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Lis and I went to a lecture on "Women without orgasm: now or not ever" presented by the Institute for Sexual Medicine at the Boston University Medical Center last night. As usual, the general topic was sort of explored, but the basic point of, at least, Dr. Goldstein's part of the lecture was to inform people of the findings and new discoveries that the ISM was making.
Which is fascinating stuff. The ISM has two parts, a basic research department, which is doing clinical research, animal trials, and so forth, and a treatment clinic. These two sections are closely tied together, and each benefits from the experiences of the other.
The lecture consisted of four parts -- one of the psychiatrists did a presentation on the psychological factors, a patient spoke about her experiences, Dr. Goldstein did a lecture on some of the most recent findings they'd uncovered, and then questions-and-answers.
The psychological part was nothing new. I mean, in all honesty, there's been no real progress in the psychological treatment of sexual dysfunction in years. Obviously, it's important, and there are a couple things they're doing a little better than they used to -- an improved Sexual Distress Scale questionaire, stuff like that. But nothing really exciting.
But the physiological side. . . that's just amazing what they're doing. It's a completely new field. They're discovering things about how hormones work, what they are, what they do, what affects what . . . stuff that's never been studied before.
( I'll stick a cut tag here, because I'm getting long-winded. )
Which is fascinating stuff. The ISM has two parts, a basic research department, which is doing clinical research, animal trials, and so forth, and a treatment clinic. These two sections are closely tied together, and each benefits from the experiences of the other.
The lecture consisted of four parts -- one of the psychiatrists did a presentation on the psychological factors, a patient spoke about her experiences, Dr. Goldstein did a lecture on some of the most recent findings they'd uncovered, and then questions-and-answers.
The psychological part was nothing new. I mean, in all honesty, there's been no real progress in the psychological treatment of sexual dysfunction in years. Obviously, it's important, and there are a couple things they're doing a little better than they used to -- an improved Sexual Distress Scale questionaire, stuff like that. But nothing really exciting.
But the physiological side. . . that's just amazing what they're doing. It's a completely new field. They're discovering things about how hormones work, what they are, what they do, what affects what . . . stuff that's never been studied before.
( I'll stick a cut tag here, because I'm getting long-winded. )