As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the globe, health and safety protocols - such as social distancing, lockdowns, and travel restrictions - have had significant effects on relationships.

In our website's latest Q & A item, we discuss some of these effects, along with recent research, as they pertain to men:

How do health and safety protocols implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic affect male sexual function and health?

"Rough sex" practices, such a choking and spanking, are common among U.S. undergraduate students, according to a recent Journal of Sexual Medicine study.

In a survey of almost 5,000 students, almost half had been choked.

Why did students participate in choking?

Don't miss the latest addition to the Video Journal of Prosthetic Urology (VJPU)!

"The Rigicon Infla10® IPP Implantation Via the Penoscrotal and Subcoronal Approaches: The UKSH Experience" was produced by Daniar Osmonov and Ahmed Ragheb.

You can access this video, along with others in the VJPU library here.

With the ISSM Find a Provider tool, potential patients can get your practice details quickly and easily.

Patients use this directory to find sexual medicine specialists in their community.

It's easy to create a listing:

Log in to the Members Only section of the ISSM website.

Click on the My ISSM link and choose My ISSM Profile.

Update your profile information and complete the Fields for Find a Provider section.

Make sure the Publish My Data in the Search Provider Tool field is set to yes.

We recommend that you keep your profile current. Please note that members using the Find a Provider tool are responsible for updating their information as appropriate.