Understanding sexual arousal and subjective-genital arousal desynchrony in women.
Nat Rev Urol
; 16(2): 107-120, 2019 02.
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| ID: mdl-30664743
ABSTRACT
Sexual arousal in women comprises two components genital arousal and subjective arousal. Genital arousal is characterized by genital vasocongestion and other physiological changes that occur in response to sexual stimuli, whereas subjective arousal refers to mental engagement during sexual activity. For some women, genital arousal enhances subjective arousal; for others, the two types of arousal are desynchronous. However, the relationship between genital and subjective arousal might not be relevant to the diagnosis and treatment of sexual arousal dysfunction. Studies have shown that not all women who report sexual arousal problems have decreased genital arousal, and only some women with decreased genital arousal have low subjective arousal. To develop efficacious treatments for female sexual arousal dysfunction, researchers need to differentiate the women for whom genital sensations have a critical role in their subjective arousal from those who are not mentally aroused by genital cues. The mechanisms by which women become aroused and the inputs into arousal have considerable implications for treatment outcomes.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
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Nivel de Alerta
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Conducta Sexual
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Vagina
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Emociones
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nat Rev Urol
Asunto de la revista:
UROLOGIA
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos