UWeek Vol.16, No.32 July 8, 1999

Technique found to multiply blood stem cells outside body

‘Making Connections’ lectures this month open to everyone

Area-wide study of acute respiratory distress syndrome begins; based at Harborview

Forum will answer questions on ‘Sex and Aging’

A free public forum on “Sex and Aging: The New Facts of Life” will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 27, at the Edmond Meany Hotel, 4507 Brooklyn in the University District.

Sponsored by UW Medical Center, the forum will cover “Sexual Dysfunction in Men” and “Sexual Dysfunction in Women.”

“People should not assume that loss of sexual functioning is an inevitable part of growing older,” said Dr. Richard Berger, UW professor of urology and director of UW Medical Center’s Reproductive and Sexual Medicine Clinic. “In many cases, sexual function can be restored. But first, people must be willing to discuss this important subject with their physicians.”

The agenda includes:

6:30 p.m., welcome and refreshments

6:35 p.m., “Sexual Dysfunction in Men” with Dr. Berger

7:15 p.m., break

7:30 p.m., “Sexual Dysfunction in Women” with Dr. Laura Hart, urologist with UW Medical Center’s Urology Clinic

8:15 p.m., question and answer session

Topics to be discussed include:

Improving communications between patients and medical providers about sexual functioning

Increasing recognition and awareness of possible sexual dysfunction in men and women

Underlying medical conditions associated with sexual dysfunction, such as hypertension, diabetes, kidney disease, prostate cancer and neurologic disorders

Possible impacts of some medications on sexual function

Lifestyle changes, such as reducing stress or quitting smoking, that can reduce the possibility of sexual dysfunction

Current and investigational medical treatments for sexual dysfunction

Clinical studies being conducted at UW Medical Center

For more information on the forum, call the medical center’s Urology Clinic at (206) 598-4294. ¶

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July 8, 1999