International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health

ISSWSH 2008 Annual Meeting - Program Agenda

ISSWSH 2008 Annual Meeting
February 21-24, 2008
The Westin Horton Plaza
910 Broadway Circle
San Diego, California 92101

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008

Annual Pre-Course: 7:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
WOMEN'S SEXUAL HEALTH ISSUES: PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
This course is geared toward the beginner in FSD and requires separate registration.
Location: Santa Fe Room

6:30 a.m. – 7:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast and Registration

7:30 a.m. – 7:35 a.m.

Welcome and Introduction
Sharon Parish, MD

7:35 a.m. – 7:50 a.m.

Identification of Sexual Health Problems
Update on Classification, History, Questionnaires, Psychological Interview
Sharon Parish, MD

7:50 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Defining Sexual Pain Disorders
Talli Y. Rosenbaum, BS PT

8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.

Update on Physical Exam, Testing Procedures (Hormonal, Vascular, Neurologic)
Irwin Goldstein, MD

8:15 a.m. – 8:20 a.m.

Q & A

8:20 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Education
Relevant Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology
Irwin Goldstein, MD

8:30 a.m. – 8:55 a.m.

Role of the Pelvic Floor and Its Evaluation in in Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD)
Talli Y. Rosenbaum, BS PT

8:55 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Q & A

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.

Modification of Reversible Causes
Diet, Exercise, Changing Medications, Lubricants
Sharon Parish, MD

9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Behavioral Treatment and Physical Therapy
Talli Y. Rosenbaum, BS PT

9:30 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.

Q & A

9:40 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.

Refreshment Break

9:50 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.

First Line Therapies
Hormonal and Non-Hormonal Treatment
Irwin Goldstein, MD

10:20 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.

Hormonal Treatment Concerns
Sharon Parish, MD

10:35 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.

Management of SSRI-Induced Sexual Dysfunction
Sharon Parish, MD

10:50 a.m. – 10:55 a.m.

Q & A

10:55 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.

Second Line Therapies
Surgery
Irwin Goldstein, MD

CASE STUDIES

11:05 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.

42-Year-Old Woman with Low Sexual Desire
Sharon Parish, MD

11:20 a.m. – 11:35 a.m.

25-Year-Old Woman on OCPs with Vulvar Vestibulitis
Talli Y. Rosenbaum, BS PT

11:35 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.

55-Year-Old Post-Menopausal Woman Who Can No Longer Achieve Orgasm
Sharon Parish, MD

11:50 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

Box Lunch

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Board of Directors Meeting
Location: Pacifica Boardroom

Annual ISSWSH Meeting
Location: California Ballroom AB
“Sexual Diversity”
February 21 – 24, 2008
The Westin Horton Plaza
Annual Meeting Program Schedule

6:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Registration
Location: Santa Fe Foyer

12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall
Location: California Ballroom Foyer

12:20 p.m. – 12:35 p.m.

Opening Ceremony – Introductions

12:35 p.m. – 1:35 p.m.

State-of-the-Art Lecture #1 (Presidential Lecture)
Of Rats and Women
Annamaria Giraldi, MD
Introduction: Ellen Laan, PhD

1:35 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.

Selected Paper Session #1
Moderators: Anita Clayton, MD
Richard Hayes, BSc

1:35 p.m.

#1 G SPOT : A FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION : PRELIMINARY RESULTS
Pierre Foldes and Odile Buisson, Medical Doctor (Presented By: Pierre Foldes)
centre d'échographie

1:46 p.m.

#2 EXPRESSION OF VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE AND C-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE RECEPTOR GENES IN HUMAN VAGINA
Harrina Erlianti Rahardjo, MD⁴, Stefan Ückert, PhD³, Claudia Keil, Dipl Ing¹, Markus Meyer, MD, PhD⁶, Hans Jürgen Mägert, PhD¹, Wolfgang Kauffels, MD, PhD², Udo Jonas, MD, PhD³, Akmal Taher, MD, PhD⁵ and Djoko Rahardjo, MD⁵ (Presented By: Harrina Erlianti Rahardjo) ¹Department of Biotechnology, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Köthen/Anhalt, Germany; ²Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Klinikum Hildesheim GmbH, Hildesheim, Germany; ³Department of Urology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; ⁴Department of Urology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany and Department of Urology, University of Indonesia School of Medicine/Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia; ⁵Department of Urology, University of Indonesia School of Medicine/Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, jakarta, Indonesia; ⁶FOCUS IP AG, Basel, Switzerland

1:57 p.m.

#3 FREQUENCY OF PELVIC NERVE STIMULATION AFFECTED AQUAPORIN (AQP) – 1 ACTIVITY IN RAT VAGINA
Hyun-Suk Lee, Sun-Ouck Kim, Mina Lee, Ho Jae Han†, Kyuyoun Ahn‡ and Kwangsung Park (Presented By: Kwangsung Park) Departments of Urology and ‡Anatomy, Chonnam National University Medical School, †Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea

2:08 p.m.

