©2016 8872147 Canada Inc. or its licensors CMAJ, March 15, 2016, 188(5) 319 Do you remember the advertisement with a cartoon elephant lying in bed between a man and a woman, implying a huge problem in the bedroom? This was the beginning of a direct-toconsumer information campaign about erectile dysfunction. Called “40over40,” the campaign was sponsored by Eli Lilly, the manufacturer of Cialis (...

Abstract Introduction Research on the relationship between physical activity (PA) and female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is lacking. Objectives To investigate clinical, psychological, correlates of PA in women with FSD. Methods A non-selected series n=322 pre- post-menopausal patients consulting for FSD was retrospectively studied. Regular involvement its frequency (<1 hour/week: sedentary,...

Women experience a decline in estrogen and androgen levels after natural or surgically induced menopause, effects that are associated with a loss of sexual desire and bone mineral density. Studies in our laboratories have shown the beneficial effects of selective androgen receptor modulators (SARMs) in the treatment of osteoporosis and muscle wasting in animal models. A series of S-3-(phenoxy)-...

BACKGROUND In the professional literature and among our professional societies, female sexual dysfunction nomenclature and diagnostic criterion sets have been the source of considerable controversy. Recently, a consensus group, supported by the International Society for Women's Sexual Health, published its recommendations for nosology and nomenclature, which included only one type of arousal dy...

Prevalence data suggest that more than 40% of women experience sexual problems and that 12% of these women are distressed by the problem. In the 1960s, Masters and Johnson introduced what is now considered the classic linear model of female sexual response based on a physiologic foundation. Recently, Rosemary Basson introduced a nonlinear interconnected model which emphasizes the importance of ...