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Female Sexual Dysfunction (New Information on Treatment)

Speaker
Dr. Rachel Rubin

Speaker Bio
Dr. Rachel Rubin is a board-certified urologist and sexual medicine specialist. She is an assistant clinical professor of Urology at Georgetown University and works in a private practice in the Washington DC region. She is one of only a handful of physicians fellowship trained in male and female sexual medicine. Dr. Rubin is a clinician, researcher, and vocal educator in the field of sexual medicine. She completed her medical and undergraduate training at Tufts University, her urology training at Georgetown University, and her fellowship training under Dr. Irwin Goldstein in San Diego. In addition to being education chair for the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH), she also serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal Sexual Medicine Reviews.

Course Description
Sexual dysfunction is very common and yet under researched and under treated. In our clinics we see patients with issues surrounding low desire, arousal/orgasm disorders and sexual pain conditions. While often not taught, there are many evidence based treatment strategies to use in treating these patients. Dr. Rubin will go over diagnostic criteria, proper physical exam techniques as well as evidence based medical management of various sexual medicine conditions.

Learning Objectives
1. Define different types of female sexual dysfunction
2. Describe the essential steps of the physical examination and diagnostic testing recommended for FSD
3. List at least three therapeutic interventions used in patients with FSD

CEUs Offered: 1 CE

Course Expiration: April 27, 2024