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Care of the Patient with Sexual Concerns

Family Medicine

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Sex, sexuality, and sexual function are often topics that patients want to discuss with their primary care provider [1–4]. The overall prevalence of patients with sexual concerns is estimated at 30 % for men and 30–40 % for women both in the USA and abroad [1–3]. Sexual health is defined by the World Health Organization as a “state of physical, emotional, mental and social well-being in relation to sexuality; it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity. Sexual health requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe sexual experiences” [6, 7].

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  1. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Francesco Leanza

  2. Department of Family and Community Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, 3W442, 399 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 2S8, Canada

    Francesco Leanza

  3. Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1029, New York, NY, 10029, USA

    Andrea Maritato

  4. Institute for Family Health, 16 East 16th Street, New York, NY, 10003, USA

    Andrea Maritato

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Leanza, F., Maritato, A. (2015). Care of the Patient with Sexual Concerns. In: Paulman, P., Taylor, R. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0779-3_65-1

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