AUA Guidelines on Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause
Speaker:
Rachel Rubin, MD, IF (USA)
11:35 AM - 11:50 AM
Region Based Applications of Physical Therapy
Speaker:
Jandra Mueller, DPT, MS, IF (USA)
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
Q&A
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
Lunch - Pre-Course Registrants Only
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
Regency Ballroom ABCH
Opening Ceremony (non-CME)
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Regency Ballroom ABCH
ISSWSH Presidential Lecture - Hormones and Sexual Health: A Neverending Love
Speaker:
Linda Vignozzi, MD, PhD (Italy)
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Regency Ballroom ABCH
State of the Art 1 - Top 5 Abstract Presentations
Moderators:
Irwin Goldstein, MD, IF (USA) & Michael Perelman, PhD, IF (USA)
1:30 PM - 1:42 PM
Descriptive Analysis of Sexual Function & Orgasm Experience Pre- and Post- Gender-Affirming Hysterectomy (#001)
Speaker:
Maria Wangamez (United States)
1:42 PM - 1:54 PM
Exploring Sexual Schemas in Menopause: The Role of Sexual Function and Depression (#002)
Speaker:
Andrea Ensign (United States)
1:54 PM - 2:06 PM
Sexual Satisfaction and Orgasmic Function After Gender-Affirming Vaginoplasty: Initial Results From the Validated SatisFunction Survey (#003)
Speaker:
Amine Sahmoud (United States)
2:06 PM - 2:18 PM
Disparities in Access to Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy: Provider Distribution and Affordability in New York City (#004)
Speaker:
Sara Perelmuter (United States)
2:18 PM - 2:30 PM
Feasibility of Delineating the Clitourethrovaginal Complex in a Cohort of Female Patients With Pelvic Cancers Who Received Radiotherapy (#005)
Speaker:
Nicole Munoz (United States)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Foyer
Coffee Break - Visit Exhibitors
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Foyer
First Time Attendee/New Member Meet-Up
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Regency Ballroom ABCH
Symposium 1 - Pelvic Venous Disorders (PeVD) and Sexual Health
Moderator:
Alyssa Yee, MD (USA)
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Pelvic Venous Disorders: A New Frontier in Women's Sexual Health
Speaker:
Brooke Spencer, MD, FSIR (USA)
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Pelvic Venous Disease: What Comes Along for the Ride. POTS, MCAS and HSD
Speaker:
Alexis Cutchins, MD (USA)
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
The Role of Pelvic Floor PT in the Treatment of PeVD
Speaker:
Julie Baron, PT, DPT, CSCS, PCES (USA)
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Regency Ballroom DEF
Instructional Course 1 - Practical Approaches to Atypical cases in PGAD and GPD
Speakers:
Irwin Goldstein, MD, IF (USA), Barry Komisaruk, PhD (USA) & John Vogel, DO, IF, MSCP, CIPS (USA)
Moderator:
Jill Krapf, MD, MEd, FACOG, NCMP, IF (USA)
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Regency Ballroom ABCH
Research Podium Session 1 - Gynecology
Moderators:
Anita Mikkilineni, MD, IF (USA) & Roberta Renzelli-Cain, DO, MHS, FACOG (USA)
4:30 PM - 4:40 PM
Inhibiting NFκB To Target Inflammation May Have Unintended Consequences on Calcium Channels in Vulvodynia (#006)
Speaker:
Ji-Mi Jang (United States)
4:40 PM - 4:50 PM
Topical Ketotifen Fumarate 0.25% Cream for Secondary Provoked Vestibulodynia: Protocol for a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Trial (#007)
Speaker:
Kate Tolleson (United States)
4:50 PM - 5:00 PM
Intermittent Pudendal Nerve Steroid-Lidocaine Injections for Region 2 Triggered Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder/Genito-Pelvic Dysesthesia (#008)
Speaker:
Jeremy La Rosa (United States)
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM
Quantifying Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction in the Context of Genito-Pelvic Pain Conditions (#009)
Speaker:
Rosa Hahn (United States)
5:10 PM - 5:20 PM
Vulvar Tissue Changes in Non-Diabetic Women Receiving GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: A Global Federated Cohort Analysis (#010)
Speaker:
Muhammed Hammad (United States)
5:20 PM - 5:30 PM
