Psychological and Medical Perspectives on Fertility Care and Sexual Health

Book excerpt: Psychological and Medical Perspectives on Fertility Care and Sexual Health provides the necessary specialized training of sexual dysfunction and sex therapy to those in reproductive medicine. Understanding and knowledge about these sexual dysfunctions is needed for reproductive specialists to identify sexual problems, provide treatment if they are able or make appropriate referrals, and coordinate care for more specialized and specific needs as part of the patients overall reproductive medical management. This must-have reference explores the intimate interface of sexuality and fertility, male and female sexual function, cultural influences on women, Eastern medicine, and more! - Provides the first-of-its-kind book for clinicians that summarizes literature and interventions and brings together the current researchers and thinkers on this topic - Explores diverse populations typically left out, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender individuals, women and people of color - Presents a treatment dilemma for many health care providers: should one condition be treated before the other or should concurrent services be offered? - Identifies common sexual problems/dysfunctions presented by infertility patients - Describes interventions for these problems and identifies resources for appropriate treatment of sexual dysfunction