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Smartphone Apps and Sex

It seems like there's a smartphone app for everything these days. News, social media, maps, shopping, and more are all just a tap away. And so is sexual health information. 

What can you learn from a sex health app? Our latest blog post gives you a sampling of apps that can help you track your sexual activity, learn about safe sex, explore different sex positions, and network in the LGBT, gender variant, and queer communities.

Please note that these apps are listed to give you an idea of what's available and are not endorsements by SexHealthMatters or the Sexual Medicine Society of North America.

Get the details here!

Newly-Approved Intrarosa May Treat Sexual Pain in Postmenopausal Women

After menopause, a woman's body produces less estrogen, a hormone that is important for genital health. For some women, this decline results in vulvar and vaginal atrophy (VVA), making the vagina dry and less flexible. Intercourse often becomes uncomfortable. 

Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug called Intrarosa.  This medication contains DHEA, a hormone that converts to estrogen. It is administered daily as a vaginal insert. 

Click here to learn more about Intrarosa, how it works, and what scientists discovered during clinical trials. 

Counseling Before Gender Transition: Is it Necessary?

Transitioning from one gender to another is a big decision. Individuals may start by living as their desired gender for a while. Eventually, they may want to take the transition further and start hormonal treatment or undergo gender reassignment surgery.

The process is complex and many professionals recommend that patients receive a mental health screening and psychotherapy before starting their transition. 

But is counseling truly necessary? That question was recently discussed in the AMA Journal of Ethics.

Some believe that therapy can help patients better understand what they can expect - physically, socially, and emotionally - and learn more about the adjustments they'll need to make. Patients must also come to terms with the permanence of transition.

Others feels that patients know themselves best and that if they change their mind, procedures can be modified, if not reversed. They see no reason for mental health professionals to be involved. 

Read more about the debate here. 

 

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