AI-powered technologies and wearable devices are transforming sexual health by enhancing understanding of reproductive health, STIs, erectile function, ejaculatory concerns, and women's orgasms, while raising significant ethical considerations due to the sensitive nature of the data involved.
AI-powered technologies are being applied to improve understanding and management of reproductive health and sexually transmitted infections.
AI is being used to facilitate empathetic sexual health education and outreach to diverse populations.
Innovative wearable devices are providing new insights into men's erectile health and ejaculatory concerns.
Wearable devices are being developed to explore women's orgasms in relation to pelvic floor muscles and clitoral blood flow.
The field of sexual health technology is rapidly expanding, with significant ethical considerations that must be addressed to protect users.
This research suggests that artificial intelligence and wearable technology are increasingly being used in the field of sexual health in several meaningful ways. On the AI side, these tools are being applied to better understand and manage reproductive health conditions and sexually transmitted infections, and to provide more accessible, empathetic sexual health education to people from varied backgrounds. On the wearable device side, new gadgets are being designed to monitor men's erectile function and ejaculatory issues, and to measure women's sexual responses by tracking pelvic floor muscle activity and blood flow to the clitoris — areas that have historically received little technological attention. This matters because sexual health is an important but often under-resourced area of medicine, and new technologies could help fill gaps in diagnosis, education, and self-monitoring that traditional healthcare settings may not address. Wearable devices in particular allow data to be collected in real-world, everyday settings rather than only in clinical environments, which could lead to more accurate and personally relevant health insights. However, this research also highlights that the sensitive and intimate nature of sexual health data creates unique privacy and ethical risks. As these technologies become more widespread, the review emphasizes that strong protections for users must be developed alongside the innovations themselves to ensure that personal data is not misused or inadequately protected.
Smerina D, Pearlman A. (2024). The Intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Wearable Devices, and Sexual Medicine.. Current urology reports. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11934-024-01244-2