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Exercise Boosts Female Sexual Function—Evidence Weak
2026-05-09
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-Up
2026-05-07
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 Answer
2026-04-17
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 Fades
2026-04-09
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 Left
2026-04-09
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 Help
2026-04-02
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't
2026-04
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 Trauma
2025-12-17
~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 Men
2025-10-21
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 Research
2025-07-07
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
male infertility
96
sexual dysfunction
64
erectile dysfunction
58
surgical outcomes
53
biomarkers
47
evidence quality
44
spermatogenesis
43
genetics
43
animal study
40
semen quality
37
narrative review
35
women's health
34
oxidative stress
33
kidney stones
32
meta-analysis
29
cross-sectional
28
hypogonadism
26
infertility
26
testicular cancer
25
systematic review
24
health services
22
pediatric urology
19
environmental exposure
17
testosterone
16
survivorship
16
immunology
14
inflammation
14
vascular health
14
penile prosthesis
13
cohort study
13
obesity
12
testicular disease
12
pathology
12
traditional chinese medicine
12
penile cancer
12
metabolic syndrome
11
genomics
11
pelvic floor
10
hypospadias
9
screening
9
prostate cancer
9
epidemiology
8
testosterone therapy
8
cardiovascular disease
8
case report
8
pregnancy
7
antidepressants
7
retrospective cohort
6
quality of life
6
pharmacovigilance
6
epigenetics
6
stem cells
5
urinary incontinence
5
cryptorchidism
5
diabetes
4
robotics
4
antisperm antibodies
4
mental health
3
scoping review
3
BPH
3
patient satisfaction
3
neurodegenerative diseases
3
menopause
3
iron metabolism
3
sperm capacitation
3
varicocele
3
case-control study
3
HPV
3
DNA fragmentation
3
gut microbiome
2
autophagy
2
artificial intelligence
2
Peyronie's disease
2
Parkinson's disease
2
multiple sclerosis
2
antipsychotics
2
contraception
2
air pollution
2
paraneoplastic syndrome
1
exercise
1
tuberculosis
1
nanomedicine
1
spinal cord injury
1
occupational exposure
1
premature ejaculation
1
COVID-19
1
anabolic steroids
1
HIV
1
kidney cancer
1
bladder exstrophy
1
longitudinal study
1
relationship health
1
vaginismus
1