Sexual Medicne Flashcards
What is female sexual dysfunction
Disorder of 1 or more of
Sexual desire, arousal, orgasm, sexual pain (dyspareunia / vaginismus)
-> significant personal distress and reduced quality of life
Causes of female sexual dysfunction
Psych - previous trauma / abuse, body image, depression / anxiety
Social - relationship concerns, stress (work, wishes and fears, pressure to perform)
Biological - diabetes, vascular, hormone imbalance (eg menopause), alcoholism
Neurologcal - Eg cauda equina / paralysis
Drugs - SSRIs, b-blockers
Superficial and deep egs of dyspareunia ?
Superficial - thrush, herpes, vaginismus (pelvic floor spasm)
Deep - PID, endometriosis
Both - lack of lubrication
Ix in dyspareunia ?
Sexual hx Physical exam - esp if in pain Bloods -glucose and lipids (DM/CVD) - sex hormones: testosterone, SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin), oestrogen Prolactin, TSH, FBC
Psychological treatments in sexual probs
Cognitive (addresses unhelpful thinking styles)
Behavioural (sensate focus = increasing touch exercises with partner, self growth programme)
Educations, sex toys, lubricant, kegel exercises
CBT (cognitive + behavioural combo)
Psychodynamic (unconscious though processes) - Eg unresolved conflicts and past dysfunctional relationships
Systemic (interactions and roles in relationship/ family dynamics)
Other than behavioural /psych treatments what can be done for female sexual issues?
Kegel exercises
Treat any medical causes
Oestrogen replacement
?androgen therapy
Erectile dysfunction
Causes?
Ix?
Mx?
Physiological - Neuro disease, CVD, androgen deficiency, prolactin, venoocclusive
Psychological - depression, substance abuse, performance anxiety, relationship problems, sexual script problems
Ix
Glucose, lipids, BP, testosterone
Mx Viagra Injectable / intraurethral aloprostadil Vacuum device Penile / scrotal ring Kegal exercises Enhanced lube / vibrators
Causes of androgen deficiency?
Lack of testosterone, older men, obesity
Chemo / radiotherapy / mumps (affect testicular function)
Pituitary issue - adenoma / prolactinoma (stops production of gonadotropins)
Hypothalamic
Absent gonads
Mx of androgen deficiency in men ? CI/SE?
1st line - viagra (PDE 5 inhibitor)
Eg sildenafil, vardenafil
S/E - side effect, headache, facial flushing, dyspepsia
CI- hypotension
Injectable / intraurethral alprostadil
CI- partner is pregnant / tiring
S/E - penile fibrosis, priapism
Vaccum device - don’t use >30mins
Define rapid ejaculation?
Cause? Comorbid common?
Ix?
Mx?
Inability to control ejaculation sufficiently for both partners to enjoy sex
Physiological - penile hypersensitivity, hyperthyroid,
Psychological - Anxiety, early learned experience, lack of sexual experience, relationship issues
Co-morbid - erectile dysfunction
Ix
LFTs, lipids, sugar, testosterone, prolactin, TSH
Mx
Stud 100 spray - local anaesthetic
Couples therapy
Behavioural - kegal exercises , stop-start technique
Hypoactive sexual desire causes? Treatment?
Physiological - chronic disease, CVD, anaemia, DM, obesity, androgen deficiency, hypothyroid, hyperprolactinaemia
Psychological - previous abuse, sexual script, relationship problems, body image
Tx - psychosexual
What is couples therapy? 4 types?
Work together to overcome conflicts
CBT - focus on the dysfunction belief and behaviours in the here and now
Psychodynamic - relationship between current and past issues - explore
Systemic - process and context
Integrative - uses understanding + interventions from more than 1 approach
What is paraphilia ?
Sexually arousing fantasies / urges / behaviour that involves non human objects, suffering or children
Eg fetish, cross dressing
BV signs?
Cause?
Mx?
Grey/white discharge, raised pH, fishy odour, clue cells
Gardnerella vaginallis and mycoplasma hominis
Metronidazole / clindamycin
Treatment of candida Albicans? What if it is recurrent?
Clotrimazole pessary and cream (or tablets)
Fluconazole tablets if recurrent