Acknowledgements: The program (click the picture above) and this coverage would not have been possible without the outstanding contribution of the Boston University School of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education; we owe lots of thanks for them.

The research work done by Drs Irwin Goldstein and Jennifer Berman are integral to this course and to the entire field of female sexual dysfunction.

Breast Cancer and Female Sexual Dysfunction

Breast cancer and particularly its treatment can have a radical effect on women, and lead to FSD.

Bicycle Riding and Female Sexual Dysfunction

There is preliminary evidence that women may suffer sexual dysfunction from bicycle seats. There are early indications that some women bike riders suffer clitoral numbness or pain, difficulty achieving orgasm, and difficulty urinating.

Other perspectives provided during this session included Sympathetic Nervous System Influences on Female Sexual Function, Young Women with Female Sexual Dysfunction, Older Women with Female Sexual Dysfunction, The Presentation and Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction in a Primary Care Women's Health Group and a Nurse Practitioner Perspective