#4 OF MICE AND WOMEN: A MOUSE MODEL OF VESTIBULODYNIA FOLLOWING RECURRENT VULVOVAGINAL CANDIDIASIS.
Melissa Farmer, BA, Y.M. Binik, PhD, Leigh C. McIntyre, BSc, Gary J. Bennett, PhD and Jeffrey S. Mogil, PhD (Presented By: Melissa Farmer) McGill University

2:19 p.m.

#5 CORTISOL LEVELS PREDICT TREATMENT DROP OUT RATES AMONG WOMEN WITH A HISTORY OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE
Danielle SoRelle-Miner, MPH, Lisa Dawn Hamilton, MS and Cindy Meston, PhD (Presented By:Danielle SoRelle-Miner) University of Texas

2:30 p.m.

#6 HEART RATE VARIABILITY AND AFFECT DURING SEXUAL, STRESSFUL, AND PLEASANT STATES OF AROUSAL.
Lisa Dawn Hamilton, BA and Cindy Meston, PhD (Presented By: Lisa Dawn Hamilton) University of Texas at Austin

2:41 p.m.

#7 PREVALENCE OF MENTAL POLLUTION IN CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE SURVIVORS
Andrea Bradford, MA, Erica Truelson and Cindy Meston, PhD (Presented By: Erica Truelson) University of Texas at Austin

2:52 p.m.

#8 THE FEMALE EXPERIENCE OF MEN’S ATTITUDES TO LIFE EVENTS AND SEXUALITY (FEMALES) STUDY: PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES OF COUPLES TOWARDS ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
William Fisher, MD, PhD³, Ian Eardley, MD4, Marita McCabe, PhD² and Michael Sand, PhD, MPH¹ (Presented By: William Fisher)¹Bayer Healthcare, Wuppertal, Germany; ²Deakin University, Burwood, Australia; ³Professor; ⁴Pyra Department of Urology, St James's Hospital, Leeds, UK

1:35 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.

Concurrent Instructional Course #1
Location: Santa Fe Room
Dermatologic Diseases of the Vulva and Vagina
Andrew Goldstein, MD
Susan Kellogg - Spadt, PhD CRNP

3:05 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Break

3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Symposium #1 – Sexual Treatments: Comparative Studies
Moderator: Caroline Pukall, MD
Discussants:

Sophie Bergeron, PhD: Provoked Vestibulodynia: A Randomized Comparison of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Medical Management

Moniek ter Kuile, PhD: Is Therapist-Aided Exposure In Vivo more Effective in the Treatment of Lifelong Vaginismus than Cognitive Behavior Therapy?

Christina Damsted Petersen, MD: Botox and Cognitive Behavior Therapy as Treatments for Vestibulodynia

Uzma Rehman, PhD: "I love what you've done with him!": Limits of Traditional Couples Therapies and How an Acceptance-Based Approach Can Improve Outcomes

5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Christina Damsted Petersen, MD, PhD Student
ESSM Lecture: "Vulvodynia. A Multidimensional Disorder, Pitfalls and New Potential Treatment Strategies"
Introduction: Annamaria Giraldi, MD

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Industry Sponsored Symposium #1
Testosterone for Female Sexual Dysfunction: How Viable? How Available?
Location: California Ballroom AB

Faculty:
Irwin Goldstein, MD (Chair)
Director, San Diego Sexual Medicine
San Diego, CA

James Simon, MD
Clinical Professor
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
The George Washington University School of Medicine
Washington, DC

Sheryl A. Kingsberg, PhD
Associate Professor
Chief, Division of Behavioral Medicine
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
MacDonald Women's Hospital
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cleveland, OH

7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Welcome Reception
Location: California Ballroom C

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2008

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Industry Sponsored Breakfast Symposium #2
Changing Perspectives on Personal Lubricants: From Problem Solution to Sexual Enhancement.
Sandra Leiblum, PhD
Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center
Piscataway, NJ

7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Registration
Location: Santa Fe Foyer

7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Exhibit Hall
Location: California Ballroom Foyer

8:20 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.

State-of-the-Art Lecture #2
When Trauma Interferes with Sex: Neurobiological Evidence and Therapeutic Implications
Rachel Yehuda, PhD

Introduction: Talli Rosenbaum, BS, PT

9:10 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.

Symposium #2 – Sexual Pleasure
Moderator: Rhea Orion, PhD
Discussants:

Michael Metz, PhD: The ‘Good Enough Sex’ Model for ‘Great Sex’: Couple Growth and Satisfaction Over the Life Cycle

Gina Ogden, PhD: When Good Girls Do – Lessons from Women Who Love Sex

Marty Klein, PhD: Narratives Around Pleasure: Theirs and Ours

10:40 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Selected Paper Session #2
Moderators: Caroline Pukall, PhD
Juza Chen, MD

11:00 a.m.

