scholarly journals Phenomenology of female sexual feelings

2018 ◽  
pp. 62-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
M G. Efanova ◽  
D. V. Berdnikov ◽  
P. V Tkachenko
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Interest ◽  
Sexual Experience ◽  
Sexual Life ◽  
Ordinary Experience ◽  
Physical Discomfort ◽  
Multilevel Structure ◽  
Sexual Feelings

We present data of studying female sexual feelings. Hypothesis: sexual feelings have a complicated multilevel structure reflecting the individual’s sexual experience with peculiarities of evaluating satisfaction and regulation of behavior. 429 women aged 18-60 years (mean age — 28,69±0,42 years) have been studied, among them 291 (67,83%) were married and 138 (32,17%) were single. Te mean age of starting sexual life was 18,22±0,12 years. 365 (85,08%) women experienced orgasm, while 64 (14,92%) did not. We used our authorial questionnaire including an instruction and a list of 204 signs characterizing emotions, states, qualitative descriptions of comprehension. Te women noted the signs corresponding to their ordinary experience during an ordinary sexual act. Sexual feelings were found to have a multilevel structure of estimating the person’s sexual experience presented by the correlation of satisfaction, sexual interest, internal comfort, shame, disphoria, intensity emotional reacting, non-corresponding to expectations, acuity of rectption, physical discomfort and distaste. Teir manifestation reflects the expressions of self-relation, of states with regard to attaining the goal and communication with the partner.

scholarly journals AVALIAÇÃO DA FUNÇÃO SEXUAL DE MULHERES NA MENOPAUSA

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 65-73
Author(s):  
Jéssica Mariany Rodrigues da Silva ◽  
Dárida Pereira Valeriano ◽  
Guilherme Yassuyuki Tacao ◽  
Lara Ribeiro Pereira ◽  
Leticia Pereira Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Function ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Sexual Satisfaction ◽  
Sexual Interest ◽  
Sexual Life ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Sexual Interaction ◽  
Menstrual Cycles ◽  
Metabolic Variation

The climacteric can present hormonal, physiological and metabolic variation, along with psychosocial changes, that have repercussions on life and sexual interest. The objective was to assess and classify the sexual function of women in menopause. It was recruited 84 women for the research, of which 57 come within inclusion criteria: experiencing menopause (cessation of menstrual cycles for at least 12months) and having had an active sexual life in the last six months. The Female Sexual Quotient (FSQ) domains were evaluated: desire and sexual interest,foreplay,arousing of the woman and sexual interaction with partner,comfort in sexual intercourse,orgasm and sexual satisfaction. The total score for FSQ determined the performance/sexual satisfaction pattern and, of the 57 women, the major proportionwas from regular to good (43.86%), while null to bad (7.01%) had lowest proportion. The total FSQ score, it was possible to verify that 71.93% of the participants presented an adequate score, having scored ≥62 points. It was concluded that the evaluated women presented adequate and satisfactory sexual function.

The perspectives of Gambian men on the sexuality of cut and uncut women

Sexualities ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 521-534
Author(s):  
Inger-Lise Lien
Keyword(s):  
Personal Experience ◽  
Sexual Experience ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sexual Scripts ◽  
Sexual Pleasure ◽  
Female Genital Cutting ◽  
Genital Cutting ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Sexual Feelings ◽  
Female Genital

The aim of the study has been to investigate men’s perspective on the effect of female genital cutting (FGC) on both women and men’s sexual feelings, their sensitivity, well-being and attitudes. Do men perceive any difference between a cut and an uncut woman when it comes to sexuality? If so, how do men understand and interpret the impact of FGC? Will their personal sexual experience have an influence on their attitude to the practice? Is there a mismatch between sexual scripts and personal experience when it comes to FGC? During 2014, 50 Gambian men, Mandinka and Wolof, and eight Mandinka women were interviewed. The interviews had a qualitative and open structure, and the men were asked to compare and assess the effects that they thought FGC had on the women, and on the sexual act itself, as they experienced it. The interviews disclosed that men perceive a difference in the feelings and behaviour expressed by women who are cut and those who are uncut. Their sense of women’s feelings have an impact on their own sexual pleasure, and on their attitude to the practice.

Sexuality in Men and Women With Epilepsy

CNS Spectrums ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (S9) ◽  
pp. 13-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia L. Harden
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Function ◽  
Antiepileptic Drugs ◽  
Sexual Functioning ◽  
Sexual Interest ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Temporal Lobectomy ◽  
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin ◽  
Sexual Life ◽  
Testosterone Levels ◽  
Patients With Epilepsy

AbstractMost people with epilepsy maintain normal reproductive and sexual lives. However, a significant minority of women with epilepsy (20% to 30%) have some degree of sexual dysfunction, including problems with libido, arousal, and orgasm. Men with epilepsy are at risk for decreased sexual functioning, including sexual interest and sexual performance, at least in part because of increased sex hormone-binding globulin levels and lower bioactive testosterone levels, particularly in association with the use of enzyme-inducing antiepileptic drugs, such as phenytoin and carbamazepine. A decrease in bioactive testosterone levels probably has a significant effect on the sexuality of women with epilepsy as well. Antiepileptic drugs may also affect sexual function in women through alterations of serotonergic neurotransmission. Epilepsy itself appears to have the potential to affect sexual function. The amygdala is emerging as a brain structure with significant involvement in sexuality in patients with epilepsy, as shown by alterations in sexual functioning after temporal lobectomy. Preliminary evidence suggests that people with temporal lobe epilepsy have reduced genital blood flow in response to erotic stimulation; the etiology of this phenomenon is not well understood, but disruption of the limbic and frontal cortex by epileptic activity may be implicated. Psychosocial factors, including sexual anxiety and stigma associated with epilepsy, can also affect the sexual life of patients with epilepsy.

scholarly journals Sexual and reproductive behaviour of young female internet users in Serbia

2013 ◽  
Vol 141 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 653-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirjana Rasevic ◽  
Katarina Sedlecki
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
Sexual Experience ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Reproductive Behaviour ◽  
Young Female ◽  
Adolescent Females ◽  
Sexual Life ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Common

Introduction. Investigation of sexual and reproductive behaviour of youth in Serbia has not been performed by Internet, although it is their popular information and communication channel. Objective. Analysis of the Internet acceptability among adolescent females as a research method for sexual and reproductive behaviour, identification of the common girl from Serbia, which is informed via the Internet, as well as an overview of the most important problems in the field of sexual and reproductive health of our adolescents. Methods. The possibility of using the Internet is perceived on the basis of the number of girls aged 19?20 years who responded to certain questions asked on the website of the Association of Reproductive Health of Serbia, and reliability of the findings by monitoring the consistency of the obtained responses. Girl?s profile is defined according to most commonly selected answer to a particular issue, and the most important problems by selecting answers to some questions chosen by a significant proportion of patients. Results. Internet has proven to be the accepted research tool among young people, according to a large number of adolescent females who responded to the given questionnaire. The common girl lives in the city (78%), with parents (53%), in the functional family (78%) and belongs to a higher economic stratum (47%). She declares having many friends (44%), being a student, and financially completely relying on parents (67%). She had first sexual intercourse at the age of 17 (20%) and sexual experience with one partner (46%). Her main motive for sexual activity is being in love (64%), and is satisfied with her sexual life (64%). She prefers condom as a contraceptive method, has not been pregnant (90%), and has not been diagnosed with STI (85%). At the same time, serious problems, which may affect sexual and reproductive health, have been identified in a significant proportion of respondents. Conclusion. Internet has a great potential for defining the model of sexual and reproductive behavior of youth, and offers the possibility of alleviating these problems by a variety of activities, including sending motivational messages via Internet.

The sexual experience of Italian adults during the COVID-19 lockdown

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Federici ◽  
Alessandro Lepri ◽  
Alessandra Castellani Mencarelli ◽  
Evel Zingone ◽  
Rosella De Leonibus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Experience ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sexual Life ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Multimethod Research ◽  
Social Closeness ◽  
Negative Thoughts ◽  
The Mean

