Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder: Symptoms and Care
Persistent genital arousal disorder causes recurring, unwanted genital arousal sensations without corresponding sexual desire or lasting relief from orgasm.
Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction: Symptoms, Causes, and Care
Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction involves persistent changes in desire, genital sensation, arousal, orgasm, or ejaculation after an SSRI is stopped.
Retrograde Ejaculation: Causes, Symptoms, and Fertility
Retrograde ejaculation occurs when semen enters the bladder during orgasm instead of leaving through the penis, often causing little visible semen.
Nocturnal Erection: Meaning, Causes, and Sexual Health
A nocturnal erection is an automatic erection during sleep, commonly associated with REM sleep and normal penile nerve and blood-flow activity.
Penile Frenulum: Function, Sensitivity, Tears, and Treatment
The penile frenulum is a sensitive band beneath the glans that connects the foreskin to the penis and may affect movement, pleasure, and comfort.
Bartholin Glands: Function, Cysts, Abscesses, and Care
Bartholin glands are small glands near the vaginal opening that produce lubricating fluid and may develop cysts or painful abscesses.
Bulbourethral Gland: Function, Fluid, and Sexual Health
The bulbourethral gland releases clear pre-ejaculatory fluid that lubricates the urethra and helps prepare it for semen during ejaculation.
5-Alpha-Reductase Deficiency: Meaning and Development
5-alpha-reductase deficiency is an inherited variation that reduces conversion of testosterone into DHT and may affect genital development and puberty.
Micropenis: Meaning, Causes, Measurement, and Treatment
Micropenis is a medically measured penis that is substantially shorter than the expected range for a person’s age but is otherwise normally formed.
Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome: Meaning, Types, and Effects
Androgen insensitivity syndrome is a variation in which an XY body responds partly or not at all to testosterone and other androgens.