A study to evaluate the different levels of attention and VALence direction for erotic stimuli, in relation to genital and subjective sexual arousal in healthy female subjects and healthy female subjects with female sexual dysfunction

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. van Ham
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Sexual Arousal ◽  
Female Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Erotic Stimuli ◽  
Subjective Sexual Arousal ◽  
Healthy Female ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Female Subjects

scholarly journals Sexual Dysfunction in Chronically Medicated Male Inpatients With Schizophrenia: Prevalence, Risk Factors, Clinical Manifestations, and Response to Sexual Arousal

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dianying Liu ◽  
Shaohua Liu ◽  
Meihong Xiu ◽  
Hongdong Deng ◽  
Huiyun Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Sexual Arousal ◽  
Negative Symptoms ◽  
Sexual Experience ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Common Symptom ◽  
Erotic Stimuli ◽  
Negative Factor ◽  
Male Patients

BackgroundSexual dysfunction is a common symptom in patients with schizophrenia, especially in chronically medicated patients. However, the relationship between sexual dysfunction and emotional response to sexual arousal in male patients with schizophrenia remains unclear. This study aimed to assess the incidence, risk factors of sexual dysfunction in males, and their clinical correlations to sexual arousal in male patients with schizophrenia in China.MethodsA total of 162 male patients, aged 18–50 years, with schizophrenia were recruited from a psychiatric hospital in Ganzhou. The clinical symptoms were assessed by the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS). The Arizona Sexual Experience Scale was utilized to evaluate sexual dysfunction. Erotic images were selected from International Affective Picture System (IAPS). Sixty-eight out of the 162 subjects completed the erotic pictures reactivity task.ResultsOverall, 48 (29.6%) patients were measured as having global sexual dysfunction, 72 (44.4%) patients as having strength of sex drive dysfunction, 51 (31.5%) patients as having sexual arousal dysfunction, 55 (34.0%) patients as having penile erection dysfunction, 60 (37.0%) patients as having reached orgasm dysfunction, and 60 (37.0%) patients as having satisfaction with orgasm dysfunction. The sexual dysfunction patients had significantly higher scores on the negative symptoms of the PANSS. The only important predictor of sexual dysfunction was the severity of PANSS negative factor. The sense of pleasure and arousal post viewing erotic images in the sexual dysfunction group were lower compared to the non-sexual dysfunction group. The sense of pleasure and approach motivation were significantly negatively correlated with the severity of sexual dysfunction.ConclusionsThis study shows that nearly one-third of young and middle-aged chronically medicated male inpatients with schizophrenia suffer from sexual dysfunction. The negative factor of the PANSS can be regarded as the risk factor of sexual dysfunction. Schizophrenia patients with sexual dysfunction experienced lower pleasure and higher avoidance motivation than non-sexual dysfunction patients when exposed to erotic stimuli.

Ready or Not: Exploring Sexual Arousal with Women who Report Sexual Arousal Difficulties

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Zadorozny
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Sexual Arousal ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Doppler Imaging ◽  
Erotic Stimuli ◽  
Heterosexual Women ◽  
Subjective Sexual Arousal ◽  
First Time ◽  
Subjective Arousal ◽  
Report Measure

The purpose of this study is to examine possible differences in genital and subjective components of sexual arousal between women with and without sexual arousal/desire difficulties (SADD). Previous research has focused on physiological differences with women who have SADD, in particular, genital response to erotic stimuli. The pattern of results in the literature indicates that women with SADD exhibit similar genital responses to controls (Meston, Rellini, & McCall, 2010), yet women with SADD typically report a decrease in intensity of genital sensation in sexual situations (Laan, van Driel, & van Lunsen, 2008; Giraldi, Rellini, Pfaus, & Laan, 2013), calling into question the method of measurement employed to assess genitalresponse. In the current study, genital and subjective arousal, along with genital-subjective agreement (i.e., sexual concordance), will be investigated to determine if there is a difference between women with SADD and controls. Participants will include 30 self-identified heterosexual women who will complete a validated self-report measure of sexual function and a session in which they rate their subjective sexual arousal while their genital blood flow is measured in response to various films. Laser Doppler Imaging will be used to measure genital blood flow for the first time in this population. This study could lead to a better understanding of sexual arousal in women with SADD, which will assist with diagnosis, as well as identify areas to focus on when trying to develop treatments for sexual dysfunction.