From March 11 to April 26, 2020, the Italian government imposed a nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, a quarantine that resulted in significant restrictions on the movement and social contacts of the population, with a view to limiting the pandemic outbreak. The quarantine forced people to experience distorted social distance in two contrasting ways. For some people, it resulted in social distancing and isolation, for example by separating noncohabiting couples into different dwellings. For others, however, quarantine increased and imposed social closeness, forcing couples and families into constant, daily, and prolonged cohabitation. The aim of this study was to investigate the sexual health and behaviors of Italian adults during the lockdown period using a multimethod research. An open- and a closed-ended e-questionnaire were administered immediately after the end of the lockdown. A total of 465 Italian adults completed the digital questionnaire (female = 78.7%). Participants recognized their lived sexual experience with generally positive characteristics (related to openness, unproblematic relationship with the body, and awareness and self-reflection about one’s sexuality), while negative thoughts such as worry and pain were quite scarce. Participants with a disability (5.6%) showed a marked inversion compared to the mean of respondents, recognizing themselves mainly in negative thoughts related to low self-esteem, inadequacy, and feelings of suffering, yet reporting a higher than mean level of arousal. In the qualitative analysis, the TF-IDF index was measured to extract the salient words employed by respondents to answer the five open-ended questions; this revealed a generally depressed emotional experience associated with the experience of lockdown, both in terms of desire, which seemed to be shifted more to the level of imagination and fantasies, and the actual possibility of experiencing sexual activity as usual. Nevertheless, the participants emphasized an opening to new possibilities in terms of expressing sexuality, accompanied by a rediscovery of the value of tenderness and affectivity as well as a clearer awareness of their sexual life, needs, and desires.

scholarly journals Why sex is important: Background for helping patients with their sexual lives

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 300-306
Author(s):  
Stephen B. Levine
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Sexual Function ◽  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Sexual Experience ◽  
Sexual Relationships ◽  
Sexual Pleasure ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
Sexual Life ◽  
Relational Concerns ◽  
Over Time

SummaryTherapy for sexual problems is not solely based on findings from scientific studies; much of it has to do with intuitive knowledge that comes from personal and clinical experience. The author suggests that an ideal way to begin education about helping with patients' sexual identity, sexual function and relational concerns is to consider why sex is important. Answering this question illuminates the subtle roles sexual behaviour play in our lives. These roles are explained by providing clinically based responses to twelve questions: How are adults nurtured in sexual relationships? How is psychological intimacy created? What is learnt over time through sex? What accounts for the pleasures of sex? Why is sex important? Why is sexual experience unstable? What is a couple's sexual equilibrium? What is sensuality? Is a life of sexual pleasure possible? What is sexual health? What are the sources of distress about sex? How do these concepts facilitate therapy?Learning Objectives• Understand how nurturance is maintained in adult sexual relationships over the life cycle• Specify the roles that a satisfying sexual life plays within individuals' private subjective lives• Conceptualise the psychological and interpersonal accomplishment represented by the maintenance of evolving sexual activity throughout life

scholarly journals COPD burden on sexual well-being

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Zysman ◽  
J. Rubenstein ◽  
F. Le Guillou ◽  
R. M. H. Colson ◽  
C. Pochulu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sexual Dysfunction ◽  
Sexual Activity ◽  
Sexual Experience ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sexual Life ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Sexual function is often affected in patients suffering from chronic diseases especially chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the effect of COPD on sexual satisfaction is underappreciated in clinical practice. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of COPD on patient’s sexuality and the explanatory variables of sexual dissatisfaction. Methods Questionnaires were emailed to participants and they submitted their responses on the Santé Respiratoire France website. Data about sexual well-being (Arizona Sexual Experience Scale, ASEX), Quality of life (VQ11), anxiety, depression (Hospitalized anxiety and depression, HAD) and self-declared COPD grade were collected. Results Seven hundred and fifty one subjects were included and were characterized as follows: women—51%, mean age—61 years, in a couple—62% and 70%—retired. Every grade of COPD was represented. Out of 751 participants, 301 participants (40%) had no sexual activity and 450 (60%) had sexual activity. From the 450 participants, 60% needed to change their sexual life because of their disease (rhythm, frequency and position). Subjects often used medications to improve sexual performance (43% used short-acting bronchodilator and 13% -specific erectile dysfunction drugs). ASEX questionnaire confirmed patients’ dissatisfaction (diminution of sexual appetite for 68% and sexual desire for 60%) because of breathlessness and fatigue. Eighty one percent of the responders had an altered quality of life (VQ11 mean score 35) and frequent suspected anxiety or depression (HAD mean score 10.8). Ninety percent declared that sexual dysfunction had never been discussed by their doctors, while 36% of patients would have preferred to undergo a specialized consultation. Conclusion Sexual dysfunction is frequent among COPD patients and leads to an altered well-being, however being a cultural taboo, it remains frequently neglected. Sexual guidance should be a part of patient’s consultations improve quality of sexual life.

