Research has repeatedly shown marked differences in men's and women's sexual response patterns; genital response in men tends to be elicited by cues that correspond to their sexual preference (preferred gender), while women's genital response is less sensitive to gender cues and more sensitive to the presence and intensity of other sexual cues (e.g., sexual activities). We tested whether the cue of copulatory movement in a general sexual context elicited a genital response in androphilic women but not in gynephilic men. If so, women should react to stimuli depicting not only the non-preferred gender but also other animal species differing in phylogenetic distance to humans. We studied the genital and self-reported arousal of 30 gynephilic men and 28 androphilic women to two sexual videos depicting penetrative human sexual intercourse (female-male and female-female) and nine videos depicting animal copulation. Neither women nor men showed genital or subjective sexual arousal to non-human sexual stimuli. Moreover, both sexes demonstrated a highly cue-specific pattern of arousal. Our results suggest that copulatory movement displayed in non-human species is not a sexual cue that can elicit genital or subjective sexual arousal in humans.
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- Coitus physiology psychology MeSH
- Copulation * physiology MeSH
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- Young Adult MeSH
- Cues * MeSH
- Sexual Arousal * MeSH
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- Humans MeSH
- Young Adult MeSH
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- Animals MeSH
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- Sexual Health MeSH
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- Anti-Bacterial Agents MeSH
- Feminine Hygiene Products MeSH
- Drug Therapy methods utilization MeSH
- Hygiene MeSH
- Urinary Tract Infections * diagnosis epidemiology etiology MeSH
- Coitus physiology MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Menopause * physiology immunology MeSH
- Primary Prevention MeSH
- Risk Factors MeSH
- Statistics as Topic MeSH
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- Coitus physiology MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Obesity epidemiology MeSH
- Orgasm physiology MeSH
- Sexual Behavior statistics & numerical data MeSH
- Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological epidemiology MeSH
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- Women's Health MeSH
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INTRODUCTION: Research indicated that (i) vaginal orgasm consistency is associated with indices of psychological, intimate relationship, and physiological functioning, and (ii) masturbation is adversely associated with some such measures. AIM: The aim of this study was to examine the association of various dyadic and masturbation behavior frequencies and percentage of female orgasms during these activities with: (i) measures of dyadic adjustment; (ii) sexual satisfaction; and (iii) compatibility perceived by both partners. METHODS: In a sample of 85 Czech long-term couples (aged 20-40; mean relationship length 5.4 years), both partners provided details of recent sexual behaviors and completed sexual satisfaction, Spanier dyadic adjustment, and Hurlbert sexual compatibility measures. Multiple regression analyses were used. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: The association of sexual behaviors with dyadic adjustment, sexual compatibility, and satisfaction was analyzed. RESULTS: In multivariate analyses, women's dyadic adjustment is independently predicted by greater vaginal orgasm consistency and lower frequency of women's masturbation. For both sexes, sexual compatibility was independently predicted by higher frequency of penile-vaginal intercourse and greater vaginal orgasm consistency. Women's sexual satisfaction score was significantly predicted by greater vaginal orgasm consistency, frequency of partner genital stimulation, and negatively with masturbation. Men's sexual satisfaction score was significantly predicted by greater intercourse frequency and any vaginal orgasm of their female partners. Concordance of partner vaginal orgasm consistency estimates was associated with greater dyadic adjustment. CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that specifically penile-vaginal intercourse frequency and vaginal orgasm consistency are associated with indices of greater intimate relationship adjustment, satisfaction, and compatibility of both partners, and that women's masturbation is independently inversely associated with measures of dyadic and personal function. Results are discussed in light of previous research and an evolutionary theory of vaginal orgasm.
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- Interpersonal Relations * MeSH
- Coitus physiology psychology MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Masturbation psychology MeSH
- Orgasm physiology MeSH
- Personal Satisfaction MeSH
- Perception MeSH
- Sexual Behavior physiology psychology MeSH
- Sexual Partners psychology MeSH
- Signal Detection, Psychological * MeSH
- Vagina blood supply physiology MeSH
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- Czech Republic MeSH
OBJECTIVE: Given that adiposity is related to poorer female sexual function, among many other health problems, the present study aimed at testing the hypothesis that larger waist circumference, an index of subcutaneous and abdominal fat mass, is associated with lack of specifically vaginal orgasm. Study design One hundred and twenty Portuguese women of reproductive age had their waist measured and reported their past month frequency of penile-vaginal intercourse (PVI), vaginal orgasm, orgasm from clitoral masturbation during PVI, non-coital partnered sex (in the absence of same-day PVI), non-coital partnered sex orgasm (regardless of same-day PVI), masturbation, and masturbation orgasm. RESULTS: In both simple and partial correlations (controlling for age, social desirability responding, relationship status, and cohabitation status), larger waist circumference was associated with lack of any vaginal orgasm and with having masturbated in the past month. In a multiple regression, larger waist circumference was independently predicted by lesser frequency of vaginal orgasm, greater frequency of masturbation, and older age. CONCLUSION: Abdominal fat mass appears to be adversely associated with lesser capacity for vaginal orgasm, but not for orgasms from other sexual activities. Results are discussed in the context of vaginal orgasm being relatively more contingent on situations of increased fitness in both partners.
