Psychological and Medical Perspectives on Infertility and Sexual Dysfunction

Psychological and Medical Perspectives on Infertility and Sexual Dysfunction provides the necessary specialized training of sexual dysfunction and sex therapy to those in reproductive medicine. Understanding and knowledge about these sexual dysfunctions is needed for reproductive specialists to identify sexual problems, provide treatment if they are able or make appropriate referrals, and coordinate care for more specialized and specific needs as part of the patients overall reproductive medical management. This must-have reference explores the intimate interface of sexuality and fertility, male and female sexual function, cultural influences on women, Eastern medicine, and more! Provides the first-of-its-kind book for clinicians that summarizes literature and interventions and brings together the current researchers and thinkers on this topicExplores diverse populations typically left out, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender individuals, women and people of colorPresents a treatment dilemma for many health care providers: should one condition be treated before the other or should concurrent services be offered?Identifies common sexual problems/dysfunctions presented by infertility patientsDescribes interventions for these problems and identifies resources for appropriate treatment of sexual dysfunction INDICE: Reproductive Health 1. How do we learn about reproductive health? 2. Components of Healthy Sexuality Sexual Dysfunctions and Infertility 3. Male Sexual Function and Fertility: One half of the delivery system 4. Female Sexual Function and Fertility and Infertility: Does it matter? 5. The Impact of Erectile Dysfunction on Infertility (and its treatment) 6. Ejaculatory Dysfunction and Infertility (and its treatment) 7. The Impact of external agents on sexual function/reproduction (steroids et al.) 8. Premature Menopause: Causes, impact on fertility and self-image, hormone therapy 9. Cultural and Occupational influences on sex and fertility 10. Trauma and its impact on reproduction and sexuality Non-Binary Issues 11. Lesbians having babies: feminist/self-psychology/gender theory standpoint 12. Gay men parenting 13. Transgender parenting Miscellaneous Issues or Special Considerations 14. How the medicalization of reproduction takes the fun out of the process 15. Reproductive and Sexual Health Concerns for Cancer Survivors 16. Eastern Medicine: an alternative perspective Looking Forward 17. Thoughts on education, reproduction and sexual function Future research: direction and obstacles 18. Impact of religion on infertility and sex

• ISBN: 978-0-12-822288-1
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 400
• Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2021
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés