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BSSM Useful Links
The links provided on this page are provided for your
convenience. The BSSM takes no responsibility for the
information contained in any linked sites, nor for the manner in
which you may subsequently use that information.
The links are grouped in the following categories:
 Professional
associations and societies associated with
sexuality and its problems
Patient and clinical
services, and sexological institutions
Patient organisations associated with sexuality and its
problems
General professional
organisations
Government
organisations
General medical news and
information resources
Other resources
Professional associations and
societies associated with
sexuality and its problems
British
Association for Sexual and Relationship Therapy
BASRT is the professional and
regulatory body for sexual and relationship therapists in the UK. The site
describes the Association, its aims, activities and provides a list of
practising therapists around the UK.
British
Association of Urological Surgeons
BAUS is the professional and academic
organisation for urological surgeons and affiliate of the Royal College of
Surgeons (see below). This is an attractive site, but takes a while to download
because of the flash graphics! Part of it is password protected.
European
Society for Sexual Medicine
ESSM is a European society for health
professionals and scientists actively working in the field of human sexuality.
Its interests include all aspects of human sexuality in men
and women. It is an affiliate of ISIR, the
International Society for Impotence Research.
The
World Professional Association for Transgender Health (formerly known as Harry
Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association)
The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) is a professional organization
devoted to the understanding and treatment of gender identity disorders. Its
website contains information about membership, conferences and standards of
care.
International
Society for Sexual Medicine
ISSM is a global society for health
professionals and scientists actively working in the field of human sexuality.
Its interests include all aspects of
human sexuality in men and women.
World
Association for Sexology
The World Association for Sexology was
established to further the understanding and development of sexology throughout
the world.
http://www.issam.ch
International Society for the Study of the
Aging Male
http://www.vulvalpainsociety.org
The
Vulval Pain Society
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Patient and clinical services, and
sexological institutions
The Family
Planning Association
The aim of the FPA is to advance the sexual health, reproductive rights and
choices of all people throughout the UK. For an online catalogue and mail
order of products from condoms to vibrators, visit
www.fpsales.co.uk
The
Kinsey Institute, Bloomington IA, USA
The Kinsey Institute Web site supports
interdisciplinary research and the study of human sexuality. The Institute,
probably the world's most famous centre for sexology research, was founded by Dr
Alfred Kinsey (1894-1956) in 1947. Apart from its outstanding academic and
research activities, it possesses a quite remarkable library and art collection.
RELATE
RELATE is a UK national organisation
offering counselling, sex therapy, relationship education and training to
support couple and family relationships throughout life. It is a Registered
Charity. The site contains information on how individuals and couples can
self-refer to RELATE therapists.
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Patient organisations associated with sexuality and its
problems
The
Beaumont Trust
The Beaumont Trust is a UK
organisation concerned with gender identity disorders. Its aims are to relieve
the stress caused by transsexualism and/or transvestism to those affected, their
families and friends, and to assist professional advisers in the field of care
of gender dysphoria.
Couple
Counselling Scotland
Couple Counselling Scotland exists to promote, develop and co-ordinate a
confidential counselling service for people in marriage and other intimate
personal relationships in Scotland.
The
Gender Trust
The Gender Trust is a Registered
Charity in the U.K. which specifically helps adults who are transsexual, gender
dysphoric or transgenderist, that is, those who seek to adjust their lives to
live as women or men, or to come to terms with their situation despite their
genetic background.
The
Sexual Dysfunction Association
The Sexual Dysfunction Association is a
charitable organisation which was set up as the Impotence Association to help sufferers of impotence (erectile
dysfunction) and their partners and to raise awareness of the condition
amongst both the public and the medical profession. Its interests now
include all aspects of human sexuality in both men and women.
London
Lesbian and Gay Switchboard
London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard is a voluntary organisation which aims to
provide a 24 hour information, support and referral service for lesbians and gay
men from all backgrounds throughout the United Kingdom.
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General professional
organisations
The
British Medical Association
The BMA is both the
doctors' professional organisation and an independent trade union protecting the
professional and personal interests of its members.
The
General Medical Council
The GMC is the
regulatory and licensing authority for all doctors practising in the UK. It
has legal powers designed to maintain the standards the public has a right to
expect of doctors. Where any doctor fails to meet those standards, the GMC can
act to protect patients from harm - if necessary, by striking the doctor off the
register and removing their right to practise medicine.
The Royal
College of General Practitioners
The Royal College
of General Practitioners (RCGP) is the academic organisation in the UK for
general practitioners. Its aim is to encourage and maintain the highest
standards of general medical practice and act as the ‘voice’ of general
practitioners on education, training and standards issues.
The
Royal College of Nursing
The RCN is the UK nurses'
professional organisation and trade union. It campaigns on the part of the
profession, and is a leading player in the development of nursing practice and
standards of care. It is a provider of higher education and promotes research,
quality and practice development through the RCN Institute.
The
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
The RCOG
is the academic organisation for UK obstetricians and gynaecologists. It’s
principal objects are the encouragement of the study and the advancement of the
science and practice of obstetrics and gynaecology.
The
Royal College of Physicians
The
RCP is the academic
organisation for UK physicians.
The
Royal College of Psychiatrists
The
Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional and educational body for all
psychiatrists in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
The Royal
College of Surgeons
The Royal College of Surgeons of England is an
independent professional body committed to promoting and advancing the highest
standards of surgical care for patients.
The
Royal Society of Medicine
The
Royal Society of Medicine is an independent, apolitical organisation, founded
nearly 200 years ago. Its aims are
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Government
organisations
Medicines
and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
The MHRA is an executive agency of the Department of Health set up to enhance and safeguard
the health of the public by ensuring that medicines and medical devices work and are acceptably safe.
UK
Department of Health
This government department site contains a wealth of useful information on UK
health policy and services. It also has a searchable index of Health Service
Circulars (COIN) that may be downloaded as .pdf files. These include current UK
government policy on ED treatment: HSC 1999/148 (availability of impotence
treatment within the NHS) and HSC 1999/177 (treatment for patients with severe
distress caused by impotence).
US
Food and Drugs Administration
The
FDA is the US governmental organisation responsible for monitoring
the quality, efficacy and safety of foods, drugs, medical appliances, vaccines,
blood products, cosmetics, animal feeds and radiation-emitting products, such as
cellular telephones.
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General medical news and
information resources
DocLinks
UK
DocLinks UK is a site containing links
to web sites of interest to medical professionals both within the UK and
internationally.
Health
on the Net Foundation
HON is a non-profit-making portal to
medical information on the Internet. It is a Swiss foundation, operating out of
Geneva with the generous support of local Geneva authorities
Medical
Matrix
Medical Matrix is a UK-based
information resource intended for use by family doctors. It contains links to a
variety of health education sites, including clinical and drug information,
human anatomy and medical education.
NetDoctor
NetDoctor is a UK-based information resource for the general public covering
a wide range of medical topics, including sexual problems.
Intute health and life sciences
Intute health and life sciences (formerly known as OMNI) is a UK-based site, offering free
access to a searchable catalogue of Internet sites covering health and medicine.
This includes a range of biomedical research sites.
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Other resources
ChildLine
Children are at particular risk from sexual
exploitation and abuse. ChildLine
is the UK's free, national help line for children and young people in trouble or
danger. If you want to talk to someone, call ChildLine free on 0800 1111.
Routledge
Commercial publisher of mainstream psychological books and journals
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