Social Media Communication About Sexual Violence May Backfire: Online Experiment with Young Men.

Sexual violence harms millions of individuals each year in the United States. Survivors of sexual violence endure long-term hardships such as significant financial setbacks, physical and mental health consequences, academic challenges, and stunted career achievement. Digital feminist activism (DFA) has created space online where women can disclose experiences of sexual violence. Research thus far has been limited to documenting the existence and value of DFA for those who participate and has not addressed whether DFA can influence a key demographic for prevention, young men. We conducted an experiment to examine the impact of DFA on college-aged men's reactance to messaging, rape myth acceptance, knowledge about severity, and susceptibility to perpetrate sexual violence. University men (n=230, 18-29 years old) were randomized to one of three conditions: (1) tweets from women challenging rape myths, (2) tweets from women providing information about sexual violence harms, or (3) no exposure control. Tweets challenging rape myths or providing information did not impact rape myth perceptions, knowledge, or susceptibility. Participants had greater reactance (unintended outcome) to tweets challenging rape myths, and subsequently higher rape myth acceptance and lower knowledge about the severity of sexual violence. Rape myth acceptance was associated with susceptibility to perpetrate sexual violence overall. Our finding that some forms of DFA have a negative, indirect influence among college-aged males highlights important unintended consequences and the need for more efficacious communication to prevent sexual violence perpetration.

Atendimento psicossocial à mulher que comete ofensa sexual / Psychosocial attention for women that commit sexual offenses / Atención psicosocial para mujeres que cometen delitos sexuales

Objetivamos apresentar uma proposta de atendimento psicossocial grupal oferecida para mulheres adultas que cometeram ofensa sexual, cuidadoras e mães. A experiência está sendo desenvolvida no Distrito Federal, Brasil, com pessoas do gênero feminino provenientes de encaminhamento judicial. Carece que os profissionais das áreas da justiça, saúde, serviço social e psicologia avancem no estudo e na compreensão desta temática, de modo a pensarem a atuação e o apoio terapêutico a essas mulheres. O modo de atendimento é focal e breve, com ênfase na criação de um ambiente lúdico como facilitador das interações grupais e da discussão sobre os temas: identidade; confiança nas relações afetivas e sociais; vivência pessoal com violência física e sexual; configuração de gênero; e expressão da sexualidade e futuro. A abordagem individual também se baseia no enfoque dos temas mencionados. O oferecimento de ajuda à mulher cuidadora ou à mãe tem participação ativa na interrupção do circuito abusivo sexual, pois essa violência é extremamente ocultada, ocasionando uma prolongada vulnerabilidade para as vítimas. Ressalta-se o valor do texto indicando a descrição de ação voltada para uma população permanentemente não estudada e evitada em seu reconhecimento. Os limites desta proposta encontram-se na falta de outras iniciativas que possibilitem uma discussão sobre essa experiência.(AU)

We aim to present a proposal of a group psychosocial intervention offered for adult female sexual offenders, caregivers, and mothers. The intervention is being developed at Federal District, Brazil, with female people coming from judicial referrals. Professionals in the areas of justice, health, social work, and psychology need to advance in the study and understanding this theme to think about action and therapeutic support for these women. The intervention is a focal and brief approach, with emphasis on the creation of a ludic environment as a facilitator of group interactions and discussion about the themes: identity; trust in affective and social relationships; personal experience with physical and sexual violence; gender configuration; and sexuality expression and future. The individual approach is also based on focusing on these themes. The offering of help to the female caregiver or the mother has an active participation in the interruption of the sexual offense circuit, since this violence is extremely hidden, bringing a prolonged condition of vulnerability to the victims. The value of this text is highlighted indicating the description of an action directed to a population that is permanently not studied and whose recognition is avoided. The limits of this proposal are found in the absence of other initiatives that would allow a discussion about this experience.(AU)

Este texto presenta una propuesta de atención psicosocial grupal destinada a mujeres adultas que han cometido delito sexual, a cuidadoras y madres. La intervención se está desarrollando en el Distrito Federal (Brasil), con personas del género femenino provenientes de remisiones judiciales. Es necesario que los profesionales de las áreas de justicia, salud, trabajo social y psicología avancen en el estudio y comprensión de esta temática para pensar en el desempeño y apoyo terapéutico de estas mujeres. El servicio es enfocado y breve, con énfasis en la creación de un ambiente lúdico como facilitador de interacciones grupales y discusión sobre los temas: identidad; confianza en las relaciones afectivas y sociales; experiencia personal con violencia física y sexual; configuración de género; y expresión de la sexualidad y el futuro. El enfoque individual también se centra en estos temas. La oferta de ayuda a la mujer cuidadora o a la madre es importante para la interrupción del circuito de abuso sexual, ya que esta violencia es extremadamente oculta y provoca una vulnerabilidad prolongada a las víctimas. Se destaca el valor del texto con la descripción de la acción dirigida a una población que no es objeto de estudios ni reconocida. Los límites de esta propuesta se encuentran en la ausencia de otras iniciativas que permitan un debate sobre esta experiencia.(AU)

A Sexologia e Seus Especialistas na Mídia Durante a Pandemia da Covid-19 / Sexology and Its Media Experts During the Covid-19 Pandemic / Sexología y Sus Expertos en Medios Durante la Pandemia del Covid-19

No escopo de uma pesquisa de abrangência nacional sobre práticas sexuais e gestão de risco, nos chamou atenção, na procura por materiais de mídia relacionando sexo e sexualidades com a pandemia de Covid-19, a presença majoritária de um grupo de "especialistas" ligados ao campo heterogêneo da Sexologia, tais como psicólogas, psiquiatras, urologistas, sexólogas, educadoras sexuais, associadas/os aos infectologistas. Por meio da pesquisa de palavras-chave, via buscador do Google, inventariamos um número de 44 matérias oriundas de sites de grupos jornalísticos grandes e alternativos, bem como de clínicas, associações profissionais e blogs particulares, publicadas entre março de 2020 a julho de 2021. Dessas, concentramos nossa análise em 30 matérias correspondentes àquelas veiculadas pelos grupos jornalísticos grandes e alternativos. A leitura realizada foi inspirada pela problemática da produção de objetos via práticas enunciativas e materiais, mediante as quais associações entre elementos diversos, perguntas e respostas explicitadas vão estabilizando não só os sentidos, mas os próprios objetos em disputa, no caso aqui observado, as práticas sexuais. Ao final de nosso estudo, percebeu-se que o sexo e a sexualidade produzidos pelos "especialistas" através dos canais de mídia tendem à generalização dos corpos e a descontextualização das práticas.

In the scope of a nationwide survey on sexual practices and risk management, what caught our attention, in the search for media materials relating sex and sexualities to the Covid-19 pandemic, the majority presence of a group of "specialists" linked to the heterogeneous field of Sexology, such as psychologists, psychiatrists, urologists, sexologists, sex educators, associated with infectologists. Through keyword research, via google search, we inventoried a number of 44 articles from large and alternative journalistic groups websites, as well as clinics, professional associations and private blogs, published between March 2020 and July 2021. From these, we focused our analysis on 30 articles corresponding to those published by large and alternative journalistic groups. The reading performed was inspired by the problematic of the production of objects via enunciative and material practices, through which associations between different elements, questions and explicit answers, stabilize not only the senses, but the objects in dispute, in the case observed here, sexual practices. At the end of our study, it was noticed that the sex and sexuality produced by the "specialists" through the media channels tends to the generalization of bodies and the decontextualization of practices.

En el ámbito de una encuesta a nivel nacional sobre prácticas sexuales y gestión de riesgos, lo que llamó nuestra atención, en la búsqueda de materiales mediáticos que relacionan el sexo con la pandemia de la Covid-19, destaca la presencia mayoritaria de un grupo de especialistas vinculados al heterogéneo campo de la Sexología, como psicólogos, psiquiatras, urólogos, sexólogos, y otra. A través de una investigación de palabras clave, a través de una búsqueda en Google, inventariamos una serie de 44 artículos de sitios web de grupos periodísticos grandes y alternativos, así como clínicas, asociaciones profesionales y blogs privados, publicados entre marzo de 2020 y julio de 2021. Enfocamos nuestro análisis en 30 artículos publicados por grandes y alternativos grupos periodísticos. La lectura realizada se inspiró en el problema de la producción de objetos a través de prácticas enunciativas y materiales, a través de las cuales asociaciones entre diferentes elementos, preguntas y respuestas explícitas, estabilizan no sólo los sentidos, sino los objetos en disputa, en el caso, prácticas sexuales. Al final de nuestro estudio, se percibió que el sexo y la sexualidad producidos por los especialistas tienden a la generalización de los cuerpos ya la descontextualización de las prácticas.

Efectos del tadalafilo en el deseo sexual y la excitación/lubricación en mujeres postmenopáusicas / Effects of Tadalafil on Sexual Desire and Arousal/Lubrication in Postmenopausal Women

Objetivo Determinar los efectos y la seguridad del tadalafilo en el deseo sexual y la excitación/lubricación en mujeres postmenopáusicas. Métodos Estudio cuasi experimental (con comparación antes de la intervención y después), con seguimiento de la cohorte de pacientes: 228 mujeres mayores de 40 años en postmenopausia, que consultaron por bajo deseo sexual y alteración de la excitación /lubricación, en una clínica sexológica en Armenia (Colombia), entre 2018 y 2019. Las mujeres recibieron 2,5 mg diarios de tadalafilo durante 12 semanas. Se determinaron las puntuaciones del instrumento, el Índice de Función Sexual Femenina (IFSF), cada cuatro semanas. Resultados El promedio de edad fue de 54,36 ± 4,92 años. Antes del tratamiento, la media en la puntuación del IFSF fue de 22,41 puntos (intervalo de confianza del 95% [IC95%]: 7,11­29,76); a las 4 semanas, 24,73 puntos (IC95%: 23,51­30,28); a las 8 semanas, 25,97 puntos (IC95%: 24,26­31,53); y, al final, 26,99 puntos (IC95%: 25,97­32,46), con diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre las 4 medidas pareadas (p < 0,001). La excitación fue el dominio con mayor puntuación tras el tratamiento (4,83 puntos; IC 95%: 4,36­4,91), seguida por la lubricación (4,77 puntos; IC95%: 4,28­4,87). El deseo sexual mostró un significativo incremento al final del estudio (4,29 puntos; IC95%: 4,07­4,39). Se presentaron efectos adversos leves. Se observó una satisfacción con el consumo de tadalafilo del 84,21%. Conclusiones El tratamiento diario con 2,5 mg de tadalafilo genera mejoría en la función sexual de mujeres en la postmenopausia, y el incremento en la puntuación del IFSF demuestra su efecto positivo.

Objective To determine the effects and safety of tadalafil on sexual desire and arousal/lubrication in postmenopausal women. Materials and methods Quasi-experimental study (with a comparison before and after the intervention) with follow-up of the patient cohort: 228 postmenopausal women older than 40 years of age, who consulted due to low sexual desire and altered arousal/lubrication, in a sexology clinic in Armenia (Colombia) between 2018 and 2019. The women received 2.5 mg of tadalafil daily for 12 weeks. The scores on the instrument used, the Female Sexual Function Index, (FSFI), were determined every four weeks. Results The mean age was 54.36 ± 4.92 years. Before the treatment, the mean FSFI score was of 22.41 points (95% confidence interval [95%CI]: 7.11­29.76); at 4 weeks, it was of 24.73 points (95%CI: 23.51­30, 28); at 8 weeks, 25.97 points (95%CI: 24.26­31.53); and, at the end, it was of 26.99 points (95%CI: 25.97­32.46), with statistically significant differences among the four paired measurements (p < 0.001). Arousal was the domain with the highest posttreatment score (4.83 points; 95%CI: 4.36­4.91), followed by lubrication (4.77 points; 95%CI: 4.28­4.87). Sexual desire showed a significant increase at the end of the study (4.29 points; 95%CI: 4.07­4.39). Mild adverse effects occurred. A rate of satisfaction of 84.21% with the intake of tadalafil. Conclusions The daily treatment with tadalafil 2.5 mg results in an improvement in sexual function in postmenopausal women; the increase in the score on the FSFI demonstrates its positive effect.

Oncosexology: Sexual Issues in the Male Cancer Survivor.

Oncosexology is a multidisciplinary field composed of physicians, nurses, psychologists, and other health care professionals focusing on sexual issues in patients with cancer. Although any cancer diagnosis or treatment can be associated with sexual dysfunction, pelvic malignancies (such as prostate, bladder, or colorectal cancer) have the highest rates of sexual dysfunction in men. This includes erectile dysfunction, testosterone deficiency, ejaculatory dysfunction, orgasmic dysfunction, sexual incontinence, and penile shortening. Testicular cancer and hematologic malignancies also have a significant impact on patients' sexual function. Health care providers should address sexual dysfunction with their patients, including any adverse effects of potential treatment options.

[Why in Koenigsberg, why Samuel Jessner, why 1921? : History of the first university lectureship for sexology in Germany]. / Warum in Königsberg, warum Samuel Jessner, warum 1921? : Hintergründe zum ersten universitären Lehrauftrag für Sexualwissenschaft in Deutschland.

