* They break down the different types of priapism, common causes, and how to go about treating these different situations. Dr. Hillelsohn highlights the utility of phenylephrine and covers monitoring and discharge timelines for priapism.
In this episode of Core EM Offsides, Dr. Mitra sits...
Historical Overview of Sexual Dysfunction Treatments
• Treatments for sexual dysfunction have existed for millennia, often based on superstition, ritual, or unproven remedies.
• Ancient Egypt:
◦ "Tale of King Huni and the Magician"—incantation ceremony to restore youth, involving animal...
* Acute ischemic priapism is a time-dependent urologic emergency requiring rapid intervention to prevent irreversible tissue damage
* Experimental studies demonstrate that prolonged hypoxia, acidosis, and glucopenia lead to progressive cavernosal smooth muscle injury and DNA fragmentation.2 As...
* most cases of erectile dysfunction resistant to PDE5 inhibitors is due to VASCULAR PROBLEM
Many men with erectile dysfunction are treated symptomatically without identifying the underlying cause. In this video, Eric Allaire explains how physicians can approach erectile dysfunction as a...
This series highlights the incredible research done by SMSNA investigators across a broad range of sexual medicine-related topics. In this video, Cameron Pikula, PT, sits down with Dr. Jeffrey Campbell to discuss chronic pelvic pain, how to diagnose it and the multidisciplinary approach needed...
In this video, Dr. Jonathan Clavell, men's health specialist and top penile implant expert in Houston, Texas explains what ischemic priapism is, why an erection lasting more than four hours is a true medical emergency, and how delayed treatment can lead to permanent erectile dysfunction.
Dr...
Peyronie's Disease
This presentation provides a practical, experience-driven guide to the evaluation and management of Peyronie’s disease, spanning clinic-based therapies through operative intervention. Jeffrey C. Loh-Doyle, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Urology, University of...
In this special Urology on the Beach edition of Pearls & Perspectives, host Amy Pearlman, MD, sits down with Emad Ibrahim, MD, HCLD, to tackle a topic that is both critically important and routinely overlooked: sexual and reproductive health in patients with spinal cord injury.
* Kristina Derrick, MD, ScM—named Rookie of the Year at the 2026 Masters of Pediatric Dermatology (MOPD) meeting—brings a dual-disciplinary perspective that reframes acne not simply as a cutaneous disorder, but as a reflection of pubertal physiology, metabolic health, and androgen signaling...
Priapism
* an unwanted erection lasting 4+ hours, not caused by sexual stimulation and unrelieved by ejaculation
Tissue Damage in Ischemic Priapism
Priapism
Damn str8!
* He explains how everyday choices – like diet, exercise, stress management and mental well-being – can profoundly impact both sexual health and overall wellness.
Sexual health is influenced by a range of physical and psychosocial factors, making it a key indicator of overall...
The 20 Most Influential Hair Research Studies of 2025
A Comprehensive Review of the Year's Groundbreaking Findings in Hair Loss Treatment and Research
Based on Dr. Donovan's Year-End Webinar | December 29, 2025
As we close out 2025, it's an opportune time to reflect on the remarkable advances...
Show notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:03) Dr. Garley’s background and why sleep became his passion
(3:14) 85% of people with sleep apnea don’t know they have it
(5:20) What a modern home sleep test looks like
(7:17) How untreated sleep apnea shortens lifespan
(12:54) Are sleep medications helping or...
* The conversation highlights surgical techniques, postoperative care strategies, and patient counseling, including the hard but essential discussions about long-term erectile dysfunction risk
For patients with ischemic priapism, time to treatment can mean the difference between recovery...
At DGU 2025 (Congress of the German Society of Urology), UROLUTS chief editor Dr. Giuseppe Magistro (DE) talks to Asst. Prof. Tamalunas (DE) about treatments for LUTS, with a focus on in vitro medicines.
9:00-21:48
Program
In this webinar, we collaborated with the “Sociedad Latinoamericana de Medicina Sexual” (SLAMS), ISSM's regional affiliated society for the Latin American region. In Latin America, low desire in men is a common reason for consultations among physicians who work in...
Great paper!
Of course 2 in the top of the field Dr. Mulhall and Dr. Burnett contributed!
* An ideal treatment capable of fully restoring normal and spontaneous erectile function (EF) has yet to be discovered.
Fig. 2 – Current and emerging treatments for erectile dysfunction...
* Recent advances in understanding the dysregulation of phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) have led to novel therapeutic approaches, including using PDE5 inhibitors in a counterintuitive but effective manner. He shares a landmark clinical trial in Nigeria that demonstrates a 58% reduction in...
Dr. Jessica Fried is an Abdominal Imaging Specialist at the University of Michigan. This video reviews interpretation of penile ultrasound for the evaluation of priapism, an important urological emergency for which imaging can make a critical difference in the management and disposition of a...
* Carrier emphasizes the urgency of intervention once priapism crosses the ischemic threshold. He outlines what to do when patients show up with erections lasting more than 12 hours, including aspiration, phenylephrine use, and when to escalate to surgical shunting. Broderick reinforces that...
Penile rehabilitation plays a key role in sexual recovery after prostate cancer treatment, but what does it involve? In this video from the ISSM and Movember, Dr. Gerald Brock interviews Dr. John Mulhall about the science behind penile rehabilitation, its core principles, and the goals of...
This month's main episode podcast on Urologic Emergencies - Priapism and Urinary Retention asks:
* for priapism how much time to do we have to fix it before there’s irreversible tissue damage?
* How is priapism managed differently depending on the cause?
* What is the value of a corporal...
Chapters
1:13 Dr. Heath's opening remarks
4:20 Prostate cancer statistics
7:49 Clinical states model
9:22 Risk stratification and staging workup
11:26 FDA approved agents
13:55 Androgen pathway
15:33 Androgen deprivation side effects
18:09 Overall survival benefit with intensification
20:16...
Hair loss is one of those things that can feel so isolating, especially for women. But trust me, you’re not alone, and it’s not your fault. I had an amazing conversation with Dr. Omer Ibrahim, a dermatologist who’s just as passionate as I am about breaking down the stigma and getting real...