#9 PREVALENCE, RISK FACTORS AND METHODS OF ASSESSING FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION
Richard Hayes, BSc(Hons)², Lorraine Dennerstein, MBBS PhD¹, Catherine Bennett, PhD³ and Christopher Fairley, MBBS PhD³ (Presented By: Richard Hayes) ¹Dept of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne; ²Dept of Public Health and Dept of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne; ³Dept of Public Health, University of Melbourne

11:13 a.m.

#10 ATTITUDES TOWARDS PARTNER INTERACTIONS OF WOMEN WITH CHARACTERISTICS OF HSDD: PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF A MULTINATIONAL STUDY OF 1,402 WOMEN
Lorraine Dennerstein, MBBS, PhD, DPM, FRANZCP¹ and Michael Sand, PhD, MPH² (Presented By: Lorraine Dennerstein) ¹Dept of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne; ²Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT

11:24 a.m.

#11 CHARACTERISTICS OF SSRI USERS REPORTING SEXUAL PROBLEMS: DEMOGRAPHIC DATA FROM A NATIONAL ONLINE SURVEY
Tierney Ahrold, BS and Cindy Meston, PhD (Presented By: Tierney Ahrold) University of Texas at Austin

11:35 a.m.

#12 QUALITY OF SEXUAL LIFE CHANGES IN FEMALE PARTNER OF MEN WITH ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION TREATED WITH VIAGRA: INTEREST OF INDEX OF SEXUAL LIFE (ISL) QUESTIONNAIRE.
Marie Chevret Measson, Medical Doctor², Beatrice Cuzin, Medical Doctor¹ and Emmanuel Lavallée, Medical Doctor³ (Presented By: Beatrice Cuzin) ¹Department of Urology and Transplantation; ²none; ³Pfizer Company

11:46 a.m.

#13 HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES MODERATE THE INHIBITORY EFFECTS OF NICOTINE ON PHYSIOLOGICAL SEXUAL AROUSAL IN WOMEN
Christopher Harte, BA and Cindy Meston, PhD (Presented By: Christopher Harte) University of Texas at Austin

11:57 a.m.

#14 EFFICACY OF CONTINUED FLIBANSERIN TREATMENT ON SEXUAL FUNCTIONING IN PREMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH HSDD: RESULTS FROM THE ROSE STUDY
Evan Goldfischer, MD, FACS¹, Dan Cotton, MS,² Jaromir Mikl, MSPH,² Rob Pyke, MD, PhD² and Michael Sand, MD² (Presented By: Evan Goldfischer) ¹Hudson Valley Urology Center, Poughkeepsie, NY; ²Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT

12:08 p.m.

#15 EFFICACY OF CONTINUED FLIBANSERIN TREATMENT ON SEXUAL DESIRE AND SATISFYING SEXUAL EVENTS IN PREMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH HSDD: RESULTS FROM THE ROSE STUDY
Evan Goldfischer, MD, FACS,¹ Dan Cotton, MS,² Jaromir Mikl, MSPH,² Rob Pyke, MD, PhD² and Michael Sand, PhD, MPH² (Presented By: Evan Goldfischer) ¹Hudson Valley Urology Center, Poughkeepsie, NY; ²Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT

12:19 p.m.

#16 NOT TONIGHT DEAR, I HAVE A VULVACHE: EVIDENCE FOR REDUCED SEXUAL RECEPTIVITY WITH VULVAR AND HINDPAW ZYMOSAN USING PACED MATING IN THE MOUSE.
Melissa Farmer, BA², Y.M. Binik, PhD², Leigh C. McIntyre, BSc², James G. Pfaus, PhD¹ and Jeffrey S. Mogil, PhD² (Presented By: Melissa Farmer) ¹Concordia University; ²McGill University

11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Concurrent Instructional Course #2
Location: Santa Fe Room
Dilemmas of Desire: A Multimodal Approach For Working With Sexless Couples
Esther Perel, MA LMFT
Talli Y. Rosenbaum, BS PT

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch and Learn #1
Location: Santa Fe Room
Chronic Disease And Sexuality: Medical And Psychological Implications
Lori A. Brotto, Ph.D., R. Psych
Michael L. Krychman, MD

Lunch and Learn #2
Location: California Ballroom AB
Peaks And Valleys--Sexuality In The Reproductive Phase of Life
Irwin Goldstein, MD
Susan E. Sklar, MD

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

State-of-the-Art Lecture #3
Neurotransmitters Involved in Female Sexual Desire and Arousal
Chris Wayman, MD
Introduction: Lorraine Dennerstein, MBBS, PhD

