Author: <span>Joshua Gonzalez, MD</span>

is a fellowship-trained Urologic Surgeon specializing in Men's Health, Female Sexual Dysfunction, and Hormonal Management. He regularly addresses issues surrounding sexual arousal, orgasm, libido/desire, sexual pain, penile curvature, and erectile function. Dr. Gonzalez also treats a variety of common urological conditions including genitourinary cancers, benign prostatic disease, voiding dysfunction, and male infertility. Throughout his career, Dr. Gonzalez has focused on advocating for male and female sexual health and providing better healthcare to the LGBT community. He can be found on Twitter at @SexMedLA and his website is http://advantageurology.com/doctors/joshuargonzalezmd/

Why Men Are Given Unnecessary Antibiotics & What to do Instead

In Male Pelvic Pain by Joshua Gonzalez, MD / June 24, 2021

By Stephanie Prendergast, MPT and Urology Expert Joshua Gonzalez, MD Most men who develop the symptoms of Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CPPS) are given unnecessary courses of antibiotics, at least once. How do we know they were unnecessary? Most of our patients have never been properly tested for a prostate infection. Men with CPPS […]

Make Erections Great Again

In Male Pelvic Pain by Joshua Gonzalez, MD / June 29, 2017

By Dr. Joshua Gonzalez As a sexual medicine specialist, I spend a good deal of time talking about erections. Erectile dysfunction (ED) is actually a pretty common problem. Estimates of the prevalence of ED range from 9% to 40% of men by age 40, and generally increase by 10% with each decade thereafter1. […]

Jagged Little Pill: Part Two

In Female Pelvic Pain by Joshua Gonzalez, MD / July 15, 2016

By Joshua Gonzalez, MD After reading my last post, Jagged Little Pill, many of you who have had similar suspected OCP-related problems may be thinking there’s no hope. Trust me, you are not doomed if you’ve ever taken an oral birth control and you have symptoms of vulvodynia. My goal this week is […]

Jagged Little Pill: How Oral Contraceptives Wreak Havoc on the Female Body

In Female Pelvic Pain by Joshua Gonzalez, MD / June 30, 2016

By Joshua Gonzalez, MD The advent of oral birth control pills in the 1960s was heralded as a huge victory for women’s rights. Finally, women could take control of their bodies and their fertility. Since then, oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) have become ubiquitous in reproductive aged women with nearly 10 million women today using […]