Main Topics

History & Sexuality
► A century of Sexology
► The history of human sexuality
► Sex research six decades after Kinsey’s works
► 40 years of Masters and Johnson Sex Therapy

Theory & Sexuality
► The role of theory in sexuality
► Main theories of sexual behaviour & sexual functioning

Basic Research in Sexology
► New research methods in sexuality
► Psychophysiology of sexual response
► Brain imaging & sexuality
► Hormones & sexuality
► Epidemiology
► Evolutionary sexology

Sexual Rights
► Sexual Rights as Human Rights
► Gender equality and equity
► Sexual pleasure as universal right
► Sexual legislation & sexual rights
► Sexual violence & enslavement

Sexuality, Health & Well Being
► Sexual Health & Wellbeing
► Sexual Health & Mental Health
► Sexual Health & and Physical Health
► Sexual Health & Education
► Media and sexual health
► Sexuality in the life span

Sexual Psychotherapy
► New developments in Psychotherapy of sexual dysfunction
► Psychotherapy & pharmacotherapy
► Sexual counselling
► Couple therapy

Sexual Medicine
► Reproductive health
► Urology
► Andrology
► Gynaecology
► Endocrinology

Sexuality & Education
► New models of sexuality education
► Research on the effectiveness of sexuality education
► Family planning and contraception
► Teaching sexology in Europe

Social Sciences & Sexuality
► Socio-cultural aspects of sexuality
► Sex and the internet
► Prostitution
► Pornography

Sexually Transmitted Infections
► Epidemiology
► HIV / AIDS
► STDs & sexuality
► Counselling & HIV / AIDS
► Prevention

Sexual Orientation
► Homosexuality
► Homosexual parenting
► Bisexuality
► Heterosexuality

Couple and Sexuality
► Relationship satisfaction and sexuality
► Sexual satisfaction and pleasure
►Sexuality, intimacy and love
► Neurobiology of love

Sexual Dysfunctions
► Epidemiology of sexual dysfunctions
► Female sexual dysfunctions
► Male sexual dysfunctions
► Classification issues in sexual dysfunctions
► Conceptual models of sexual dysfunction
► Research on treatment outcome

Paraphilias and Sexual Aggression
► Sexual paraphilias
► Sexual violence
► Therapy for victims & offenders
► Sexual addiction
► Prevention

Gender Identity Dysphoria
► New research on GID
► Hormonal therapy
► Surgical interventions
► Transgenderism
► Preventive programme

Pharmacology
► New pharmacological principles for sexual dysfunction
► Pharmacological treatment for paraphilias
► Hormonal therapy in menopause and andropause
► Hormonal contraception

Psychiatry and Sexual Health
► Depression and sexuality
► The case of schizophrenics
► Nevroticism and sex
► Sexuality and antipsychotics

 Pleasure and Happiness
► Mindfulness
► Fearfulness
► Positive Thinking