Devices and Methods to Measure Female Sexual Arousal

Kukkonen, Tuuli M.

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“…Vaginal pulse amplitude (VPA) is a valid and reliable measure for female genital arousal [ 8 , 36 , 37 ], although there is an ongoing scientific debate about its relationship to other aspects of women’s sexual response such as lubrication or clitoral blood volume [ 38 – 40 ]. Nevertheless, the usefulness of the VPA measure has been shown in a large body of research [ 20 , 41 ].…”

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Interoception and sexual response in women with low sexual desire

Velten

Brotto

2017

PLoS ONE

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Sexual concordance is defined as the association between genital response and self-reported sexual arousal. Though one might predict a strong association between sexual concordance and awareness of other internal physiological sensations (termed interoception), past research on sexually healthy women has not found these different domains to be related. The aim of the present study was to test the association between interoception and sexual concordance in a clinical sample of women with Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder (SIAD). Fifty-two women with SIAD completed the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA), a validated self-report measure of interoception, and completed a heart-beat accuracy test, an objective measure of interoception. They also participated in a laboratory-based assessment of physiological sexual arousal and self-reported sexual arousal while viewing an erotic film. Mental and physiological arousal were correlated at r = 0.27 (range -0.80 to 0.95). There was no significant association between sexual concordance and women’s heartrate awareness. However, five aspects of interoceptive awareness (noticing, emotional awareness, self-regulation, body-listening, and trusting), were predictive of lower, and one aspect (not-distracting) was predictive of higher sexual concordance. We discuss the findings in relation to the role of emotions and arousal states in the interoception-sexual concordance relationship.

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Interoception and sexual response in women with low sexual desire

Velten

Brotto

2017

PLoS ONE

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“…This is particularly relevant as sexual attraction is positively associated with sexual desire (Stern et al, 2021). Visual sexual stimuli (i.e., sexually explicit photographs) may not be the optimal modality to evaluate reactions to sexual stimuli, as audio-visual sexual stimuli (i.e., sexually explicit videos) induce stronger subjective sexual arousal than images, fantasy, or auditory narratives (Kukkonen, 2015). As methodologically sound within-subject studies investigating sexual attraction to audio-visual sexual stimuli across the menstrual cycle are missing, future studies should not only implement different sexual stimuli but also test sexual attraction and sexual desire, to better understand the role and interaction of different factors determining womens sexual motivation (Both et al, 2007;Toates, 2009;reviewed in Gangestad and Dinh, 2022).…”

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Sexual attraction to visual sexual stimuli in association with steroid hormones across menstrual cycles and fertility treatment

Schön

Hengartner

Tronci

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Psychoneuroendocrinology

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“…In laboratory settings, the most wellestablished method for measuring genital blood flow is vaginal photoplethysmography (VPP), which uses a device that emits and reabsorbs light. The rationale of this method is that the amount of backscattered light depends on the transparency of the vaginal tissue, reflecting its variable vasocongestion [80]. The provided measure, known as the vaginal pulse amplitude (VPA), has been found to be a sensitive and reliable marker of genital sexual arousal.…”

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“…However, this technique has not been fully validated, and the most reproducible hemodynamic parameters (peak systolic velocity, resistance index, pulsatility index, and volume flow) and their normative values have yet to be established. Other methods include indirect measures of heat dissipation (i.e., vaginal and labial thermistors and heated oxygen electrodes), thermal imaging cameras, and laser Doppler perfusion imaging [80]. Finally, Schirmer tear test strips have recently been suggested as an objective measure of vaginal lubrication [83].…”

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Female Sexual Dysfunctions: A Clinical Perspective on HSDD, FAD, PGAD, and FOD

Graziottin

Maseroli

Vignozzi

2022

Practical Clinical Andrology

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The multidimensionality and interpersonal dimension of human sexuality make the study of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) a challenge. The aspiration to pursue a patient-centered, holistic approach collides with the need to establish commonly accepted diagnostic criteria for different disturbances in sexual functioning, involving one or multiple phases of the sexual response cycle and pain associated with sexual activity. According to recently proposed classifications, which are continuously evolving, the most relevant FSDs include hypoactive sexual desire disorder, female arousal disorder, persistent genital arousal disorder, and female orgasm disorder. The present chapter aims to provide a clinical perspective on these disorders by reviewing the most recent evidence on the pathophysiology, definitions, prevalence, leading etiologies, diagnostic tools, and key therapeutic approaches. Sexual pain-related conditions will be reviewed in another chapter.It is evident that a gender bias still exists, with prominent biological etiologies of FSDs being neglected and understudied at the expense of psychodynamic and relational determinants. Moreover, classifications should serve to advocate the advancement of our knowledge of female sexual functioning. This process goes through the practical translation of the updated nosology in a language that is intelligible to primary healthcare providers all over the world, and ultimately, to women.

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Devices and Methods to Measure Female Sexual Arousal

Cited by 31 publications

References 129 publications

Interoception and sexual response in women with low sexual desire

Interoception and sexual response in women with low sexual desire

Sexual attraction to visual sexual stimuli in association with steroid hormones across menstrual cycles and fertility treatment

Female Sexual Dysfunctions: A Clinical Perspective on HSDD, FAD, PGAD, and FOD

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