effect — counseling and education drove the headline.
Psychological Treatments for Sexual Concerns in Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis menopause women's health sexual dysfunction meta-analysis systematic review mental health
- Nobody Diagnosed Opioid Hypogonadism. Not Once.2026-02-24
57% of long-term opioid users had at least one hormone disorder; quitting dropped hypogonadism prevalence from 27% to 3%
Endocrinopathies and Their Recovery in a 20-Year Cohort Study of People With Heroin Dependence hypogonadism testosterone mental health longitudinal study opioids
- When Infertility Care Forgets the Man2026-01-13
Male factor causes about half of infertility cases yet men are often left out of their own care
Procreation, Potency, and the Price of Paternity: The Social and Psychological Impact of a Diagnosis of Male Factor Infertility male infertility mental health infertility relationship health