Characterizing Sexual Dysfunction and Hormone Status in Females with Genitopelvic Pain Who Have a History of Pregnancy With or Without Lactation (#011)
Speaker:
Charlotte Ellis (United States)
5:30 PM - 5:40 PM
Autoimmune Comorbidities and Familial Risk in Women with Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus: A Survey Study (#012)
Speaker:
Analea Beckman (United States)
5:40 PM - 5:50 PM
Neuroproliferative Dyspareunia in Endometriosis: Validation of a Novel Subtype of Endometriosis-Associated Sexual Pain (#013)
Speaker:
Mahfuza Sreya (Canada)
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Foyer
Welcome Reception
Friday, February 13
6:45 AM - 7:15 AM
Regional Networking with Coffee (non-CME)
7:15 AM - 8:15 AM
Foyer
Breakfast
7:25 AM - 7:55 AM
Regency Ballroom DEF
Industry Sponsored Breakfast Innovation Showcase (non-CME)
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Regency Ballroom ABCH
State of the Art 2 – State of Sexual Medicine Research: How Dismantling US Government-Funded Research Has Global Implications
Moderators:
Rose Hartzell-Cushanick, PhD, EdS, CHES, LMFT, IF (USA) & Tierney Lorenz, PhD (USA)
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Predictors of Sexual Health and Body Image Change Among Young Women with Breast Cancer: A Multivariate Analysis (#014)
Speaker:
Shari Goldfarb, MD (USA)
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM
Quality of Life Impact of Vulvar Dermatoses: A Systematic Review of Recent Literature (2020–2025) (#015)
Speaker:
Joy Xie (United States)
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM
Anxiety, Depression, and the Decision to Disclose: How Psychopathology Relates to Disclosure After Nonconsensual Sexual Experiences (#016)
Speaker:
Sofia Abdalla (United States)
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM
Attachment and Sexual Satisfaction in Couples with Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder: The Role of Emotion Regulation (#017)
Speaker:
Catherine Hamel (Canada)
9:40 AM - 9:50 AM
The Influence of Purity Culture on Sexual Shame After Sexual Trauma (#018)
Speaker:
Anna Grace Coates (United States)
9:50 AM - 10:00 AM
Exploring Healthcare Professional Communication to Patient About Use of Recreational Substances With Sex: Reported Frequency, Motivations, and Connection to Training (#019)
Speaker:
Harper Jones (United States)
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Identity Uncertainty May Contribute to Why Sexual and Gender Minority Young Adults Report Higher Distress With Sexual Dysfunction (#020)
Speaker:
Molly Irvin (United States)
10:10 AM - 10:20 AM
Route of Estradiol and Progesterone Use and Risk of Mortality and Adverse Events in Transfeminine Individuals (#021)
Barriers, Beliefs, and Access in Contraceptive Understanding and Use Among Filipino American Women of Reproductive Age (UNAWA [Understanding] Study) (#042)
The Effects of Cordyceps Sinensis Supplements on Increasing Testosterone and Improving Menopausal Symptoms in Patients With GSM (Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause) (#059)
Speaker:
Yuki Sekiguchi (Japan)
11:02 AM - 11:05 AM
Comparison of Prescribing and Google Trends Between Bremelanotide (Vyleesi®) and Flibanserin (Addyi®) for Female Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (#060)
Low-Grade Papillary Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder Presenting as Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder/Genito-Pelvic Dysesthesia: A Case Report (#074)
Distinguishing Vaginismus and Vulvodynia: Symptom Profiles and Co-Occurrences, and Differences in Concreteness and Affectivity of Associated Adjectives (#075)
Speaker:
Jeff Kiesner, PhD (Italy)
3:35 PM - 3:38 PM
Association of Combined Oral Contraceptive Use With Hormonally Mediated Vestibulodynia Versus Other Vulvovaginal Pain Diagnoses in an Urban Sexual Health Clinic (#076)
Pilot Clinical Study of Evaluating Radiation-Induced Changes to Erectile Tissues in Cervix and Gynecologic Cancer Patients Using Ultrasound Radiomics (#082)
Speaker:
Siya Gupta (United States)
3:29 PM - 3:32 PM
Incident Melanoma in HPV-Positive Adults: A Propensity-Matched Retrospective Cohort Analysis (#083)
