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Dr Stephanie Kossow: Sexual Health and Sexuality in Illness (English – with Laura Reynolds)

In this Klinisch Relevant podcast episode in English, host Laura Reynolds discusses with Dr Stephanie Kossow topics such as sexual health and sexuality: the right of every person and the responsibility of healthcare professionals to be able to ask about and discuss this aspect of health and illness; how (all!) doctors can better inform themselves and gain confidence discussing this; and the importance of communication.

Dr Stephanie Kossow is a specialist in general practice with additional qualifications in medical psychodynamic psychotherapy and sexual medicine. She has a private practice for sexual, psychological and couples therapy in Berlin and is the author of the book (German language): Das Gute an (schl)echtem Sex - wie Bindung, Kink und Konsens uns den Arsch retten können (roughly translates to: The Good Thing About Bad Sex: How Attachment, Kink and Consent Can Save Our Arses). It discusses the most common sexual dysfunctions, special sexual preferences and where to find good sex therapy. Her perspective is feminist and inclusive.

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Further information:

1.   World Association for Sexual Health (WAS): https://www.worldsexualhealth.net/
   

2.   Guidelines from the European Association of Urology – Sexual and Reproductive Health: https://uroweb.org/guidelines/sexual-and-reproductive-health
   

3.   LiebesLeben - https://www.liebesleben.de/en/sexuality-and-sexual-health/
   

LIEBESLEBEN has as an incentive of the Federal Institute of Public Health (BIÖG) an official mandate to promote sexual health. The BIÖG is an authority of the German Federal Ministry of Health. It is responsible for health education and health promotion on behalf of the government. ‘You have a right to education about sexual health from your health care provider’

4.   College of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare (CoSRH) Guidelines UK – https://www.cosrh.org/Public/Public/education-training.aspx?hkey=7df11aab-7e15-47b0-9d4f-2a2ff3bb492b (Guidelines for contraception for example in different illness settings)
   

5.   Journal: Sexuality and Disability (Springer): A journal devoted to the psychological and medical aspects of sexuality in rehabilitation and community settings
   

6.   Sexuality and Disability - https://sexualityanddisability.org/ (discusses issues women with disabilities might have and suggestions to overcome them)
   

7.   ‘Unwell Women’ – Podcast with Elinor Cleghorn
   

Part 1: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ndolDVlrKaZWYkLO5ILzb

Part 2: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4uOuxFdDhaUEmXOw28CMJQ

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