The 8th International Joint Meeting of the Pan-Asian Men's Health Forum (PAMHF), held in conjunction with the 2025 Annual Meeting of the 42nd Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology (KSSMA) and the 25th Annual Meeting of the Korean Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (KSSWSH), took place on March 28-29, 2025, in Seoul, Republic of Korea (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Attendees at the 8th International Joint Meeting of PAMHF and the 42nd KSSMA Annual Meeting in Seoul.
Translational Andrology and Urology (TAU), published by AME Publishing Company, hosted a booth in the exhibition area (Figure 2) and was glad to have a chance to communicate with attendees, primarily from Korea, as well as international speakers. Prof. Eric Chung, Associate Editors-in-Chief of TAU, and Prof. Zhong-Cheng Xin, Executive Editor of TAU, were also invited as the Chairs and Speakers to the meeting.
Figure 2. The booth of TAU and its publisher AME Publishing Company.
On the first day (March 28), Prof. Ji-Kan Ryu, President of KSSMA, and Prof. Du Geon Moon, President of APSSM, delivered welcome messages, emphasizing the conference as an exceptional platform for PAMHF and KSSMA professionals to collaborate, share insights, and network (Figure 3). The day featured presentations on APSSM and ASMHA consensus statements and clinical recommendations for men's health and sexual health, alongside discussions on multidisciplinary challenges and advancements in inflatable penile prosthesis (Figure 4).
The second day (March 29) focused on cutting-edge topics in men’s and women’s sexual health, including testosterone deficiency syndrome. Semi-live surgical sessions showcased procedures, such as penile prosthesis insertion for Peyronie's disease and robot-assisted varicocelectomy (Figure 5).
Figure 3. a. Prof. Ji-Kan Ryu, President of KSSMA, and b. Prof. Du Geon Moon, President of APSSM, delivering the welcome messages.
Figure 4. The first day of the meeting.
Figure 5. The second day of the meeting.
The TAU editorial office was honored to engage with editorial board members, authors, readers, and new collaborators throughout the event (Figure 6, 7, 8, 9). We would like to extend our gratitude to all experts stopping by our booth.
Figure 6 TAU editors Kathy Du, Terisa Luo, and Prof. Eric Chung photographed after a brief presentation on updates of TAU.
Figure 7 (Left to right) KSSMA President Prof. Ji-Kan Ryu, Vice President of KSSMA Prof. Hwancheol Son, Editor in Chief of WJMH Prof. Hyun Jun Park, Executive Editor of TAU Prof. Zhong-Cheng Xin, and Editor of TAU Kathy Du.
Figure 8 TAU editors networking with experts (left to right, up to down): a. Dr. Ji-Kan Ryu (Inha University College of Medicine); b. Dr. Hyun Jun Park (Pusan National University School of Medicine); c. Dr. Faysal A. Yafi (University of California Irvine); d. Dr. Dong Soo Kim (Kyung Hee University College of Medicine); e. Dr. Dae Yul Yang (Hallym University College of Medicine); f. Dr. Haruaki Sasaki (Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital); g. Dr. Masato Fujisawa (Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine); h. Dr. Kweon Sik Min (Inje University College of Medicine) & Jung-Sik Huh (Jeju National University).
Figure 9. TAU editors introducing the journal and its publisher AME Publishing Company to experts (left to right): a. Dr. Won Ki Lee (Hallym University College of Medicine); b. Dr. Kyung Hyun Moon (Ulsan University Hospital); c. Dr. Heung Jae Park (Kangbuk Samsung Hospital).