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- RF Device Boosts Sex Scores, But Blinding Is Shaky2026-07-01
Radiofrequency device beat sham for postmenopausal sexual function in a 62-woman trial, but effect sizes look implausibly large
Efficacy of nonablative radiofrequency on sexual function in postmenopausal women: a randomized clinical trial menopause women's health sexual dysfunction quality of life
- 82% of Young Cancer Survivors Report Sexual Dysfunction2026-06-25
82% of young adult cancer survivors reported at least mild sexual dysfunction; female survivors scored nearly twice as impaired as males
Appraisal of sexual functioning before and after cancer: insights from adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors and matched healthy controls. survivorship sexual dysfunction cross-sectional quality of life women's health cancer survivors
- Routine Kidney Stone Stents: More Pain, No Benefit2026-06-13
32 RCTs and 3,572 patients find routine double-J stenting after ureteroscopy increases morbidity without improving stone clearance
Does Omitting a Ureteral Stent Affect the Outcomes of Uncomplicated Ureteroscopy for Ureteral and Kidney Stones in Adults? Results from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparative Randomized Trials by the EAU Endourology Section kidney stones surgical outcomes systematic review meta-analysis quality of life
- 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
- 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
- Exercise Moves the Needle on Prostate Cancer Sex Life2026-05-11
Exercise improved sexual activity (SMD 0.38) and sexual function (SMD 0.32) in prostate cancer patients across 10 RCTs of 558 men
Effects of Exercise on Sexual Activity and Sexual Dysfunction in Patients with Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis exercise prostate cancer sexual dysfunction systematic review meta-analysis quality of life
- Hypospadias Men Care About Looks, Not Meatus Location2026-05-11
78 of 501 patients responded: those who did reported good overall satisfaction, driven more by appearance than urinary function (r = .60)
Long-Term Sex Life After Hypospadias Repair: Appearance Beats Anatomy hypospadias surgical outcomes patient satisfaction pediatric urology sexual dysfunction quality of life
- Every Man After a Heart Attack Had ED2026-05-04
All 400 post-MI men had ED, and its severity was the single strongest predictor of quality of life after a heart attack.
Erectile Dysfunction and Quality of Life After Myocardial Infarction: A Cross-Sectional Study with Routine Point-of-Care Penile Doppler Ultrasonography erectile dysfunction cardiovascular disease cross-sectional quality of life vascular health
- Prostate Patients Fear Bowel Damage More Than Erectile Dysfunction2026-05-04
In 88 men with intermediate-risk prostate cancer, bowel symptoms ranked as the #1 factor to avoid — above erectile dysfunction — while urinary symptoms didn't significantly sway choices at all.
Patient Preferences for Treatment of Intermediate-risk Prostate Cancer: A Discrete Choice Experiment prostate cancer patient satisfaction health services erectile dysfunction quality of life
- New Penile Cancer Guidelines Still Mostly Guesswork2026-04-27
Updated international penile cancer guidelines lean heavily on retrospective data and expert consensus, not trials
European Association of Urology and American Society of Clinical Oncology Guidelines on Penile Cancer: A Summary of the 2026 Guidelines Update penile cancer evidence quality survivorship quality of life
- Whose Infertility Hurts Whom More?2026-04-21
Female-factor infertility lowered male partners' wellbeing scores; male-factor infertility had no detectable effect on female partners
Male- and Female-Factor Infertility and Partners' Quality of Life During ART infertility male infertility cross-sectional quality of life
- After Pelvic Radiation, Sexual Recovery Is Partial2026-02-18
26 studies, 5,646 patients: pelvic radiation reliably causes vaginal dryness, dyspareunia, and lasting sexual dysfunction — dilation helps some, not all
A Systematic Review of Patient-Reported Outcomes on the Impact of Radiation Therapy on Sexual Health in Patients With Gynecologic Cancer systematic review sexual dysfunction cancer survivors women's health survivorship quality of life
- PRP for Peyronie's? Small Study, Smaller Effect2026-01-14
38 men got PRP injections plus two other therapies; curvature dropped 10 degrees, but nobody can say which part worked
Trimodal Mini-Invasive Therapy for Stable-Phase Peyronie's Disease: A Two-Center Real-Life Prospective Pilot Study Peyronie's disease sexual dysfunction quality of life
- Vitality Shields Diabetic Women from Sexual Dysfunction2026-01-08
Postmenopausal women with T2D had worse sexual function and quality of life — age raised FSD odds, but higher vitality reduced them.
Sexual Dysfunction and Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Type 2 Diabetes: Clinical and Laboratory Factors diabetes menopause sexual dysfunction quality of life cross-sectional women's health cardiovascular disease
- Only 12% of Men Satisfied With Surgical Appearance2025-12-26
Only 12% of men with repaired bladder exstrophy were satisfied with genital appearance; 43% of women met criteria for sexual dysfunction
Long-term Sexual Outcomes in Classic Bladder Exstrophy: Insights from Standardized Scores bladder exstrophy pediatric urology sexual dysfunction erectile dysfunction surgical outcomes patient satisfaction retrospective cohort quality of life
- Sexual Problems Drive Dissatisfaction — Not Vice Versa2025-12-18
Sexual problems at baseline predicted lower satisfaction 2 years later, but satisfaction did not predict future problems — a one-way street in 83 couples
The Interrelationships Between Sexual Problems and Sexual Satisfaction: A Two-Year Longitudinal Study with Dyads sexual dysfunction quality of life longitudinal study relationship health
- After Hirschsprung Surgery, the Bowel Predicts ED2024-12-23
Nordic men who had pull-through surgery for Hirschsprung disease reported 12.7% failure to conceive — below the WHO population estimate of 16.5%
Fertility and Sexual Function in Males With Hirschsprung Disease: A Nordic Cross-sectional Study cross-sectional erectile dysfunction male infertility pediatric urology surgical outcomes quality of life
- Robotic Surgery Halves Ejaculation Problems After Rectal Cancer2024-10-22
Robotic rectal surgery cut ejaculatory dysfunction from 41% to 25% vs. laparoscopic at 12 months — no edge on erections
Prospective Multicenter Comprehensive Survey on Male Sexual Dysfunction following Laparoscopic, Robotic, and Transanal Approaches for Rectal Cancer (the LANDMARC Study) surgical outcomes erectile dysfunction sexual dysfunction robotics quality of life