The dermatologist and venerologist Samuel Jessner (1895-1929) received a lectureship for sexology at the University of Koenigsberg (today: Russian Калининград, Kaliningrad) in 1921. Since 1928 he was also listed as a urologist in the Reichsmedizinalkalender (German Physician Address Calendar). In this article we trace his life and work and ask how Jessner was able to achieve this academic success in the periphery of German sexology and without close ties to its networks. His weak influence in research, his lack of connection to a "school" of sexual science in German-speaking countries, and his Jewish origin were factors that impaired both the recognition of his work among his contemporaries and his recognition in the discipline-specific historiography until today.

Sexología clínica: una aproximación a los conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas asistenciales de los estudiantes de último año de las facultades de medicina de Medellín / Clinical sexology: an approach to the knowledge, attitudes and healthcare practices of final year students of the Medellin, Colombia medical schools

RESUMEN Objetivo: describir los conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas asistenciales sobre sexología clínica que tienen los estudiantes de último año de Medicina. Metodología: estudio transversal descriptivo con estudiantes de Medicina del último año de cinco facultades de Medellín en 2018. Se aplicó encuesta con consentimiento informado de los participantes. Se indagó sobre conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas asistenciales en sexología clínica. Resultados: se encuestaron 318 estudiantes: 54,1 % fueron mujeres, la mediana de edad fue 24 años (RIC: 23-25). En cuanto a conocimientos, 71,4 % conocía la definición de sexo, 57,3 % la de género y 80,3 % la de sexualidad. Con respecto a las actitudes, 38,8 % expresó sentirse cómodo con el diálogo sobre temas de salud sexual con sus pacientes, 11,9 % consideró que sus creencias afectaban la discusión de problemas sexuales con sus pacientes y 27 %, se sintió seguro en el enfoque y manejo de pacientes. 92,8 % consideró que la sexología debe ser relevante durante la carrera. En cuanto a prácticas asistenciales, 77,4 % nunca realizó una historia clínica sexológica; de éstos, 42,5 % adujo la falta de conocimiento como principal causa de no hacerlo. Conclusiones: la mayoría de estudiantes de último año de Medicina aún no tienen claro algunos conceptos básicos de la sexología clínica. Por ello se sienten incómodos al abordar un paciente con problemas sexuales. La mayoría consideró que la sexología es relevante en su formación, pero las facultades de medicina cuentan con pocos espacios académicos y de práctica clínica para abordar esta temática.

SUMMARY Objective: To describe the knowledge, attitudes and healthcare practices on clinical sexology in students of the last year of the faculties of Medicine, Medellín, Colombia. Methodology: Descriptive cross-sectional study that included medical students from the last year in five schools in Medellín, 2018. A survey was applied, with prior informed consent of the participants. The knowledge, attitudes and healthcare practices of clinical sexology were investigated. Results: 318 students were surveyed, 54.1% women, the median age was 24 years (RIC: 23-25); Regarding knowledge, 71.4% knew the definition of Sex, 57.3% that of Gender and 80.3% that of sexuality. Regarding attitudes, 38.8% expressed feeling comfortable with the dialogue on sexual health issues with their patients, 89.1% considered that their beliefs not affected the discussion of sexual problems with their patients and 27% felt safe in-patient focus and management. 92.8% considered that sexology should be relevant du-ring the career. Regarding healthcare practices, 77.4% had never carried out a sexological medical history and of these, 42.5% claimed lack of knowledge as the main cause of not doing so. Conclusions: The most of last year students of Medicine are still not clear about some basic concepts in clinical sexology and feel uncomfortable when approaching a patient with sexual problems. The majority considered that sexology is relevant in their training, but the Faculties of Medicine have few academic and clinical practice spaces to address this issue.

Assessment of an onco-sexology support and follow-up program in cervical or vaginal cancer patients undergoing brachytherapy.

