Diagnostics in sexual medicine is a holistic approach to understanding issues affecting sexual health, intimacy and partner satisfaction. It is based on the integration of physical, hormonal, psychological and relational factors that together shape the sexual experience.
Diagnostics include a thorough interview symptoms, sexual habits, attitudes, stress and lifestyle, gynaecological or urological health assessment, hormonal balance screening (e.g. estrogens, testosterone, thyroid), assessment of pain or other physical symptoms, psychosexual assessmentwhich takes into account the impact of emotions, anxiety, past experiences and partner factors and where appropriate, guidelines for additional laboratory, imaging or specialist tests.
The aim of the diagnosis is an accurate understanding of the causes of sexual problems, such as reduced desire, sexual pain, problems with arousal or orgasm, erectile dysfunction, the impact of illness or medication, and changes at different stages of life.
With this approach, sexual medicine makes it possible to individualised, safe and effective treatmentbased on a holistic understanding of the individual or couple.