Sexual Disembodiment: Sexual Energy, Trauma, and the Body

2021 ◽  
pp. 002216782199614
Author(s):  
Samuel Arthur Malkemus ◽  
Jessica F. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Sexual Trauma ◽  
Sexual Experience ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sexual Life ◽  
Primary Role ◽  
Somatic Psychology ◽  
Sexual Identities ◽  
The Social

This article introduces the concept of sexual disembodiment as a functional term for understanding the bodily dynamics of sexual trauma and the dissociative process that may follow. Its contribution lies in bringing an understanding of sexual health and sexual trauma into the framework of somatic psychology. It is suggested that sexual disembodiment can occur when the experience of sexuality causes distress; sexuality is then coupled with fear, dissociated to varying degrees, and suppressed from embodied awareness. While recognizing the primary role that biology and neurophysiology play in the formation of sexual identity, the authors also highlight the social construction of sexual life and suggest that oppression of nonnormative sexual identities can constrain healthy sexual expression. This article takes a holistic approach to sexual experience, combining an experiential understanding of sexual energy with a neurophysiological understanding of sexual trauma to frame a perspective on sexual disembodiment that is person-centered, socially informed, and critical of reductive tendencies within biomedical models of mental health. It is suggested that healing sexual disembodiment may be a critical step in liberating authentic sexual identity.

scholarly journals The Impact of Orgasm on the Development of Female Sexual Experiences at Different Age Stages

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 23-38
Author(s):  
D. Berdnikov ◽  
M. Efanova ◽  
P. Tkachenko
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Debut ◽  
Sexual Interest ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Interpersonal Interaction ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Sexual Experiences ◽  
Physical Discomfort ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Intensity Of Response

The data on the effect of the absence or presence of orgasm on the representation in the domain of self-awareness of women of sexual and emotional experience at different age stages is given. 429 women with an average age of sexual debut 18,220,12 years were surveyed anonymously. Between the ages of 18 and 24, 179 women had regularly experienced orgasm, but 37 had not. At the age of 25-60, 186 women had experienced orgasm, and 27 had not. We used the method of sampling experiences. The women noted the signs consistent with their usual experiences during “normal” intercourse. It has been established that the appearance of an orgasm before 25 years of age strengthens and reinforces psychological satisfaction, inner comfort, meeting expectations, sexual interest, intensity of reaction and acceptance of what is happening, weakens dysphoria and shame. At the age of over 25 years, appearance of an orgasm maximally stimulates sexual interest, intensity of response, acceptance of what is happening, sharpness of perception, reduces shame and weakens physical discomfort more strongly. The absence of an orgasm before the age of 25 does not have a bright negative effect. After 25 years, this, first of all, leads to a decrease in sexual interest and mood, increased shame, guilt, hopelessness, and disruption of interpersonal interaction.

Effects of combined oral contraceptives on the sexuality and quality of life of women

GYNECOLOGY ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-70
Author(s):  
Rushanya I Gabidullina ◽  
Elvira I Galimyanova ◽  
Rufat R Bagirli ◽  
Anastasiya M Sharapova
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Oral Contraceptives ◽  
Sexual Desire ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Sexual Interest ◽  
Sexual Life ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
The Impact

Aim. Examine the impact of combined oral contraceptive on sexuality and the quality of women’s life. Materials and methods. The article presents a review of Electronic literature databases MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library and Elibrary. Results. Since its first introduction in the 1960s, hormonal contraception has been widely used as a highly effective birth control method. However, the hormonal components of oral contraceptives affect the neuroendocrine system of women, exerting various effects on mood, libido, on sexuality and quality of life in general. Based on literature data the effect of contraception on sexuality, the physiological and emotional state of women are various. It is known that the hormonal supplementation of sexual desire is associated with ovarian hormones. At the same time, a high concentration of estrogen and testosterone receptors has been determined in the hypothalamus, which controls sexual function and mood. The mechanisms to implement the effects of androgen and progesterone on sexual desire are ambiguous. It was found a positive relationship between a sexual interest, sexual response, sexual fantasy, frequency of sexual intercourse and a testosterone level. At the same time, it is known that estradiol can increase the ability of women to orgasmic response and sexual satisfaction by acting on specific brain structures. Conclusion. The effect of contraception on women’s sexual life is an important factor when choosing a method of contraception and an integral part in the obstetrician-gynecologist’s practice, which requires further research in this direction.

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