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- Coitus physiology MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Masturbation physiopathology MeSH
- Adolescent MeSH
- Young Adult MeSH
- Waist Circumference physiology MeSH
- Orgasm physiology MeSH
- Regression Analysis MeSH
- Vagina physiology MeSH
- Age Factors MeSH
- Self Report MeSH
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- Humans MeSH
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One of the possible explanations for human within-sex variation in promiscuity stems from conditional strategies dependent on the level of body sex-dimorphism. There is some evidence that masculine men and feminine women are more promiscuous than their sex-atypical counterparts, although mixed results persist. Moreover, another line of evidence shows that more promiscuous women are rather sex-atypical. We tested whether diverse sex-dimorphic body measures (2D:4D, WHR/WSR, handgrip strength, and height and weight) influence sociosexual desires, attitudes, promiscuous behavior, and age of first intercourse in a sex-typical or sex-atypical direction. Participants were 185 young adults, 51 men and 54 women from Brazil, and 40 men and 40 women from the Czech Republic. In men stronger handgrip and more feminine 2D:4D predicted higher sociosexual behaviors, desires, and lower age of the first sexual intercourse. While in women, sociosexual desires were predicted by lower handgrip strength and more feminine 2D:4D. It thus seems that it is rather a mixture of masculine and feminine traits in men, and feminine traits in women that increase their sociosexuality. Masculine traits (height) predicting female promiscuous behavior were specific for only one population. In conclusion, a mosaic combination of sex-typical but also sex-atypical independent body traits can lead to higher promiscuity, particularly in men. Limitations, implications, and future directions for research are considered. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Neotropical Behaviour.
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- Coitus physiology psychology MeSH
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- Young Adult MeSH
- Sex Characteristics * MeSH
- Attitude MeSH
- Sexual Behavior physiology psychology MeSH
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- Body Size physiology MeSH
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- Young Adult MeSH
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- Comparative Study MeSH
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- Brazil MeSH
- Czech Republic MeSH
Předčasná ejakulace je jednou z nejčastějších mužských sexuálních dysfunkcí, trpí jí dle různých průzkumů až čtvrtina mužů. V léčbě této dysfunkce je první volbou farmakoterapie, nezbytným doplňkem léčby je však i racionální nebo behaviorální psychoterapie.
Premature ejaculation is one of the most frequent sexual dysfunction in men. The prevalence is estimated up to 25% of men. The pharmacotherapy is the first choise treatment, but the rational or behavioral psychotherapy is also the essentiale prerequisite of the therapy.
INTRODUCTION: Women may expel various kinds of fluids during sexual arousal and at orgasm. Their origins, quantity, compositions, and expulsion mechanisms depend on anatomical and pathophysiological dispositions and the degree of sexual arousal. These are natural sexual responses but may also represent symptoms of urinary incontinence. AIM: The study aims to clarify the etiology of fluid leakage at orgasm, distinguish between associated physiological sexual responses, and differentiate these phenomena from symptoms of illness. METHODS: A systematic literature review was performed. EMBASE (OvidSP) and Web of Science databases were searched for the articles on various phenomena of fluid expulsions in women during sexual arousal and at orgasm. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Articles included focused on female ejaculation and its variations, coital incontinence (CI), and vaginal lubrication. RESULTS: Female ejaculation orgasm manifests as either a female ejaculation (FE) of a smaller quantity of whitish secretions from the female prostate or a squirting of a larger amount of diluted and changed urine. Both phenomena may occur simultaneously. The prevalence of FE is 10-54%. CI is divided into penetration and orgasmic forms. The prevalence of CI is 0.2-66%. Penetration incontinence occurs more frequently and is usually caused by stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Urodynamic diagnoses of detrusor overactivity (DOA) and SUI are observed in orgasmic incontinence. CONCLUSIONS: Fluid expulsions are not typically a part of female orgasm. FE and squirting are two different physiological components of female sexuality. FE was objectively evidenced only in tens of cases but its reported high prevalence is based mostly on subjective questionnaire research. Pathophysiology of squirting is rarely documented. CI is a pathological sign caused by urethral disorder, DOA, or a combination of both, and requires treatment. An in-depth appreciation of these similar but pathophysiologically distinct phenomena is essential for distinguishing normal, physiological sexual responses from signs of illness.
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- Ejaculation physiology MeSH
- Coitus physiology MeSH
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- Orgasm physiology MeSH
- Surveys and Questionnaires MeSH
- Urinary Incontinence, Stress physiopathology MeSH
- Bodily Secretions physiology MeSH
- Vagina secretion MeSH
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