New Elective Course: Medicine of Sexuality – Sexual Medicine as an Integral Part of Modern Healthcare

With the elective course Medicine of Sexuality, UMFST-UMCH expands its academic offering to include an important and sensitive field of modern medicine. The course provides students with a solid understanding of sexual health and prepares them to address sexual-medicine-related issues in a competent, empathetic, and evidence-based manner in clinical practice.

The course begins with an introduction to the fundamentals of sexual medicine and sexual health, highlighting the central role sexuality plays in physical and psychological well-being as well as in patients’ overall quality of life. Building on this foundation, the elective focuses in depth on erectile dysfunction, starting with its definition, etiopathogenesis, and epidemiology, followed by a comprehensive discussion of its clinical aspects and current treatment options.

Another key component of the course addresses ejaculatory disorders and male infertility, covering underlying causes, diagnostic approaches, and therapeutic strategies. In addition, female sexual dysfunctions are explored to provide students with a holistic perspective on sexual health conditions affecting all genders.

The elective concludes by examining the interplay between sexuality, psychology, society, and clinical practice, with a particular emphasis on physician–patient communication and the professional handling of cultural, social, and psychological factors that influence sexual health concerns.

The course is led by Prof. Dr. Daniel Porav-Hodade, Professor of Urology at UMFST. As a long-standing Senior Doctor in Urology and an experienced academic educator, he brings extensive clinical, scientific, and teaching expertise to the program. His academic background includes a PhD in Medical Sciences as well as leadership experience in clinical care and healthcare management.

With Medicine of Sexuality, UMFST-UMCH reaffirms its commitment to educating future physicians who are not only medically proficient but also well prepared to deliver holistic, patient-centered care in an area of medicine that is becoming increasingly relevant in everyday clinical practice.