Sexuality Special Interest Group

A Special Interest Group of the 
American Society for Reproductive Medicine

The Sexuality Special Interest Group (SSIG) has a mission to advance sexual health research and clinical training within ASRM's multidisciplinary membership.  

for the SSIG.  Membership in the Sexuality Special Interest Group is free for ASRM Members.  If you'd like to become a member of the SSIG, tell us.

Sexuality SIG Executive Committee

• Chair - Carin V. Hopps, M.D.

• Vice Chair - Cynthia Ziemer, M.Div., Psy.D.

• Secretary/Treasurer - Elizabeth E. Puscheck, M.D.

• Past Chair - Paula Amato, M.D.

• Program Chair - Carin V. Hopps, M.D.

• Information Chair - Paula Amato, M.D.

• Bylaws Committee - Carin V. Hopps, M.D.

• Website Coordinator - Terri L. Woodard, M.D.

• Membership Committee - Charla M. Blacker, M.D.

Discussion Groups

• Subscribe to the SSIG Email Discussion List to discuss research in sexual health as well a clinical issues on the topic of sexuality with your colleagues. Available to ASRM Members Only.

• SexLab is an international network of researchers in the field of sexual psychophysiology. It was established in 1998, with the goal of providing a virtual meeting place for sexual psychophysiologists and to allow them to communicate with fellow researchers from around the world. https://listserv.indiana.edu/cgi-bin/wa-iub.exe?A0=SEXLAB-L 

Of Interest to Members

• Meet the new SSIG Member Services Coordinator, Susanna Scarbrough

• Useful Websites and Resources

• There are several meetings and conferences devoted to sexual health and other areas of reproductive medicine

• Sexuality, Reproduction and Menopause - ASRM's publication for clinically relevant information which focuses on topics often not covered by traditional scientific and medical journals

• ASRM Publications on Sexual Dysfunction

• Sexuality SIG Bylaws (PDF)

Featured Books and Articles 

• Amato P. Categories of female sexual dysfunction. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 2006 Dec;33(4):527-34. SSIG Member!

• Braunstein GD. COMMENTARY:The Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline and The North American Menopause Society Position Statement on Androgen Therapy in Women: Another One of Yogi’s Forks. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2007 92: 4091-4093.

• Filiz Çayan MD, Umut Dilek MD, Özlem Pata MD, Saffet Dilek MD. Comparison of the Effects of Hormone Therapy Regimens, Oral and Vaginal Estradiol, Estradiol + Drospirenone and Tibolone, on Sexual Function in Healthy Postmenopausal Women. J Sex Med. 20085 (1), 132–138.

• Kingsberg, S. Testosterone Treatment for Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder in Postmenopausal Women. J Sex Med. 2007 4 (s3) , 227–234. SSIG Member!

• Woodard TL, Collins K, Perez M, Balon R, Tancer ME, Kruger M, Moffat S, Diamond MP. What kind of erotic film clips should we use in female sex research? An exploratory study. J Sex Med. 2008 Jan;5(1):146-54. Epub 2007 Oct 23. SSIG Member!

for the SSIG.  Membership in the Sexuality Special Interest Group is free for ASRM Members.  If you'd like to become a member of the SSIG, tell us.

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