PURPOSE: Women's sexual health and wellbeing with cervical or vaginal cancer may be largely affected by complications from external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and utero-vaginal brachytherapy (BT), of which vaginal stenosis is the main complication. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of support by a nurse sexologist on sexuality, vaginal side-effects, and the quality of clinical follow-up in patients treated with brachytherapy for cervical or vaginal cancer. METHODS: We performed a retrospective study of the sexuality of women treated for cervical or vaginal cancer. Data from patients with cervical or vaginal cancer who underwent brachytherapy between 2013 and 2017 were collected at Institut Universitaire de Cancer de Toulouse-Oncopôle (IUCT-Oncopôle). Patients were divided into two groups: group A (intervention group) received support from a nurse sexologist and group B (control group) did not. The chi-square test and a logistic multivariate model were used for data analysis. RESULTS: A total of 156 patients were included in this study, including 57.7% who were followed by a nurse sexologist. We observed low compliance in using vaginal dilators after brachytherapy and/or radiotherapy over time regardless of the group, and patients' sexual activity was inadequately addressed. Information regarding the resumption of sexuality 2 months after treatment was missing in 1.1% of patients in group A and in 36.4% of patients in group B. Multivariate analysis showed that patients in group A had a lower risk of developing vaginal stenosis with OR crude = 0.5 (95% CI = 0.25-0.92) and OR adj. = 0.5 (95% CI = 0.26-1.09) compared with those in group B. CONCLUSION: This retrospective study highlights the lack of information collected by physicians during follow-up concerning the sexuality of patients with cervical or vaginal cancer treated by EBRT and BT. The support offered by nurse sexologists in improving patients' sexual activity and reducing their physical side-effects such as vaginal stenosis is likely to be beneficial. A prospective study is currently being conducted to validate the present findings.

[Sexual dysfunction among oncological patients: The importance of a specialized approach]. / Disfunção sexual nos doentes oncológicos: a importância de uma abordagem especializada.

OBJECTIVES: Determination of the emotional and sexual impact after oncologic disease and patient's satisfaction regarding information provided by healthcare professionals. We also aim to evaluate the importance of sexology care during cancer treatment and follow-up. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study including patients admitted for radiation therapy. A questionnaire and an assessment of clinical data were assessed. RESULTS: The study sample was composed by 104 patients. 60.6% had a negative impact on their sexual life after treatment and 62.5% were satisfied about the information given by healthcare professionals. About two thirds of the patients would accept sexology care during cancer treatment and/or follow-up. After a sub-group analysis, there were no statistically significant differences between groups regarding the prevalence of sexual dysfunction or needs for sexual care. DISCUSSION: There is a well-known impact of cancer on sexuality since its diagnosis. Our patients feel themselves well informed about this by health professionals. Most of them would accept being referred to an oncosexology appointment. CONCLUSIONS: Sexuality must be discussed with cancer patients since their diagnosis. Oncosexuality care is necessary and desired by most patients as a mean for reduction of the cancer impact in their life quality.

Balancing the sexology scales: a content analysis of Black women's sexuality research.

Existing research adopting a sex positive and intersectional framework for investigating Black women's sexualities is scarce. We conducted a 46-year (1972-2018) content analysis of sexualities research focussed on Black women. It sought to examine which sexualities topics were published most; whether the publications aligned with sex-positive, neutral or negative discourse; what methodologies were used; and differences in how various identities were investigated among Black women. Using human coding, we applied an integrative approach to the content analysis. Results found 245 articles meeting criteria. Approximately one-third of articles within the analysis focussed on the topic of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), HIV and sexual risk behaviours among Black women. Only 6.5% of articles utilised a sex-positive discourse. Quantitative articles were the most published methodology, and publications disproportionately overlooked Black women's intersectional identities. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.

["Rohleder was one of the first to fully realize the importance of sexology." : Life and work of the venereologist, urologist, and sexologist Hermann Rohleder (1866-1934)]. / "Rohleder gehört zu den ersten, welche die Bedeutung der Sexualwissenschaft in ihrem vollen Umfange erkannt haben." : Leben und Werk des Venerologen, Urologen und Sexualmediziners Hermann Rohleder (1866­1934).

His contemporaries described Hermann Rohleder, a physician from Leipzig, as a pioneer of sexual medicine. His career led him from treating patients with venereal diseases to urology and sexology. Rohleder worked for the institutionalization of sexology in Germany, but his attempts to establish a professorship at the University of Leipzig remained unsuccessful. Rohleder's life and work illustrate how closely the disciplines of urology and sexology were connected in the early 20th century.

Freud and Albert Moll: how kindred spirits became bitter foes.

This article explores the antagonism between Sigmund Freud and the German neurologist and sexologist Albert Moll. When Moll, in 1908, published a book about the sexuality of children, Freud, without any grounds, accused him of plagiarism. In fact, Moll had reason to suspect Freud of plagiarism since there are many parallels between Freud's Drei Abhandlungen zur Sexualtheorie and Moll's Untersuchungen über die Libido sexualis. Freud had read this book carefully, but hardly paid tribute to Moll's innovative thinking about sexuality. A comparison between the two works casts doubt on Freud's claim that his work was a revolutionary breakthrough. Freud's course of action raises questions about his integrity. The article also critically addresses earlier evaluations of the clash.

"He Gave Us the Cornerstone of Sexual Medicine": A Nobel Plan but No Nobel Prize for Eugen Steinach.

This paper reviews the files in the archive of the Nobel Prize Committee for Physiology or Medicine on the Austrian physiologist and pioneering researcher in the emerging fields of urology and sexual medicine: Eugen Steinach (1861-1944). It reconstructs and analyzes why and by whom Steinach was nominated for the Nobel Prize between 1920 and 1938 and discusses the reasons why he never received the award, although the Nobel Committee judged him as prizeworthy. Steinach's Nobel nominee career is extraordinary - not only because of his strong support by renowned international nominators from different scientific and medical disciplines, but also because of the controversial discussions within the Nobel Committee on his achievements, colored by the debates in the international scientific community. The Nobel Prize story adds a new perspective on how contemporary international scholars evaluated Steinach's research on reproduction, "male-making" females, "female-making" males, homosexuality, and the concept of rejuvenation.

Sexological Aspects Related to Tinder Use: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature.

INTRODUCTION: Tinder is the most popular and used meeting application for dating. However, its impact on sexual behavior and sexual health has not yet been thoroughly investigated. OBJECTIVES: To review the current empirical knowledge on the sexual health and sexual behavior effects related to Tinder use. METHODS: A literature review was conducted based on empirical studies published in the last 5 years. A computerized search was performed to identify all relevant studies in PubMed and Google Scholar. The following search terms were used: "Tinder" AND "Sexuality" OR "Tinder" AND "Sexual Behavior" OR "Tinder" AND "Sexual Dysfunctions" OR "Tinder" AND "Sexual Health." 34 articles fully satisfied the established criteria. RESULTS: We found sociosexuality, that is, sexual activities outside a committed relationship, to be the main predictor for casual sex in the Tinder users. The sexual aims appeared gender-influenced: men used Tinder mostly for casual sex compared with women. With respect to other dating apps, it has been also found that the Tinder use is less related to the risk of sexually transmitted infections. However, specific personality traits related to dark personality (ie, the association of Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) were more frequently reported among male Tinder users. CONCLUSION: Existing literature concerning Tinder use shows the advantages and disadvantages of this dating technology. Casual sex might be a risk for sexual health, but Tinder users have also been committed to romantic relationships. Moreover, some pathological aspects of personality characterize some Tinder users. From an evolutionary perspective, sociosexuality partially explains the reasons of the Tinder user's interest for casual sex. Finally, this review highlights the need of further studies on Tinder as a new, pivotal virtual place to promote sex education and sexual health. Ciocca G, Robilotta A, Fontanesi L, et al. Sexological Aspects Related to Tinder Use: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature. Sex Med Rev 2020;8:367-378.

The sexual life of our time: Medical censorship in early-20th-century England.

This article challenges the widely held belief that early-20th-century England was one of the most sexually repressed countries in the Western world. Late Victorian physicians discussing sexual diseases and dysfunctions were granted immunity from prosecution if their publications were sold through a recognized medical publisher only to Members of the Medical, Legal and Clerical Professions. It was assumed that those same constraints applied to publications concerning the psychology of the sexual life (sexology). In 1908, Rebman Limited, a well-known medical publisher, advertised Eden Paul's (1908) translation of Iwan Bloch's The Sexual Life of Our Time (hereafter, "Sexual Life") without any restrictions. Although a magistrate ruled the book obscene, the U.K. Home Office allowed republication on condition that its sale was strictly limited. The Rebman case reveals how the U.K. Home Office tried to police the new science of sexology by limiting its circulation, not censoring its content. Despite these restrictions, Sexual Life circulated among lay readers, thereby inviting further research into how even "censored" material shaped debates on sexual, social, and political reform. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

The evolution of the questionnaire in German sexual science: A methodological narrative.

The sexological research questionnaire, which became a central research tool in twentieth-century sexology, has a methodological-developmental history stretching back into mid-nineteenth century Germany. It was the product of a prolonged, disruptive encounter between sexual scientists constructing sexual case studies along with newly assertive homosexual men supplying self-penned sexual autobiographies. Homosexual autobiographies were intensely interesting to these men of science but lacked the brevity, structure, and discipline of a formal clinical case study. In the closing decades of the century, efforts to harness and regularize this self-penned material resulted in a series of methodological adaptations. By the turn of the century this process had resulted in the first use of a formal sexual research questionnaire.