Publications and Lectures
BRONNER GILA
MPH, MSW,
Certified Sex Therapist
Director, Sex Therapy Service, Sexual Medicine Center, Urologic Dept, Sheba Medical Center, Israel
PUBLICATIONS
Articles
Ehrenfeld,M. Bronner,G. et al (1999) Sexuality among Institutionalized Elderly Patients with Dementia. Nursing
Ethics 6(2) ): 144-9..
Bronner G. (2001) Sexual Health Promotion- an inductive intervention model. Harefuah, 2001; 140(1):72-76
(Hebrew)
Bronner G. et al (2003) Sexual harassment of female and male nurses and nursing students in Israel. Journal of
Advanced Nursing 42(6): 637-644.
Bronner, G., Royter, V., Korczyn A.D. & Giladi, N. (2004) Sexual Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease. Journal of
Sex & Marital Therapy, 30:95-105.
Bronner G. Female sexual function and chronic disease. Harefuah. 2006;145(2):114-6, 165-6. (Editorial, Hebrew)
Bronner G. Sexual Dysfunction and Parkinson's disease: a need for further understanding. Eur J Neurol 2008;
15:1146-7 (Editorial)
Bronner G, Elran E, Schachter B, Lavee S, Galin A, Raviv G. Contribution of psychosexual approach to
assessment and treatment of sexual dysfunction: a working model. Harefuha, 2009; 148(9):595-599. . (Hebrew)
Ben Zion Z, Bronner G, Shtarkshal R. Sexual function and dysfunction: from theory to practice. Harefuha, 2009;
148(9):592-594. . (Hebrew)
Galin A, Bronner G, Raviv G. Model approach for evaluation and treatment of men with premature ejaculation.
Harefuha, 2009; 148(9):620-624. (Hebrew)
Bronner G. (2009) Practical Strategies for Sexual Interventions in Parkinson's Disease. Parkinsonism and related
disorders. 15S3 (2009) S96-S100.
Bronner G, Elran E, Golomb J, Korczyn AD (2010). Female sexuality in multiple sclerosis- the multidimentional
nature of the problem and the intervention (Review). Acta Neurol Scand. 2010;
121: 289-301.
Bronner G, Vodušek DB (2011 in press) Managment of sexual problems in Parkinson's disease
Patients. Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders.
Bronner G.(2011) Sexual problems in Parkinson's disease: The multidimensional nature of the problem and of the
intervention. J Neurol Sci. 2011 Jun 30. [Epub ahead of print]
Chapters in Books
Bronner.G, Landau.R, Family Life and Sex Education for Soldiers within the Center for the Promotion of Special
population. In: Tamir.D (ed.) Health Education in Schools, 1988, London: Freund Pub. House, p.259-265
Bronner.G, Sexuality and Intimacy in Elders, 1993, Brookdile Institute, Jerusalem (Hebrew)
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Bronner.G Sexuality in Older Age. In: Habbot.B, More Healthy- a book for better health. 1998, Modan Pub. TelAviv
Bronner G. et al. Sexuality and Parkinson’s Disease. In : Bedard MA et al (eds.) Mental and Behavioral
Dysfunction in Movement Disorders. 2003; Humana Press Inc. NJ pp.517-526
Moore O, Bronner G, Giladi N. Sexuality in Parkinson's Disease. In: Chaudhuri R, Tolosa E, Schapira A and
Poewe W (eds.) Non-Motor Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease. 2009, p. 225-240. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Thesis:
Bronner,G. (1983) Quality of sexual life of women post-hysterectomy. A dissertation presented at the Jerusalem
Hebrew University School of Public Health and Community Medicine for the degree of MPH. (Hebrew)
Lectures in Congress/ Conference
Jun1979 Sex education for young male prisoners in Israel, 5th International Symposium on Sex Education, TelAviv Israel
Apr1986 Effect of specific educational program on quality of sexual life after hysterectomy, 19th AASECT annual
meeting. USA
Jul 1986 Family life and sex education for soldiers, International Symposium on Health Education in Schools,
Jerusalem
Jun1987 Sexual life post hysterectomy & Sex education for soldiers, 8th World Congress of Sexology, Heidelberg
Germany
May1988 Sexual rehabilitation after hysterectomy, Symposium on Women Rehabilitation with Cancer Disease,
Israel Rehabilitation Society
May1988 Sexual aspects in the work of nursing students in hospitals, 7th congress Israel Family Planning
Association, Tel-Aviv
Jun1988 Sex counseling post hysterectomy, Symposium on Sexuality and Disability, Israel Rehabilitation Society,
Tel-Aviv
May1989 Effect of hysterectomy on quality of sexual life, Symposium on Women with Gynecological Cancer,
Oncological Nursing Organization, Israel
Jun 1989 Change in sexual relations in coronary patients and spouses, 2nd Asian Pacific Symposium on Cardiac
Rehabilitation, Jerusalem
Dec1989 Hysterectomy and sexuality, 1st Symposium of Israel Society of Sex Therapy
May1990 Influence of hysterectomy on sexual life, 8th Congress Israel FPA Tel-Aviv
Sep1990 Management of sexual dysfunction in an elderly male population, 4th World Meeting on Impotence,
Brazil
Nov1990 Enhancing sexual health within the nursing care, 7th National Congress of Nurses in Israel, Jerusalem
Jun 1991 Management of sexual dysfunction in a population of men over the age of 60,
10th World Congress of Sexology, Amsterdam
