Since 2005, the Sexual Health Foundation (SHE+), formally known as The Patty Brisben Foundation (PBF), has served and continues to serve to enhance women’s sexual health and well-being through funding research, providing educational programs, partnering with community organizations and connecting individuals to resources.

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In the past five years, the Foundation has made nearly $1 million in grants, with an average grant amount of $48,000. In 2024, the Foundation awarded almost $200,000 in grants.

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By focusing on the following key areas that have a dramatic impact on women’s sexual health, SHE+ is able to provide support and fund research where it is needed most, to help improve the lives of the highest number of women:

• Vulvovaginal Pain Disorders

• Impact of Perimenopause and Menopause on Sexual Health

• Intimacy-Related Sexual Dysfunction After Cancer Treatment

• Libido and Sexual Desire

• Female Genital Mutilation

• LGBTQIA Health

• Endometriosis

• Pelvic Pain

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