Jessica Mae Yih
Biography
Jessica Mae Yih, M.D., M.S.M., is Director of Women's Sexual Health and Male Infertility and Assistant Professor of Urology at the University of California, Irvine. She completed her urology residency at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Case Western Reserve University, followed by a fellowship in sexual medicine with training in male infertility and reconstructive urology at San Diego Sexual Medicine, Alvarado Hospitals. Yih also earned a Master of Science in Management with a focus on healthcare from Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management during her residency training.
Yih's clinical and research work focuses on female sexual health, male infertility, and cancer survivorship as it relates to sexual function and fertility. She has published research on topics ranging from neuroproliferative vestibulodynia and persistent genital arousal disorder to the impact of policy changes on vasectomy trends. Her work has appeared in journals including the Journal of Sexual Medicine, Journal of Surgical Oncology, and Urologic Oncology, and she has contributed to multiple editions of the AUA University Core Curriculum on female sexual dysfunction.
Yih serves as Chair of the Society of Sexual Medicine North America (SMSNA) Female Sexual Dysfunction Committee and is a member of the Video Journal of Sexual Medicine Editorial Board. She is also involved with the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH) Scientific Program Committee and the Mobyus Male Infertility Research Consortium. Prior to joining UC Irvine in 2024, Yih was an Assistant Professor of Urology at The Ohio State University, where she directed the advanced practice provider education curriculum and served on multiple institutional and regional committees.
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- M.D., Wayne State University School of Medicine, 2012
- M.S.M. in Healthcare, Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management, 2019
- M.S. in Medical Sciences, Boston University, Division of Graduate Medical Sciences, 2008
- M.A. in Mental Health & Behavioral Sciences, Boston University, Division of Graduate Medical Sciences, 2008
- B.S. in Brain, Behavior, and Cognitive Sciences, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, 2006
Distinctions
- Best Abstract Clinical Award, SMSNA, 2020
- Clerkship Honors in Urology and Ob/Gyn, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 2010-2011
- Academic Clerkship Commendation in Psychiatry, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 2010-2011
- Clinical Clerkship Commendation in Neurology and Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 2010-2011
- University Honors, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, 2004-2006
Areas of Expertise
- Sexual Medicine
- Female Pelvic Health
- Male Infertility Andrology
- Testosterone Therapy Outcomes
- Postmenopausal Genital Syndrome
- Vasectomy Reversal Techniques
- Trauma-Informed Vulvar Examination
Recent Publications
- Kadakia Y.H., Hammad M.A.M., Abou Chawareb E., Yafi F.A., Chang O.H., Yih J.M., “Comparative evaluation of AI language models in educating patients on women’s sexual health” (opens in new tab), Therapeutic Advances in Urology, vol. 18, 2026.
- Tucker S., Burr E., Perelmuter S., Tran Q., Thompson A., Rubin J., Davide M., Omole I., Adroja Y., Yih J., Rubin R., Vaccaro C., “Sexual Devices and Erotica” (opens in new tab), Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, vol. 33, pp. 100-109, 2026.
- Kadakia Y.H., Nakamura H.S., Hammad M.A.M., Abou Chawareb E., Miller J.A., Yafi F.A., Chang O.H., Yih J.M., “Analyzing google search trends for “vaginal estrogen” and its relationship to medical recommendations for post-menopausal women” (opens in new tab), International Journal of Impotence Research, 2025.
- Jessica Yih, Muhammed A M Hammad, “How to do a Vulvar Exam: A Trauma Informed Approach” (opens in new tab), VJSM2024, 2024.
- Chubak B, Yih J, Schardein J, “Female Sexual Dysfunction: Disorders of Desire, Arousal and Orgasm”, AUA University Core Curriculum, 2023.
- Goldstein I, Rubin R, Gaines N, Polland A, Uloko M, Yih J, “Female Sexual Dysfunction: Medical and Surgical Management of Pelvic Pain and Dyspareunia”, AUA University Core Curriculum, 2021.
- Scarberry K, Berger NG, Scarberry KB, Agrawal S, Francis JJ, Yih JM, Gonzalez CM, Abouassaly R, “Improved surgical outcomes following radical cystectomy at high-volume centers influence overall survival” (opens in new tab), Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations, vol. 36, no. 6, pp. 308.e11-308, 2018.
- Maurice MJ, Yih JM, Ammori JB, Abouassaly R, “Predictors of surgical quality for retroperitoneal sarcoma: Volume matters” (opens in new tab), Journal of Surgical Oncology, vol. 116, no. 6, pp. 766-774, 2017.
- Kovacevic L, Wolfe-Christensen C, Mirkovic J, Yih J, Lakshmanan Y, “Renal bladder ultrasound evaluation in monosymptomatic primary nocturnal enuresis: is it really necessary?”, Pediatr Nephrol, vol. 29, no. 7, pp. 1189-94, 2014.
- Yih JM, Killinger KA, Boura JA, Peters KM, “Changes in sexual functioning in women after neuromodulation for voiding dysfunction” (opens in new tab), Journal of Sexual Medicine, vol. 10, pp. 2477-83, 2013.
- Xia X, Yih J, D'souza N, Hu Z, “Swelling and mechanical behavior of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/Na-montmorillonite layered silicates composite gels”, Polymer, vol. 44, no. 11, pp. 3389-3393, 2003.
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Last updated on 7/7/2026.