2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Symposium #3 – Sexual Desire : Genes, Hormones and Sexual Satisfaction
Moderator: James Pfaus, PhD
Discussants:

Richard Ebstein, PhD: Association Between Common Genetic Polymorphisms and Self-Report Measures of Sexual Desire, Arousal, and Function

Sharon Parish, MD: The Androgen Debate: A Balanced Perspective

Kevan Wylie, MD: Sexual Well Being, Satisfaction and Desire Within the Bedroom

4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Poster Session (Wine & Cheese)
Poster prize jury : Alessandra Rellini, PhD, Jim Pfaus, PhD
Location: California Ballroom C

Poster# 1

THE G-SPOT: THE CONTINUED QUEST FOR AN ANATOMIC STRUCTURE UNDERLYING FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION
Michael krychman, MDCM¹, Hannah alphs, Medical student², Irwin Goldstein, MD³ and Susan Kellogg Spadt, PhD⁴ (Presented By: Michael Krychman)¹Hoag Memorial Hospital; ²joh hopkins; ³Sand Diego Sexual Medicine; ⁴Sexual Medicine the Pelvic and Sexual Health Institute Philadelphia

Poster# 2

RISK FACTORS FOR FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION IN THE GENERAL POPULATION: EXPLORING FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH LOW SEXUAL FUNCTION AND SEXUAL DISTRESS
Richard Hayes, BSc(Hons)¹, Lorraine Dennerstein, MBBS PhD³, Catherine Bennett, PhD², Mohsin Sidat, MBBS PhD², Lyle Gurrin, PhD² and Christopher Fairley, MBBS PhD² (Presented By: Richard Hayes) ¹Dept of Public Health and Dept of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne; ²Dept of Public Health, University of Melbourne; ³Dept Psychiatry, University of Melbourne

Poster# 3

THE PREVALENCE OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND SEXUAL DESIRE IN WOMEN: RESULTS FROM EPILUTS
Karin S. Coyne, MPH, PhD6, Chris Sexton6, Zoe Kopp³, Christine Thompson⁶, Debra Irwin⁷,Ian Milsom¹, Christopher Chapple⁴, Andrea Tubaro⁵, Alan Wein² and the EpiLUTS Working Group³ (Presented By: Karin S. Coyne) ¹Goteborg University; ²Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; ³Pfizer Inc; ⁴Royal Hallamshire Hospital; ⁵Sant' Andrea Hospital; ⁶United BioSource Corporation; ⁷University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Poster# 4

ANALYSIS OF MAILED QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION OF WOMEN MEDICAL DOCTORS
Manami Kinjo, Yuki Sekiguchi, MD PhD² and Eiji Higashihara, MD PhD¹ (Presented By: manami kinjo) ¹Kyorin University School of Medicine; ²Yokohama Motomachi Women's Clinic LUNA

Poster# 5

THE SURVEY OF FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION BY THE VALIDATED JAPANESE VERSION OF THE FSFI
Yuki Sekiguchi, MD,PhD², Manami Kinjyo, MD,PhD and Yoshinobu Kubota, MD,PhD¹ (Presented By: Yuki Sekiguchi) ¹Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine; ²Yokohama Motomachi Women'S Clinic LUNA

Poster# 6

ACCULTURATION AND PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL SEXUAL AROUSAL AMONG CANADIAN ASIAN WOMEN.
Morag Yule, BSc, BA, Lori Brotto, PhD and Jane Woo, MA (Presented By: Morag Yule) UBC

Poster# 7

DOES HEALTH AFFECT SEXUAL RESPONSE IN YOUNG, HEALTHY FEMALES?
Morag Yule, BSc, BA and Lori Brotto, PhD (Presented By: Morag Yule) UBC

Poster# 8

ARE FEMALE PARTNERS THE GATEKEEPERS OF MEN’S HEALTH? SUPPORTING EVIDENCE FROM THE FEMALES STUDY
William Fisher, MD, PhD, Ian Eardley, MD³, Marita McCabe, PhD² and Michael Sand, PhD, MP¹ (Presented By: William Fisher) ¹Bayer Healthcare, Wuppertal, Germany; ²Deakin University, Burwood, Australia; ³Pyrah Dept. of Urology, St James's Hospital, Leeds, UK

Poster# 9

GENDER-SPECIFIC AGREEMENTS BETWEEN PHYSIOLOGICAL AND SUBJECTIVE SEXUAL AROUSAL PATTERNS IN RESPONSE TO DIVERSE SEXUAL STIMULI
Christopher Harte, BA and Cindy Meston, PhD (Presented By: Christopher Harte) University of Texas at Austin

Poster# 10

CHANGE IN ATTRIBUTION OF SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION TO MEDICATION USE PREDICTS CHANGE IN SEXUAL FUNCTIONING
Tierney Ahrold, BS and Cindy Meston, PhD (Presented By: Tierney Ahrold) University of Texas at Austin