Buccal Mucosal Graft Performed Simultaneously With Complete Anterior and Posterior Vestibulectomy With Vaginal Advancement Flap Reconstruction in Patients With Neuroproliferative Vestibulodynia: A Case Series (#089)
Vitamin D Supplementation and Risk of Postmenopausal Atrophic Vaginitis: A Global Real-World Cohort Study of Vitamin D-Deficient Postmenopausal Women (#090)
Testosterone Therapy for Female Sexual Dysfunction: A Systematic Review of the Literature Demonstrating Outcomes in Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Women (#091)
Poster Session 8 - Basic Science and Chronic Illness (Non-CME)
10:05 AM - 10:08 AM
Contractility Mechanisms of Proximal Vaginal Smooth Muscle: Effects of in Vivo Treatment With Sex Steroids in an Experimental Animal Model of Ovariectomy (#110)
10:08 AM - 10:11 AM
Oxidative Stress and Lipid Response in Localized Provoked Vulvodynia (#111)
Incobotulinumtoxina for Provoked Vestibulodynia With Overactive Pelvic Floor Muscle Dysfunction: Design of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial (#117)
Lunch and Learn 2 - Glp-1: Neural Pathways and Applications Sexual Health
Speaker:
Christophe Jackson, PhD, DMA, PA (USA)
Moderator:
Jandra Mueller, DPT, MS, IF (USA)
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM
Regency Ballroom DEF
Instructional Course 3 - Conversations With the Oncologist: Cancer and Hormones (Estrogen and DHEA Use for the Patient Using Aromatase Inhibitors and Tamoxifen)
Redefining Genitourinary Syndrome: A Proposal to Expand the GSM Nomenclature to Encompass the Full Spectrum of Hypoestrogenic and Hypoandrogenic Urogenital Disorders (#134)
Effect of Vaginal Estrogen on Incidence of Urinary Tract Infections in Women With Bladder Cancer: A Global Propensity-Matched Retrospective Cohort Study (#136)
Counting Every Cervix: Advancing Sexual Health Equity by Improving Cervical Cancer Screening Data Accuracy in a Sexual and Gender Minority-Serving Community Health Center (#140)
Time Is Relative: Perceptions of Time to Diagnosis Among a Diverse U.S.. Sample With Endometriosis (#030)
Speaker:
Martha Grace Cromeens (United States)
8:20 AM - 8:30 AM
Hidden Providers, Hidden Pain: Online Directory Inaccuracy as a Barrier to Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy Access (#032)
Speaker:
Sara Perelmuter (United States)
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
Pelvic Health Physical Therapy at the Dermatology Interface: A Review of Overlapping Mechanisms and Management of Vulvar Pain (#033)
Speaker:
Guang Orestes (United States)
8:40 AM - 8:50 AM
Spironolactone and Sexual Dysfunction in Premenopausal Acne Patients: A TriNetX Database Analysis (#034)
Speaker:
Kayla Morris (United States)
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM
Rescue Excision of Periurethral Glans (PUG) Vestibular Tissue in Patients With Post-Vestibulectomy Pain: Initial Studies on the Importance of Managing the PUG (#035)
Speaker:
Noel Kim (United States)
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Effects of Lysis of Vulvar Adhesions and Clitoral Phimosis Surgery on Sexual Dysfunction and Patient Satisfaction in Women With Vulvar Lichen Sclerosus: A Prospective Pre-Post Intervention Cohort Study (#036)
Speaker:
Jill Krapf, MD, MEd, FACOG, NCMP, IF (USA)
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM
Assessment of Vulvar Appearance and Genital Self-Image Following Complete Vestibulectomy (#037)
Speaker:
Sarah Ponce (United States)
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM
The Use of Testosterone in Patients With History of Estrogen-Responsive Cancers (#029)
Speaker:
Meha Srivastava (United States)
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Regency Ballroom ABCH
Instructional Course 4 - Highlight a Hormone – Testosterone
Speakers:
Sharon Parish, MD, NCMP, IF (USA) & Tami Rowen, MD, MS, FACOG, IF (USA)
Moderator:
James (Jim) Simon, MD, CCD, NCMP, FACOG, IF (USA)
Unmoderated Posters
Unmoderated Posters
Hyperosmolar Lubricants Increase Risk of Bacterial Vaginosis and Lower Sexual Arousal in Sexually Active Women (#158)
How Perimenopausal and Menopausal Women Perceive and Experience Sexual Arousal: Results of a Large, National Survey of 2,935 Perimenopausal and Menopausal U.S. Women (#165)