Female orgasmic disorder

Aiming to promote overall health and well-being through sleep, the present studies examine to what extent sexual activity serves as a behavioural mechanism to improve sleep. The relation between sexual activity, i.e., partnered sex and masturbation with or without orgasm, and subjective sleep latency and sleep quality is examined by means of a cross-sectional and a longitudinal (diary) study. Two hundred fifty-six male and female participants, mainly students, completed a pre-test set of questionnaires and, thereafter, a diary during 14 consecutive days...

Purpose: This descriptive study aimed to assess the characteristics of pelvic pain and explore predictive factors for pelvic pain in transgender (trans) individuals using testosterone therapy. Methods: An online cross-sectional survey was open between August 28, 2020, and December 31, 2020, to trans people presumed female at birth, using testosterone for gender affirmation, living in Australia, and >16 years of age. The survey explored characteristics of pelvic pain following initiation of testosterone therapy, type and length of testosterone therapy, menstruation history, and relevant sexual, gynecological, and mental health experiences...

BACKGROUND: Bladder cancer (BC) treatments are known to be invasive; nevertheless, research into the long-term effects is limited and in the context of sexual function often male focussed. Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) has been reported in up to 75% of female patients. This systematic scoping review examines the literature on sexual consequences of BC in female patients. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to systematically evaluate the evidence on female sexual function in BC to identify areas of unmet need and research priorities...

In January 2022, the classification of female sexual dysfunctions under the new eleventh revision of International Classification of Diseases came into force. Its definitive integration into practice is expected after a 5-year transition period. The new nomenclature is based on a circular model of female sexual activity, eliminating the Cartesian-dualistic concept of separating individual pathophysiological entities with „non-organic“ and „organic“ etiology. Sexual dysfunctions are evaluated as a complex interaction of psychological, interpersonal, social, cultural, physiological, and by gender-related processes...

Endometriosis is one of the most common chronic diseases of women. This study aimed to investigate the effect of sensate focus technique and sexual position changing on sexual function of women who used medical treatment for endometriosis. This clinical trial study was performed on 80 women who used medical treatment for endometriosis. Women were randomly assigned to two groups: in the intervention group, 2 h of verbal educational session were held and at the end of the session, an instruction booklet about sensate focus technique was given to them, the control group received routine treatment...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association of common sleep disorders with female sexual dysfunction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using the TriNetX Diamond Network. Adult women diagnosed with insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, or circadian rhythm sleep disorder were assessed to determine the association with female sexual dysfunction, hypoactive sexual desire disorder, female orgasmic disorder, and female sexual arousal disorder. A propensity-score matched control cohort for age, race, ethnicity, tobacco use, outpatient service utilization, obesity, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, hypertensive disease, ischemic heart disease, and surgical procedures on the female genital system was generated, excluding those with any sleep disorders, sleep deprivation, or morbid obesity with alveolar hypoventilation...

Background Poor sexual function is a widespread problem affecting about 40% of women and this may worsen their quality of life. Ashwagandha ( Withania somnifera ) an adaptogenic herb has been reported to improve sexual satisfaction, sleep, and quality of life in women. Objective The purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of standardized Ashwagandha root extract in improving sexual function in healthy females. Methods In this prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled study, 80 women between 18 and 50 years of age without any hormonal disturbances and having hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) with a Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) score <26, or Female Sexual Distress Scale (FSDS) score >11 were randomized to receive either capsule containing standardized Ashwagandha root extract 300mg twice daily (n=40), or identical placebo (n=40) for eight weeks...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) coexisting mood disorders along with a combination of aesthetic manifestations may have a detrimental effect on women's sexual function. Hence, different phenotypes of PCOS have different clinical and biochemical signs and symptoms. The aim of this study was to compare women's sexual function (SF) in different phenotypes of PCOS. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 364 women who met the Rotterdam diagnostic criteria to compare different PCOS phenotypes (A = 95, B = 79, C = 95, and D = 95) and 100 non PCOS women in control group...

Introduction Hemodialysis is renal replacement therapy. However, it is associated with various complications. Sexual dysfunction is one of them. It is estimated that 25%-64% of female patients on hemodialysis have sexual dysfunction worldwide. This impaired quality of life further leads to anxiety and depression. Around 22.8%-39.3% of patients on hemodialysis are depressed while 27% have a major anxiety disorder. In Pakistan, the incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is 100 per million people. As far as we know, this is the first study conducted in Multan to assess sexual dysfunction in female patients undergoing hemodialysis...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy and safety of testosterone in the treatment of hypoactive sexual desire in women. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A systematic review of the literature was carried out in different electronic databases (CINAHL, DynaMed, EMBASE, Lilacs, Medline, Scopus, among others), between January 1990 and May 2021; through standardized search terms. The outcomes evaluated included the efficacy and safety of testosterone in increasing sexual desire, the total number of satisfactory sexual activity, the number of orgasms and the level of distress in patients with hypoactive sexual desire and the proportion of adverse reactions...

