Product Description

A complete and up-to-date guide for those men (and their partners) concerned about preventing and overcoming impotence. Does increasing age inevitably lead to a sexual decline in men? What are the links between heart attack, stroke, and impotence? Can vasectomy cause sexual dysfunction? Richard Milsten and Julian Slowinksi answer these and numerous other questions in this clear and comprehensive guide to maintaining lifelong sexual health. The authors bring together the two critical areas of expertise--medical and psychological--to explain healthy male sexual function and the problem of sexual dysfunction. With an emphasis on prevention, they discuss the medical and psychological causes of impotence and all available treatment options. Topics include what questions to ask a doctor, what to expect from treatment or therapy, information for women about their partners' health, and a self-evaluation questionnaire. The Sexual Male provides important knowledge for men and women of any age.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #365412 in Books
• Published on: 2000-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

From Publishers Weekly
This could have been titled "The Dysfunctional Male," since the entire work is devoted to helping men and their partners (of either sex) overcome and prevent impotence. Authors Milsten, a urologist and director of the New Jersey-based Center for Sexual Health, and Slowinksi, a psychologist and sex therapist, offer a comprehensive look at male impotenceAits causes, effects and treatments. Helpful chapters, such as "What is Impotence" or "Myths and Fallacies that Promote Impotence," begin with a box of commonsense, albeit obvious, points ("The average time to ejaculation is simply not known"). A section, "Topics of Special Interest," effectively examines a range of interesting issues such as "Is There a Male Menopause" or "Is It Safe to Resume Sex After a Heart Attack." And a self-evaluation section offers more than 20 questions that can help a man start the process of dealing with actual or potential impotence. Unfortunately, the book is marred by somewhat stiff and stilted medical-textbook language ("Any of these situations just mentioned can underlie both primary and secondary erectile difficulties and will require therapeutic attention"). But overall this is a practical health book that takes men's sexuality seriously. (Aug.)
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal
In the men's health arena, no subjects receive more attention than sexual dysfunction and impotence. In this comprehensive male sex manual for the lay reader, Milsten, a urologist and the medical director of the Center for Sexual Health in Woodbury, NJ, and Slowinski, a clinical psychologist and professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, present state-of-the-art knowledge about the sexual anxiety-provoking subjects that all males may experience at some time in their lives. The material represents the combined advice of both a urologist and a psychologist because problems of impotence may involve both specialties. Intended for the general publicAall ages and both sexesAthis book covers the spectrum of male sexuality from anatomy to Viagra in clear, straightforward, easy-to-understand prose. Recommended.AJames Swanton, Harlem Hosp. Lib., New York
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
Urologist Milsten and clinical psychologist Slowinski emphasize prevention rather than treatment in their discussion of male sexuality and its problems, about both of which much has been learned during the past few decades. One new discovery, Viagra, though helpful in some circumstances, deals with symptoms rather than causes and can mask conditions that need treatment. Milsten and Slowinski deal clearly with the physical and psychological causes of impotence, a term being superseded, for some, by erectile dysfunction. One of their best chapters takes up some of the myths and fallacies associated with male sexual problems and neatly disposes of each. They also relay some piquant trivia; for instance, pointing out, in a discussion of sexual mechanics, that mosquitoes average 20 seconds for intercourse. As part of their straightforward, helpful effort, they describe what a prospective patient should expect during evaluation of his problems, and they cover both physical and psychological treatments and briefly discuss many related questions, such as whether it is wise to ride a bicycle. William Beatty

Customer Reviews

Nothing beyond the basics
The book covers the basics of impotence: physcial and psychological causes. The authors seem to emphasize the psychological more so. Yet their therapeutic suggestions in this area are just about nonexistent.

Their discussion of Viagra is just poor; it is not connected well to their previous chapters. What physical and emotional problems can Viagra overcome and to what degree? Or how long do the effects of Viagra last; all that is stated is how long it takes to become effective. Something is needed beyond the minimal.

The book just does not go past the first level in anything. All in all, I would certainly hope that there is a better book out there for the lay person.

You don't have to have a 'sexual problem' to read this book.
As a young single male, I found this book to be very informative and educational. This book focuses not only on the treatment, but also on the prevention of sexual problems. Drs. Milsten and Slowinski have truly written a guide to maintaining sexual health. I found that the emphasis placed on the maintenance of a healthy relationship with one's partner as a means to enjoying life-long sexual potency as being particularly helpful. This book is a must read for men of all ages!

Solid Information for Men & Their Partners -- Not Hype.
I found Milsten and Slowinski's THE SEXUAL MALE very complete, scientifically grounded, and yet wonderfully readable. As a psychologist and sexual therapist, I myself have professionally worked with men and couples with sexual problems for more than 20 yeaars, and find this book to be currently the most useful in addressing erection concerns. I especially value that it is realistic, honest, and positive -- avoiding the "hype" that often accompanies books on sexuality. Excellent book!