... pain multimodal physical therapy arousal pleasure, chronic vulvar pain Female sexual pain, or dyspareunia, has any number of culpable etiologies. When considering chronic vulvar or superficial pain associated with vulvodynia, symptoms can be localized to pain only at the vulva, as in provoked...

... of menopause sexual function sexual pleasure sexual arousal Reckitt Healthcare Ltd Vaginal dryness, or decreased vaginal lubrication, is generally associated with menopause; ¹ however, it can occur at any age. ^{2 , 3} Over 15% of premenopausal women experience...

... was the FSFI total score and its six domains (desire, arousal, vaginal lubrication, orgasm, satisfaction, and dyspareunia) in menopausal and non-menopausal women with endometriosis. Results Menopausal women had significantly lower FSFI scores (15.3 vs. 16.9, P = 0.021). After adjustment, FSFI...

...] compared to before testosterone supplementation. After testosterone supplementation, participants reported significantly stronger feelings of sexual arousal, genital sensations, and positive affect in response to erotic fantasy and erotic film. Finally, there was a significant improvement in sexual...

... term solution for PGAD/GPD symptom relief. Persistent genital arousal disorder/genito-pelvic dysesthesia (PGAD/GPD) is a debilitating but poorly understood condition without formal diagnostic criteria. A recent International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health (ISSWSH) consensus statement...

... the feasibility of an ecological momentary assessment study including time-based and event-based measurements in this context (aim 1) and investigated concurrent and time-lagged bidirectional associations between subjective stress and sexual desire/arousal/activity in the daily lives of healthy individuals over...

.... Elements of sexual response were measured using the Arizona Sexual Experience Scale (ASEX). The digit ratio (2D:4D) served as a biomarker for testosterone and estrogen exposure during early prenatal development. Main outcomes ASEX results were analyzed in the categories of “desire,” “arousal...

...(4.6%) 8(3%)  Questioning 5(1.9%) 3(1.1%)  Not listed 3(1.1%) 0(0%) Note. M = mean; SD = standard deviation; SIAD = sexual interest/arousal disorder. a Includes Unemployed, Retired, Parental leave, Unable to work due to disability and Other b Includes Indigenous...

... with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but predicting the response to surgery remains a challenge. The underlying endotypes of OSA include upper airway collapsibility, muscle compensation, loop gain, and the arousal threshold. This study aimed to explore the effect of surgery on polysomnography (PSG)-derived OSA...

... cited. For commercial re-use, please contact [email protected] Abstract Arousal states are thought to influence many aspects of cognition and behavior by broadly modulating neural activity. Many studies have observed arousal-related modulations of alpha (~8 to 15 Hz) and gamma (~30 to 50 Hz...

..., while other ASZs were reportedly due to pain and sensitivity. sexual arousal vagina breasts vulva pleasure erogenous sensation maps Erogenous sensation zones (ESZs) are anatomic structures that elicit sexual arousal in response to stimulation. Conversely, aversive sensation zones (ASZs) are areas...

... unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background A study of topical Sildenafil Cream 3.6% was completed among healthy premenopausal women with female sexual arousal disorder. Aims To compare efficacy endpoints based...

.... A secondary aim was to compare the frequency of their stated priorities to effectively and accurately direct future research toward the topics deemed most important by those affected by SIAD. Abstract Background Sexual interest/arousal disorder (SIAD) is one of the most common sexual problems for women...

...Saman Khazaei; Rose T Faghih; Derek Abbott The underlying arousal-related ANS activation can be recovered from the “spikey” nature of the SC signal ( 8 ). The onset and amplitude of the recovered ANS activation can be utilized to form various types of observation vectors and decode the hidden...

... and abdominal movements, resulting in a desaturation of ≥4% of oxygen saturation, following the definition of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine [ 14 ]. Four endotypic traits, namely arousal threshold, upper airway collapsibility, loop gain, and upper airway muscle compensation, were estimated using...

... a predetermined placebo response on the 15-question Female Sexual Distress Scale–Desire, Arousal, Orgasm. ²⁴ Eligible participants were randomized at visit 4 in a 1:1 manner to sildenafil cream vs placebo cream. The double-blind dosing period lasted 12 weeks, with monthly assessments at visits 5...

...Isabella Johnson; Andrea Ries Thurman; Katherine A Cornell; Tara Symonds; Jessica Hatheway; David R Friend; Andrew Goldstein Topical sildenafil cream, 3.6% (sildenafil cream) was developed for the treatment of female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD). Treatment efficacy in this phase 2b, randomized...

... to understand these deficits, and highlights some of the many key unanswered questions. narcolepsy orexin hypocretin cognition attention executive function memory arousal Statement of Significance Many people with narcolepsy are bothered by cognitive challenges such as difficulty sustaining attention...

... interventions targeting sleep quality and quantity to reduce pain and opioid use. pain depression pediatrics—sleep and arousal Statement of Significance Associations between sleep deficiency and opioid use remain poorly described in clinical populations. We evaluate pain intensity and mood symptoms...

... ( Glasser et al. 2016 ) and used as predictors of arousal-linked inhibition of spontaneous brain activity as follows: (2) where indicates the subject average minimal cross-correlation between pupil size and brain activity, and indicates the receptor map of receptor density data. Only regions showing...