As women age, there is an overall decrease in androgen production due to decline of ovarian and adrenal function during menopause. Androgens have been demonstrated to play an important role in sexual motivation in women. As a result, many postmenopausal women experience Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD) which are a group of disorders that pertain to sexual arousal, desire, orgasm, and pain. A prevalent manifestation of FSD is Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) or the absence of sexual fantasies, thoughts, and/or desire for or receptivity to sexual activity...

STUDY QUESTION: Does sexual intercourse enhance the cycle fecundability in women without known subfertility? SUMMARY ANSWER: Sexual intercourse (regardless of timing during the cycle) was associated with cycle characteristics suggesting higher fecundability, including longer luteal phase, less premenstrual spotting and more than 2 days of cervical fluid with estrogen-stimulated qualities. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: Human females are spontaneous ovulators, experiencing an LH surge and ovulation cyclically, independent of copulation...

Female sexual dysfunction is an umbrella term that encompasses several facets of sexuality in terms of desire, arousal, orgasm, and/or sexual pain. Persistent, recurrent problems with sexual arousal, desire, orgasm, or pain that distress the patient or strain the relationship with their partner are known as sexual dysfunction. Female sexual dysfunction can occur at any stage of life and can drastically curtail quality of life for many women. It is reasonable that all physicians, surgeons, and health care professionals have basic education and tools available to guide patients and to assist clinicians of possible causes and treatment strategies...

Antidepressants are known to cause sexual dysfunctions. Sexual side effects due to antidepressants negatively affect compliance with treatment. Modafinil is a stimulant drug used for narcolepsy and some other sleep disorders. It is also used in treatment of resistant depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and cocaine addiction syndrome. In this article, two female patients whose depressive complaints improved with antidepressant treatment, but who applied to the psychiatry outpatient clinic with complaints of sexual dysfunction and daytime sleepiness, will be presented...

Sexual dysfunctions are common experiences that often impact negatively on the health and well-being of affected individuals. We used baseline questionnaire data from 62,675 Danes aged 15-89 years, who participated in the cohort study Project SEXUS 2017-2018, to yield nationally representative estimates of the prevalence of sexual inactivity and dysfunction and to identify their sociodemographic correlates. Overall, we found that 23.0% of sexually experienced men and 28.8% of sexually experienced women had not been sexually active with another person within the last year...

BACKGROUND: Sex-induced and orgasm-induced crisis, sexual dysfunction, and marital satisfaction among women with sickle cell disease (SCD) is under-reported. AIM: This study assessed sexual function in women with SCD and compared sexual function in women with SCD to women without SCD. METHODS: This was a descriptive and comparative cross-sectional survey that involved 435 women with SCD and 406 women without SCD (as controls). OUTCOMES: This study demonstrates the predictors of sex-induced crisis, sexual function and marital satisfaction in women with sickle cell disease...

OBJECTIVE:  This systematic review aims at describing the prevalence of urinary and sexual symptoms among women who underwent a hysterectomy for cervical cancer. METHODS:  A systematic search in six electronic databases was performed, in September 2019, by two researchers. The text search was limited to the investigation of prevalence or occurrence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and sexual dysfunctions in women who underwent a hysterectomy for cervical cancer...

INTRODUCTION: Female sexual function relies on a complex interplay of physical, psychosocial, and neurobiological factors. Over the last decades, increasing attention has been paid to the influence of personality traits on general health and many aspects of quality of life, including sexuality. OBJECTIVE: To assess whether dimensions of the personality are related to the domains of sexual function (desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and pain) in symptomatic postmenopausal women...

One of the most common endocrine disorders in women during reproductive age is polycystic ovary<br />syndrome (PCOS). This study aimed to evaluate sexual functioning among women with PCOS in a sample of a region's<br />population in the west of Iran.<br />Materials and Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study that was conducted on 130 women with PCOS who<br />referred to three clinics of gynecology, infertility, and dermatology affiliated with Hamadan University of Medical<br />Sciences, Iran, from September to November 2020...

OBJECTIVES: Sexual dysfunction has wide-ranging impacts on the person's functioning and quality of life, being associated with a higher severity of psychiatric illnesses and poor therapeutic response. Given the paucity of data on this topic in bipolar disorder (BD), we investigated sexual functioning among males and females with BD and healthy controls (HCs) as well as whether illness severity markers and subthreshold mood symptoms were associated with sexual dysfunctions in BD patients...