Urology Times 50 Innovations Series: Treatment of female hypoactive sexual desire disorder

“Sexual wellness is critical to overall health and happiness. That’s why you see more men and women turning to specialty health clinics for solutions to problems they consider more aesthetic versus medical,” said Mitchell Hollander, MD.

“The urologist's role is to try to normalize what is going on and provide easier access,” says Peter N. Schlegel, MD.

"Psychological factors often have an important role [in erectile dysfunction], and psychological treatment options are available that have been found to improve outcomes," said Mark S. Allen, PhD.

“That's certainly the most significant stigma, the stigma that you're not quite the man that you want to be or what you perceive your partner wants you to be,” says Arthur L. Burnett, MD, MBA, FACS.

About 30% of patients received a diagnosis of ED and prediabetes or type 2 diabetes on the same day.

"Our study raises concerns that some insurance plan policies are denying an effective, research-proven therapy, for a very common condition for which treatment is considered medically necessary," says Mohit Khera, MD, MBA, MPH.