scholarly journals Hormonal Contraceptives, Female Sexual Dysfunction, and Managing Strategies: A Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 908 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nerea M. Casado-Espada ◽  
Rubén de Alarcón ◽  
Javier I. de la Iglesia-Larrad ◽  
Berta Bote-Bonaechea ◽  
Ángel L. Montejo
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Female Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Contraceptive Use ◽  
Hormonal Contraceptive ◽  
Hormonal Contraceptives ◽  
Sexual Hormones ◽  
Sexual Jealousy ◽  
Erotic Stimuli ◽  
Future Fertility ◽  
Contraceptive Ring

In recent decades, hormonal contraceptives (HC) has made a difference in the control of female fertility, taking an unequivocal role in improving contraceptive efficacy. Some side effects of hormonal treatments have been carefully studied. However, the influence of these drugs on female sexual functioning is not so clear, although variations in the plasma levels of sexual hormones could be associated with sexual dysfunction. Permanent hormonal modifications, during menopause or caused by some endocrine pathologies, could be directly related to sexual dysfunction in some cases but not in all of them. HC use seems to be responsible for a decrease of circulating androgen, estradiol, and progesterone levels, as well as for the inhibition of oxytocin functioning. Hormonal contraceptive use could alter women’s pair-bonding behavior, reduce neural response to the expectation of erotic stimuli, and increase sexual jealousy. There are contradictory results from different studies regarding the association between sexual dysfunction and hormonal contraceptives, so it could be firmly said that additional research is needed. When contraceptive-related female sexual dysfunction is suspected, the recommended therapy is the discontinuation of contraceptives with consideration of an alternative method, such as levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine systems, copper intrauterine contraceptives, etonogestrel implants, the permanent sterilization of either partner (when future fertility is not desired), or a contraceptive ring.

scholarly journals Gender dysphoria and sexual euphoria - A Bayesian perspective on the influence of gender-affirming hormone therapy on sexual arousal

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manfred Klöbl ◽  
Murray Bruce Reed ◽  
Patricia Handschuh ◽  
Ulrike Kaufmann ◽  
Melisande Elisabeth Konadu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Hormone Therapy ◽  
Sexual Arousal ◽  
Response Patterns ◽  
Erotic Stimuli ◽  
Trans Men ◽  
Subjective Sexual Arousal ◽  
In Trans ◽  
Trans Women ◽  
In Cis

While the concept of sexual orientation is more clearly defined in cisgender, this is less so in transgender individuals. Both experienced gender and sex hormones have a relation to sexual preferences, arousal in response to erotic stimuli, and thus sexual orientation. In transgender individuals sexual orientation occasionally changes before or during transition, which may involve gender-affirming hormone therapy. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we investigated whether the neuronal and behavioral patterns of sexual arousal in transgender individuals moved from the given (before) to their chosen gender after 4.5 months of hormone therapy. To this aim, trans women and men as well as age-matched cisgender controls rated visual stimuli showing heterosexual, lesbian or gay intercourse for subjective sexual arousal. Utilizing a Bayesian framework allowed us to incorporate behavioral findings in cisgender individuals of different sexual orientations. The hypothesized changes in response patterns could indeed be observed in the behavioral responses to the single but not the differentiation between stimulus categories with the strongest results for trans men and lesbian scenes. Activation of the ventral striatum supported our hypothesis only for lesbian scenes in trans women. This prominent role of lesbian stimuli might be explained by their differential responses in cis women and men. We show that correlates of sexual arousal in transgender individuals might change in direction of the chosen gender. Future investigations longer into transition might resolve the discrepancy on behavioral and neuronal levels.

