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Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy in the Treatment of Sexual Dysfunctions

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Sexual dysfunction and the pelvic pain that typically accompanies it can profoundly affect the lives of the many men and women who suffer from these disorders. This is a prevalent issue: In a study of 112 women with genital pain, 78 of them—67.8 % (p < 0.0001)—suffered some form of female sexual dysfunction (FSD). The most prevalent form of FSD, affecting 58 of the 78, or 74.3 %, was dyspareunia. Similarly, in a study of men with pelvic pain, 88.3 % suffered pelvic floor myalgia and pelvic floor dysfunction. The consequences for these individuals can be far reaching. Loving relationships are strained, and the individual’s sense of self-worth as a fully functioning human and sexual being can be severely impaired. Yet this is an issue that rarely gets attention from either clinicians or the public at large.

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  1. Beyond Basics Physical Therapy, LLC, 110 E 42nd St Suite #1504, New York, NY, 10017, USA

    Amy Stein D.PT., BCB-PMD, IF

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  1. Chief, Division of Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery; Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

    Larry I. Lipshultz

  2. Assistant Professor; Division of Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery; Center for Reproductive Medicine; Scott Department of Urology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

    Alexander W. Pastuszak

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; George Washington University; School of Medicine and Health Sciences, The Center for Vulvovaginal Disorders, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

    Andrew T. Goldstein

  4. Psychiatric Center Copenhagen; Institute of Clinical Medicine; University of Copenhagen, Sexological Clinic, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Annamaria Giraldi

  5. Weill Medical College Cornell University; Co-Director, Human Sexuality Program; The New York Presbyterian Hospital; Founder, MAP Education and Research Fund, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Reproductive Medicine and Urology, NEW YORK, New York, USA

    Michael A. Perelman

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Stein, A. (2016). Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy in the Treatment of Sexual Dysfunctions. In: Lipshultz, L., Pastuszak, A., Goldstein, A., Giraldi, A., Perelman, M. (eds) Management of Sexual Dysfunction in Men and Women. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3100-2_17

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