緊隨威廉 H.馬斯特斯和維吉尼亞 E.詹森於1960年代的開拓性研究成果之後，已經發展出了多種多樣的性治療技術，這些技術現在正成功地運用於世界上的許多地區。說來也怪，性治療的非常成功和對性治療的不斷增長的需求卻也強調了對新的性態度的普遍需要。

Following the pioneering work of William H. Masters and Virginia E. Johnson in the 1960s, a variety of new therapeutic techniques have been developed which are now being used successfully in many parts of the world. Curiously enough, the very success of sex therapy and the growing demand for it have underlined the general need for new sexual attitudes.