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[Sex therapy for male sexual dysfunction]
D Rösing1, K-J Klebingat, K M Beier
1Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie, Klinikum der Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität, Fleischmannstrasse 42-44, 17475, Greifswald. roesing@uni-greifswald.de
Der Urologe. Ausg. A
|July 6, 2006
Summary
Sexual dysfunctions require a holistic, biopsychosocial approach focusing on couple communication and relationship quality, not just performance. This perspective alleviates anxiety and enhances intimacy, offering economic benefits for biopsychosocial sex therapy.
Area of Science:
- Integrative medicine
- Psychosomatic medicine
- Urology
Context:
- Rising prevalence and incidence of sexual dysfunctions necessitate effective treatment strategies.
- Availability of oral medications increases patient interest in professional help for sexual health.
- Physician-patient relationships must evolve to physician-couple dynamics for comprehensive care.
Purpose:
- To advocate for a holistic, biopsychosocial understanding in diagnosing and treating sexual disorders.
- To shift focus from sexual dysfunction to the communicative role of sexuality within relationships.
- To explore the integration of sexual medicine into urological practice.
Summary:
- Sex therapy should address universal psychosocial needs and their impact on couple's complaints.
- Reframing sexual problems reduces performance anxiety, promoting intimacy and mutual satisfaction.
- A biopsychosocial approach to sex therapy offers economic advantages.
Impact:
- Enhances understanding of sexuality as a communicative aspect of relationships.
- Improves treatment outcomes for sexual dysfunctions by reducing performance pressure.
- Provides urologists with opportunities to offer more comprehensive sexual medicine therapies.