Poster# 11

BRIEF REPORTING OF SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION IN SSRI USERS MAY NOT PROPERLY ASSESS CLINICAL DYSFUNCTION
Tierney Ahrold, BS and Cindy Meston, PhD (Presented By: Tierney Ahrold) University of Texas at Austin

Poster# 12

PSYCOLOGICAL AND SEXUAL ASPECTS OF STERILITY: AN ITALIAN EXPERIENCE
Valeria Valentino, medical doctor³, ciro conversano, psycologist¹, giovanna simi, MD¹, rosella nappi, PhD gynecologist² and andrea riccardo genazzani, PhD gynecologist¹ (Presented By: Valeria Valentino) ¹Dept OB/GYN University of Pisa; ²IRCCS S Maugeri Foundation Pavia; ³University of Pisa Dept OBGYN

Poster# 13

ALTERED SENSE OF NORMALCY FOLLOWING VULVAR EXCISION
Wendy Likes, Cindy Russell, PhD¹ and Todd Tillmanns, MD² (Presented By: Wendy Likes) ¹UTHSC; ²West Clinic, UTHSC

Poster# 14

CAN PELVIC FLOOR PHYSICAL THERAPY IMPROVE VAGINAL LUBRICATION? : THREE CASE REPORTS
Talli Rosenbaum, BS, PT (Presented By: Talli Rosenbaum) Private Practice

Poster# 15

EFFECT OF POST. COLPOPERIONEORRHAPY TO PELVIC FLOOR DYSFUNCTION SYMPTOMS
GunYong Chun, In Chul Jong, Dr², Ho Ju Youn, Dr¹, Jin Hong Kim, Prof² and Sue Yuoen Kim, Dr² (Presented By: GunYong Chun) ¹best skilled obgyn; ²Catholic University Medical College

Poster# 16

CHARACTERISTICS, MANAGEMENT AND OUTCOME OF PRIMARY VAGINISMUS IN TURKEY, A STANDPOINT OF GYNECOLOGIST
Suleyman Engin Akhan, MDAssocProf (Presented By: Suleyman Engin Akhan) Istanbul University, Dept. of Obstet. & Gynecol.

Poster# 17

TWO DIFFERENT CLINICAL TYPES AND MMPI PROFILES IN VAGINISMUS
Dongwoo Kang, MD, Younggun Ko, Phd², Nameui Kim, RN¹ and Hyekyung Baek, MD¹ (Presented By: Dongwoo Kang) ¹KISCH; ²Korea Univ.

Poster# 18

PROGESTIN EFFECTS ON FEMALE PSCHOLOGY
Diana Fleischman and Daniel M.T. Fessler, PhD (Presented By: Diana Fleischman) University of California, Los Angeles

Poster# 19

SEX HORMONE PROFILES AND FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION
Ha Na Lee, MD, Hana Yoon, MD, Woo Sik Chung, MD and Bong Suk Shim, MD (Presented By: Hana Yoon)

Poster# 20

BREAST CANCER RISK IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN USING ANDROGENS IN COMBINATION WITH HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY
Johannes Bitzer, Prof MD, Peter Kenemans, Prof MD¹ and Alfred Mueck, Prof MD² (Presented By: Johannes Bitzer) ¹University Amsterdam; ²University Tübingen

Poster# 21

SEXUAL AND PARTNERSHIP COUNSELLING IN BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS
Johannes Bitzer, Prof MD (Presented By: Johannes Bitzer)

Poster# 22

EFFECTS OF A PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL TREATMENT FOR SEXUAL AROUSAL DISSORDER IN GYNECOLOGIC CANCER SURVIVORS
Yvonne Erskine, MEd, Katherine Rhodes, MA and Lori Brotto, PhD (Presented By: Yvonne Erskine) UBC

Poster #23

EFFICACY OF CONTINUED FLIBANSERIN TREATMENT ON DISTRESS ASSOCIATED WITH SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION IN PREMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH HSDD: RESULTS FROM THE ROSE STUDY
Evan Goldfischer, MD, FACS,¹ Dan Cotton, MS,² Jaromir Mikl, MSPH,² Rob Pyke, MD, PhD,² and Michael Sand, PhD, MPH² (Presented By: Evan Goldfischer) ¹Hudson Valley Urology Center, Poughkeepsie, NY; ³Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Ridgefield, CT

Poster# 24

A CLEAR PATHWAY TO APPROVAL FOR LIBIGEL® TREATMENT OF WOMEN WITH HYPOACTIVE SEXUAL DESIRE DISORDER (HSDD)
Michael Snabes, MD, PhD², Stephen Simes¹, Joanne Zborowski, BSN¹ and William White, MD³ (Presented By: Michael Snabes) ¹BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; ²MCS Medical Consulting; ³University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT

