ISSM

The International Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM, formerly known as ISIR/ISSIR) was established in 1978 for the purpose of promoting research and exchange of knowledge for the clinical entity “impotence” throughout the international scientific community. The principal orientation of ISSM was initially towards basic science of erection, defects in the erectile mechanism, and the clinical aspects of diagnosis and treatment of erectile dysfunction. The orientation is now towards the whole field of human sexuality.

Specifically, the ISSM aims:

To establish a scientific Society to benefit the public by encouraging the highest standards of practice, education and research in the field of human sexuality;
To develop and assist in developing scientific methods for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of conditions affecting human sexual function;
To promote the publication and encourage contributions to the medical and scientific literature in the field of sexual function.

The ISSM is registered as a 501 C3 non-profit corporation in the United States and it has federal tax exempt status. We have over 2200 members from all five continents and 89 nations.

Previous Congresses

Year	Congress	Venue
2000	12th World Meeting on Impotence Research	Perth, Australia
2002	13th World Meeting on Impotence Research	Montreal, Canada
2004	14th World Meeting on Impotence Research	Buenos Aires, Argentina
2006	15th World Meeting of the International Society of Sexual Medicine	Cairo, Egypt
2008	Joint ISSM/ESSM Congress	Brussels, Belgium
2010	16th World Meeting of the International Society for Sexual Medicine	Seoul, Korea
2012	17th World Meeting of the International Society for Sexual Medicine	Chicago, USA
2014	18th World Meeting of the International Society for Sexual Medicine	São Paulo, Brazil
2016	19th World Meeting of the International Society for Sexual Medicine	Beijing, China
2018	Joint ISSM / ESSM World Meeting on Sexual Medicine	Lisbon, Portugal