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Exercise Boosts Female Sexual Function—Evidence Weak2026-05-09
Exercise interventions produced a mean 5.31-point FSFI improvement vs. controls (15 studies), but evidence certainty is rated low.
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Beneficial Effect of Exercise on Sexual Dysfunction in Women sexual dysfunction systematic review meta-analysis women's health pelvic floor evidence quality
Female Sexual Dysfunction: Still Playing Catch-Up2026-05-07
Narrative review from Duke maps all 4 DSM-5 subtypes of female sexual dysfunction and finds evidence for multiple treatments—but measurement tools remain unstandardized
Female Sexual Dysfunction: Current Models and Treatment Options sexual dysfunction women's health narrative review pelvic floor
31 Studies, Still No Clear Answer2026-04-17
31 studies on UI and sexual function reviewed; inconsistent findings prevent any conclusions about what actually works
Strategies to Improve Sexual Health in Women with Urinary Incontinence: A Scoping Review urinary incontinence sexual dysfunction women's health pelvic floor scoping review
Sling Surgery Lifts Sexual Function at 6 Months, Then Fades2026-04-09
MUS surgery improved PISQ-12 scores by 4.49 points at 6 months, but the gains largely reversed by 12 months and didn't recover
Impact of Mid-Urethral Sling Surgery on Sexual Function in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials meta-analysis systematic review sexual dysfunction pelvic floor surgical outcomes women's health urinary incontinence
Reddit Fills the Gap Pelvic Pain Doctors Left2026-04-09
201 Reddit posts reveal that pelvic pain patients turn online because medicine consistently fails to diagnose or validate their conditions
Seeking Answers and Finding Support: A Qualitative Analysis of Sexual and Pelvic Pain Online Communities on Reddit pelvic floor sexual dysfunction women's health health services
Shockwave Beats Kegels in Diabetic ED, but Both Help2026-04-02
Adding either Li-ESWT or home pelvic floor training to sildenafil improved penile blood flow in 90 diabetic men; shockwave led by 10 cm/sec
Low-intensity shockwave therapy and pelvic floor muscle training each mitigate erectile dysfunction in men with diabetes: a randomised controlled trial erectile dysfunction pelvic floor vascular health diabetes
Mesh Clinic Patients: Pain Gets Treated, Psych Distress Doesn't2026-04
74 women with mesh complications waited a median 185 days to see a specialist — and only 13.5% were referred to psychology despite high distress scores
A Retrospective Cohort Study Investigating the Clinical Care Pathway for Patients at a Pelvic Mesh Complications Clinic in a Western Australian Tertiary Hospital pelvic floor urinary incontinence women's health health services cohort study surgical outcomes
When Pelvic Floor Therapy Conflicts With Trauma2025-12-17
~15% of French women report lifetime sexual violence; this review flags intravaginal PT as a trauma conflict for pelvic pain patients
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy for Sexual Abuse Survivors With Pelvic Pain pelvic floor women's health sexual dysfunction narrative review vaginismus
High-Volume Exercise Linked to Bladder Leaks in Men2025-10-21
Scoping review of 10 studies finds LUTS rates up to 18.8% in male athletes, with a strong dose-response correlation (R = 0.87) between weekly exercise volume and urinary symptoms.
Prevalence of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Male Athletes and Its Dose-Dependency in High-Intensity Exercise: A Scoping Review erectile dysfunction evidence quality cross-sectional pelvic floor
A Rare Penile Condition With Almost No Research2025-07-07
Only 8 studies exist on hard-flaccid syndrome — most are case reports, leaving diagnosis and treatment without any established guidelines.
Hard-Flaccid Syndrome: A Systematic Review of Aetiopathophysiology, Clinical Presentation and Management erectile dysfunction sexual dysfunction systematic review pelvic floor case report