The Lost Penis Syndrome: A New Clinical Entity in Sexual Medicine

The Sexual Long COVID (SLC): Erectile Dysfunction as a Biomarker of Systemic Complications for COVID-19 Long Haulers

“…Relevance for erectile function. Erectile function is strictly dependent on the integrity of the endothelium 32 , 117 : endothelial dysfunction, such as occurring in long COVID, is therefore likely to have negative repercussions on erection 32 , 118 , which undoubtedly result in impaired sexual health and satisfaction 130 . Such effects have been shown to act regardless of anxiety and depression 131 , 132 , suggesting that endothelial function might actually be an independent risk factor for the development of ED in affected patients.…”

“You Shall Make Lake Victoria, and Become a Goddess of Love”: A Case Report about Traditional Female Ejaculation Techniques in Kenya

“…According to this report, Kegel exercises are the only practice taken into consideration for vaginal tightening both before and after having given birth, since dry sex, present in other regions of Central Africa, is not commonly performed. Dry sex is a practice, documented in sub-Saharan regions, that employs various astringent substances to give the impression of a tight and "hot" vagina by drying the normal lubrication created by sexual arousal [12] and/or to avoid the recently defined Lost Penis Syndrome (LPS) [13]. This supposedly results in a more pleasurable experience for the partner but, in reality, may cause vaginitis, pain, and lesions to the vaginal mucosa, and it increases the chance of sexually transmitted infections (STIs).…”

“…Indeed, according to Sarah's narration, a woman may even become able, by tightening the pelvic muscles, to control ejaculation (i.e., stop/start liquid flow) as well as her partner's. Pelvic muscle strength can be so strong as to be able to hold the penis inside the vaginal canal, giving the partner a stimulus to stop ejaculation (a sort of partnered-squeeze technique [27]), able to counteract the mentioned LPS produced by the ineffectiveness of the vaginal structures and/or of the penis size [13].…”