Introduction BDSM (bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, and sadism and
masochism) increasingly receives attention from the scientific community. Where earlier …

Infertility is a disease globally affecting 20–30% of the reproductive age female population.
However, in up to 50% on recorded cases, problems with infertility are ascribed to men; …

In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) published the 5th edition of its
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM‐5). In 2019, the World Health …

The diagnosis of mental disorder initially appears relatively straightforward: Patients present
with symptoms or visible signs of illness; health professionals make diagnoses based …

Following approval of the ICD‐11 by the World Health Assembly in May 2019, World Health
Organization (WHO) member states will transition from the ICD‐10 to the ICD‐11, with …

The number of population-based studies focused on the prevalence of paraphilic sexual
interests in men is very low and for women, the subject remains largely unexplored. The two …

Increasing evidence on the significance of nutrition in reproduction is emerging from both
animal and human studies, suggesting a mutual association between nutrition and female …

Contrary to common belief, hypersexual or compulsive sexual behaviour disorder is not a
current fashion diagnosis. Nevertheless, the introduction of dedicated diagnostic guidelines …

Objectives: The primary aim of these guidelines is to evaluate the role of pharmacological
agents in the treatment and management of patients with paraphilic disorders, with a focus …

There is no accepted definition of the term paraphilia despite its being listed as an essential
feature of a class of mental disorders known as the paraphilic disorders. The origin of the …