Una nuova disfunzione sessuale femminile: Il Disturbo da Eccitazione Sessuale Persistente (PSAD)

2009 ◽  
pp. 49-65
Author(s):  
Donata Lembo ◽  
Ilaria Prosperi ◽  
Adele Fabrizi
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Sexual Arousal ◽  
Sexual Desire ◽  
Female Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Sexual Stimuli ◽  
Arousal Disorder ◽  
Sexual Arousal Disorder

- In 2002 S. Leiblum describes and documents a new female sexual dysfunction, called Persistent Sexual Arousal Disorder (PSAD). The dysfunction is characterized by an excitement that persists for prolonged periods, such as hours, days or weeks. The excitement is not linked to sexual desire and may also be triggered by non sexual stimuli, as mere vibrations; moreover it cannot find a way out in an orgasm, which often proves unsatisfactory. Causes that may contribute to increase female sexual activity, be it egosyntonic or egodistonic, pleasant or disturbing for the couple, are still not appropriately investigated (Leiblum, Graziottin, 2007).

Sexual Concordance and Orgasm Consistency in Women

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle McCowan
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Sexual Arousal ◽  
Female Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Sexual Dysfunctions ◽  
Sexual Assertiveness ◽  
Sexual Outcomes ◽  
Sexual Concordance ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Very High

The agreement between psychological and physical sexual arousal is variable among women: some show very high levels of sexual concordance while others demonstrate little or no agreement the emotional and physiological components of arousal (Chivers, Seto, Lalumière, Laan, & , 2010). This mind-body connection has been implicated in female sexual dysfunction, as women sexual dysfunctions tend to show especially low levels of sexual concordance (e.g., Laan, van Driel, & Lunsen, 2008). To date, there has been very little research on how concordance influences individual in sexual outcomes in women without sexual dysfunction. Initial evidence suggested a relationship between sexual concordance and orgasm consistency in healthy women (e.g., Adams, Haynes & Brayner, 1985); however, the few studies examining this relationship present mixed findings. The current study attempts to clarify the relationship between sexual concordance and orgasm consistency and examines sexual assertiveness as a mediator in the predicted concordance-orgasm consistency relationship.

Who are gynandromorphophilic men? Characterizing men with sexual interest in transgender women

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 819-827 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. J. Hsu ◽  
A. M. Rosenthal ◽  
D. I. Miller ◽  
J. M. Bailey
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Sexual Arousal ◽  
Sexual Attraction ◽  
Sexual Interest ◽  
Transgender Women ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Homosexual Men ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Erotic Stimuli ◽  
Subjective Sexual Arousal

BackgroundGynandromorphophilia (GAMP) is sexual interest in gynandromorphs (GAMs; colloquially, shemales). GAMs possess a combination of male and female physical characteristics. Thus, GAMP presents a challenge to conventional understandings of sexual orientation as sexual attraction to the male v. female form. Speculation about GAMP men has included the ideas that they are homosexual, heterosexual, or especially, bisexual.MethodWe compared genital and subjective sexual arousal patterns of GAMP men with those of heterosexual and homosexual men. We also compared these groups on their self-ratings of sexual orientation and sexual interests.ResultsGAMP men had arousal patterns similar to those of heterosexual men and different from those of homosexual men. However, compared to heterosexual men, GAMP men were relatively more aroused by GAM erotic stimuli than by female erotic stimuli. GAMP men also scored higher than both heterosexual and homosexual men on a measure of autogynephilia.ConclusionsResults provide clear evidence that GAMP men are not homosexual. They also indicate that GAMP men are especially likely to eroticize the idea of being a woman.

scholarly journals Changes in the extracellular matrix of the clitoris caused by aging: a stereological and comparative study

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 1816-1818
Author(s):  
Lucas Pires ◽  
Monique Babinski ◽  
Albino Fonseca Junior ◽  
Jorge Henrique Manaia ◽  
Marcio Babinski
Keyword(s):  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Smooth Muscle ◽  
Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Sexual Arousal ◽  
Female Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Elastic Fibers ◽  
Stereological Analysis ◽  
Volumetric Density

IntroductionThe clitoris is partially responsible for sexual arousal. The integrity of the extracellular matrix is essential for clitoral erection. Sexual dysfunction is a phenomenon associated with age.Material and methodsThe clitoris of cadavers of 20- to 80-year-old women was excised and histologically processed. Stereological analysis was performed to quantify the volumetric density of collagen, elastic fibers, and smooth muscle.ResultsA significant increase in collagen and a decrease in smooth muscle and elastic fibers were observed in older women.ConclusionsIn short, these changes caused by aging could contribute to female sexual dysfunction concerning clitoral orgasm.

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