Nov 1991 Changes in sexual life of USSR female immigrants in Israel, 2nd National
Symposium of Israel Society of Sex Therapy, Jerusalem
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Mar1992 Educating family physicians in Israel in promoting sexual health of patients
with chronic illness, International Seminar on Sexuality and Disability, Israel
Dec1992 Sexuality & Aging, 10th Congress, Israel Society of Gerontology
Mar 1993 Sexual Health promotion within the family physician clinic, 9th National
Congress, Israel FPA, Tel-Aviv
Jun 1994 Sexuality & Aging: sex education training for geriatric institutes’ professionals,
2nd Congress, The European Federation of Sexology, Copenhagen Denmark
Feb1995 Overview on staff attitudes towards sexuality of women with cancer,
Intel. Seminar on Women and Disability, Israel Rehabilitation Society, Tel Aviv
Apr1995 Sexuality & aging: training geriatric professionals, Intl. Conference on Recent
Advances in the Care of the Elderly, Jerusalem
May1995 Sexuality & aging in a changing society, 10th National Congress, Israel FPA
Jun 1996 Sexuality of the demented aged, 8th Biennial Conference of WENR Work Group European Nurse
Researchers, Sweden
Oct 1996 Ethical dilemmas concerning sexuality of elderly patients suffering from Dementia, 12th Intl Conference,
Alzheimer’s Disease International, Jerusalem
Oct1996 Sexuality and the female adolescent, 1st Conference, The Israel Society of Pediatric and Adolescent
Gynecology
Apr 1997 Promotion of sexual health in adolescence, 11th National congress, Israel FPA
Apr 1997 Oral sex as Sodomy- the moral & legal absurdity, 11th congress, Israel FPA
May1999 Sexual Harassment of nurses and nursing students,12th congress,Israel FPA
June 2000 Sexual counseling in the Internet, European Congress of Sexology, Berlin
May 2001 Preservation of sexual health in elders. The 3rd. multidisciplinary conference on delay of age related
changes, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
June 2001 Sexuality in the general practitioner’s office. The5th Israeli congress of general practice and family
medicine, Tel-Aviv Israel.
June 2001 Opening lines of sexual communication: model for primary care physicians in treatment of erectile
dysfunction in Israel. World Congress of Sexology, Paris.
June 2001 Sexuality and Parkinson’s disease. World Congress of Sexology, Paris.
June 2001 Internet sexual counseling for young adolescents and its implication for sex education. World Congress
of Sexology, Paris.
July 2001 Changes in sexual function of parkinsonian patients. Intl. Congress on Parkinson’s Disease. Helsinki,
Finland.
Oct 2001 Sexuality and Parkinson’s disease. Int. Symposium on Mental and Behavioral Dysfunction in Movement
Disorders, Montreal Canada.
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Nov 2001 Changes in sexual function of parkinsonian patients. National meeting of the Israel Neurological
Association, Tel-Aviv Israel
May 2002 Sexuality and Parkinson’s disease, EPDA conference, Lubliana Slovenia
June 2002 Open Lines of Sexual Communication, 6th congress of Sexology EFS, Cyprus.
June 2002 Sexual harassment of nurses & nursing students in Israel, 6th congress of Sexology EFS Cyprus.
Nov. 2002 The sexual evaluation of clients in the gynecologist clinic, 5th annual meeting on gynecology in the
community, The Israel Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tel-Aviv
Bronner G. Sexuality and Parkinson’s disease. Movement Disorders. 2001; 16(1) suppl: 11-12.
Bronner G, Collette E. (2007). Solving sexual problems in movement disorders. Parkinsonism & Related
Dirorders;13(suppl.2): S30
Bronner G, Elran E, Uziel N, Eli I. (2009) DIFFICULTIES IN VAGINAL PENETRATION IS CORRELATED WITH
DENTAL GAGGING REFLEX IN WOMEN. Journal of Sexual Medicine 2009; 6 (Suppl 4):390 .
Bronner G. (2009) THE NEW ROLES OF SEX THERAPY IN THE ERA OF PDE5-INHIBITORS: A PARADIGM.
Journal of Sexual Medicine 2009; 6(Suppl 4):394.
Invited articles/ Programs
Bronner G. Health Education Program for Medical Students (1985) WEIZMAN Institute for Science (Hebrew)
Bronner.G Helping Health Care Professionals on Issues of Intimacy and Sexuality Among the Aging (1997).
Siecus Report Vol 25(5) p.4-7
Bronner G. Sexuality and aging- an Israeli experience. Entre Nous, The European Magazine for Sexual and
Reporiductive Health. 2000;47-8:15.
Bronner G. Coping with sexual health: intervention model. Entre Nous, The European Magazine for Sexual and
Reporiductive Health. 2000/2001; 49:13-15.
Bronner.G, Eldar.R, Sexuality and Aging, (1994) World Health Organization, Advisory for Elders, Disability and
Rehabilitation
Bronner.G (2000) Sexual Counseling & Rehabilitation. In: Rehabilitation of Cardiac Patients in Israel, Cardiology
Association in Israel. (Hebrew)
Guidelines: International Standards of Practice for Sex Therapists, WAS (World Association for Sexual
Health) 2007-2009 , written by an international group and Bronner G.
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