Poster# 25

A CARDIOVASCULAR AND BREAST SAFETY STUDY OF LIBIGEL® IN WOMEN WITH HYPOACTIVE SEXUAL DESIRE DISORDER (HSDD): STUDY DESIGN AND DESCRIPTION OF ENDPOINTS
Michael Snabes, MD, PhD³, William White, MD⁵, Jason Connor, PhD¹, Donald Berry, PhD¹, Donald Berry, PhD⁴, Joanne Zborowski, BSN² and Stephen Simes² (Presented By: Michael Snabes) ¹Berry Consultants, Indianapolis, IN; ²BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; ³MCS Medical Consulting; ⁴MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; ⁵University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT

Poster# 26

ARE ABSTRACTS PRESENTED AT THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF WOMEN'S HEALTH FOLLOWED BY PUBLICATION IN MEDICAL JOURNALS?
Alexander Greenstein, MD² and Juza Chen, MD¹ (Presented By: Alexander Greenstein) ¹Director at the Sexual Dysfunction Clinic, Senior Urologist, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.; ²Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel

6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

ISSWSH Networking Reception
Sponsored by: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals
Location: Sante Fe Room

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2008

6:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Registration
Location: Santa Fe Foyer

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

The Journal Of Sexual Medicine Breakfast Debate
“The Normal State of Desire/Arousal in Women is Sexual Neutrality”
Moderator: Irwin Goldstein, MD
Pro:                                    Con:
Lori Brotto, PhD                  Anita Clayton, MD
Michael Perelman, PhD       William Fisher, PhD

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Symposium #4 – Sexual Oncology
Moderator: Lori Brotto, PhD

Discussants:

Michael Krychman, MD: Sexuality in the More Rare Cancers

Debra Barton, PhD: Effects of Testosterone in Female Cancer Survivors with Low Desire

Gemma Kenter, MD: Nerve-Sparing Surgery Techniques and Their Effects on Sexual Function

Anne Katz RN PhD: My Body My Self: Sex, Cancer, and the Whole Woman

9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Exhibit Hall
Location: California Ballroom Foyer

10:00 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.

Break

10:20 a.m. – 11:45 p.m.

Debate: Cosmetic Genitoplasty is Good for Women's Health and Well-Being
Moderator: Ellen Laan, PhD
Pro: Con:
Andrew Goldstein, MD Lih Mei Liao, PhD

11:45 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.

Lunch and Learn #3
Location: Santa Fe Room
Sex Ed for Physicians in Training: Issues in Medical Education
Anita Clayton, MD
Sheryl. A. Kingsberg, PhD
Sandra Leiblum, PhD

Lunch and Learn #4
Location: California Ballroom AB
Starting a Sexual Health Practice 101
Sue W. Goldstein, BA
Michael Krychman, MD
Susan E. Sklar, MD

12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Selected Paper Session #3

12:45 p.m.

#17 A MINDFULNESS-BASED GROUP PSYCYHOEDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION TARGETING SEXUAL AROUSAL DISORDER IN WOMEN
Lori Brotto, PhD², Rosemary Basson, MD² and Mijal Luria, MD¹ (Presented By: Lori Brotto) ¹Hadassah University Hospital, Mt. Scopus; ²UBC

12:58 p.m.

#18 CLINICALLY RELEVANT CHANGES IN SATISFYING SEXUAL ACTIVITY, SEXUAL DESIRE, AND PERSONAL DISTRESS IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH HYPOACTIVE SEXUAL DESIRE DISORDER
Leonard DeRogatis, PhD¹, Alessandra Graziottin, MD², Johannes Bitzer, MD³, Cynthia Rodenberg, PhD⁴, Sonja Schmitt, MD⁴ and Patricia Koochaki, PhD⁴ (Presented By: Leonard DeRogatis) ¹Center for Sexual Medicine; ²Centre of Gynaecology and Medical Sexology, H. San Raffaele Resnati, Milan; ³Gyn.Sozialmedizin und Psychosomatik, Frauenklinik, Universitätsspital Basel; ⁴Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Mason, Ohio

1:09 p.m.

#19 WHAT IS THE ‘TRUE’ PREVALENCE OF FEMALE SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS AND DOES THE WAY WE ASSESS THESE CONDITIONS HAVE AN IMPACT?
Richard Hayes, BSc(Hons)², Lorraine Dennerstein, MBBS PhD¹, Bennett Catherine, PhD³ and Christopher Fairley, MBBS PhD³ (Presented By: Richard Hayes) ¹Dept of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne; ²Dept of Public Health and Dept of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne; ³Dept of Public Health, University of Melbourne

1:20 p.m.

#20 THE IMPACT OF LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS ON WOMEN’S SEXUAL HEALTH: RESULTS FROM THE EPILUTS STUDY
Karin S. Coyne, MPH, PhD⁶, Chris Sexton⁶, Zoe Kopp³, Christine Thompson⁶, Debra Irwin⁷, Ian Milsom¹, Christopher Chapple⁴, Andrea Tubaro⁵, Alan Wein² and the EpiLUTS Working Group³ (Presented By: Karin S. Coyne) ¹Goteborg University; ²Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; ³Pfizer Inc; ⁴Royal Hallamshire Hospital; ⁵Sant' Andrea Hospital; ⁶United BioSource Corporation; ⁷University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

1:31 p.m.

#21 UROGYNECOLOGY AND SEXUAL FUNCTION-HOW ARE WE DOING?
Lior Lowenstein, MD, MS, Kristen Pierce, BS² and Rachel Pauls, MD¹ (Presented By: Lior Lowenstein)¹2Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio; ²Loyola Medical Center, Chicago Illinois

1:42 p.m.

#22 HYPOGASTRIC NERVE REGULATION OF VAGINAL BLOOD FLOW AND THE SPINAL PATHWAYS ACTIVATED.
G-Z YU, PhD¹, Joseph UGOEKE, BSc¹, Marca ALEXANDER, MD² and Lesley Marson, PhD (Presented By: Lesley Marson) ¹UNC-CH; ²Univ Alabama

1:53 p.m.

#23 TREATMENT OF NATURALLY MENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH HYPOACTIVE SEXUAL DESIRE DISORDER: EFFECT OF THE TRANSDERMAL TESTOSTERONE PATCH IN THE NM2 TRIAL
James H. Liu, MD², Sheryl Kingsberg, PhD², Cynthia A. Rodenberg, PhD¹ and Johna Lucas, MD¹ (Presented By: Sheryl Kingsberg) ¹Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Mason, Ohio; ²University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

2:04 p.m.

#24 LEI (LACK OF TESTOSTERONE IMPACT) SURVEY IN A SAMPLE OF ITALIAN WOMEN WITH SURGICAL MENOPAUSE.
Rossella E. Nappi, MD PhD³, Stefano Lello, MD¹, Gian Benedetto Melis, MD² and Andrea Riccardo Genazzani, MD⁴ (Presented By: Rossella E. Nappi) ¹IRCCS Idi-San Carlo Rome; ²University of Cagliari; ³University of Pavia; ⁴University of

12:45 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Concurrent Instructional Course #3
Location: Santa Fe Room
Sex and The Psyche: Effects Of Psychiatric Illness and Medications On Sexual Functioning
Richard Balon, MD
Anita Clayton, MD

2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Break

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

State-of-the-Art Lecture #4
Sex as a Highly Valuable Gift from God: Sexuality of Muslim Women
Heba Kotb, MD

Introduction: Ellen Laan, PhD

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Clinical Cases
“Do I want to want?” — Multidisciplinary Approach to a Case of a Woman with Low Sexual Desire
Moderator and case presenter: Marian Dunn, PhD

Discussants:

Kathyrn Hall, PhD
Claudia Panzer, MD

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Annual Business Meeting
Location: California Ballroom AB

7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Light Hors D'Oeuvres Reception
Location: California Ballroom C

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2008

6.30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Board of Directors Meeting
Location: Pacifica Board Room

7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Registration
Location: Santa Fe Foyer

8:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Selected Paper Session #4
Moderators: Crista Johnson, MD, MSC

8:00 a.m.

#25 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMMUNICATION STYLE AND INTIMACY SATISFACTION IN WOMEN WITH A HISTORY OF SEXUAL ABUSE
Ana Kuny, BA and Alessandra Rellini, PhD (Presented By: Alessandra Rellini) University of Vermont

8:11 a.m.

#26 DEPRESSED MOOD AND SEXUAL AROUSAL IN SEXUALLY FUNCTIONAL WOMEN
Moniek ter Kuile, PhD, Stephanie Both, PhD and Janneke van Uden, MD (Presented By: Moniek ter Kuile) LUMC

8:22 a.m.

#27 EFFECTS OF BIDIMENSIONAL ACCULTURATION ON SEXUALITY AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH BEHAVIOURS IN EAST ASIAN WOMEN
Jane Woo, MA and Lori Brotto, PhD (Presented By: Jane Woo) University of British Columbia

8:33 a.m.

#28 THE EFFECT OF ULTRA LOW-DOSE TRANSDERMAL ESTRADIOL ON SEXUAL FUNCTION IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN
Alison Huang, MD, MPhil³, Kristine Yaffe, MD³, Eric Vittinghoff, PhD³, Miriam Kuppermann, PhD³, Ilana Addis, MD², Vladimir Hanes, MD¹, Judy Quan, PhD³ and Deborah Grady, MD³ (Presented By: Alison Huang) ¹4Berlex Laboratories, Incorporated; ²University of Arizona Health Sciences Center; ³University of California San Francisco

8:44 a.m.

#29 WITHDRAWAL FROM HIGH DOSE PROGESTERONE/ESTROGEN TREATMENT THAT SIMULATES PREGNANCY PRODUCES DEPRESSIVE-LIKE EFFECTS IN FEMALE RATS
Lesley Marson, PhD, Maria Boccia, PhD, Cort Pedersen, MD and David Overstreet, PhD (Presented By: Lesley Marson) UNC-Ch

8:55 a.m.

#30 VALIDATION OF THE INVENTORY OF SEXUAL EVENTS AND DESIRE (ISED) DIARY
Leonard DeRogatis, PhD², William Koltun, MD⁴, Candace Brown, PharmD⁵, Stephen Swanson, MD, CPI⁶, Joanne Zborowski, BSN¹ and Michael Snabes, MD, PhD³ (Presented By: Michael Snabes) ¹BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; ²Center for Sexual Medicine at Sheppard Pratt, Baltimore, MD; ³MCS Medical Consulting; ⁴Medical Center for Clinical Research, San Diego, CA; ⁵University of TN, Memphis, TN; ⁶Women's Clinic of Lincoln, PC, Lincoln, NE

9:06 a.m.

#31 DEVELOPMENT OF THE WOMEN’S SEXUAL INTEREST DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW (WSID): AN INTERVIEW TO DIAGNOSE HYPOACTIVE SEXUAL DESIRE DISORDER AND RELATED SUBTYPES IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN
Leonard DeRogatis, PhD, Sandra Leiblum, PhD¹, Lisa Zipfel, MS² and Chun-Yuan Guo, MD, PhD² (Presented By: Leonard DeRogatis) ¹Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; ²Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

9:17 a.m.

#32 GENITAL SELF-IMAGE AMONG SOMALI IMMIGRANTS WITH FEMALE GENITAL CUTTING
Crista E Johnson, MD, Msc⁴, Stephanie L Mayne³, Amal H Fadlalla, PhD² and Hope K Haefner, MD¹ (Presented By: Crista E Johnson) ¹Center for Vulvar Diseases, Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Michigan; ²Depts of Anthropology, Women's Studies and Center for Afro-American and African Studies, University of Michigan; ³Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, University of Michigan; ⁴University of Michigan, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program

9:28 a.m.

#33 UMBILICAL HYPERSENSITIVITY IN PRIMARY VULVAR VESTIBULITIS SYNDROME: EVIDENCE OF CONGENITAL NEURAL HYPERPLASIA IN TISSUE DERIVED FROM THE PRIMITIVE UROGENITAL SINUS
Andrew T. Goldstein, MD², Lara J. Burrows, MD MSc³, Caroline F. Pukall, PhD¹ and Daisy Klingman, MD⁴ (Presented By: Andrew T. Goldstein) ¹Department of Psychology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; ²The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; ³University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT; ⁴University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

9:39 a.m.

#34 PSYCHOSOCIAL AND SEXUAL FUNCTIONING IN WOMEN WITH VULVODYNIA: A CONTROLLED STUDY
Caroline Pukall, PhD², Kelly Smith, MA², Katherine Sutton, MA² and Susan Chamberlain, MD¹ (Presented By: Caroline Pukall) ¹Kingston General Hospital; ²Queen's University

9:50 a.m.

#35 THE SUCCESS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY IN TREATING PATIENTS WITH PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS
Amy Guise, MD², Elizabeth Malak, MPT¹ and Margarita Kressin, MD² (Presented By: Amy Guise) ¹Froedtert Hospital; ²Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals

10:01 a.m.

#36 PREVALENCE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF DYSPAREUNIA IN AN ADOLESCENT POPULATION
Tina Landry, BA, PhD candidate² and Sophie Bergeron, PhD¹ (Presented By: Tin Landry) ¹Université du Québec à Montréal; ²Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM)

10:12 a.m.

#37 UROGYNECOLOGIC FEATURES AND SEXUAL FUNCTION IN WOMEN WITH INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS/PAINFUL BLADDER SYNDROME (IC/PBS).
Barbara Gardella, MD¹, Daniele Porru, MD³, Maria Diletta Dacco', MD, Valentina Santamaria, MD⁴, Bruno Rovereto, MD², Rossella E. Nappi, MD PhD⁴ and Arsenio Spinillo, MD (Presented By: Rossella E. Nappi) ¹Dept Ob/Gyn IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo; ²Dept of Urology IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo; ³Dept Urology Policlinico San Matteo; ⁴University of Pavia

8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Concurrent Instructional Course #4
Location: Santa Fe Room
Hormonal Treatment and Sexuality
Rosella Nappi, MD PhD
Claudia Panzer, MD