Female Sexual-Arousal Interest Disorder
Candace syndrome, female sexual interest/arousal disorder. Specialty. Psychiatry, gynaecology. Female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) is a disorder characterized by a persistent or recurrent inability to attain sexual arousal or to maintain arousal until the completion of a sexual activity.
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Wiki Number: W082
Diagnosis: Female Sexual Arousal-Interest Disorder
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Brain Area: smaller amygdala activity than for sexual activity without the disorder
Symptoms: cannot remain aroused through sexual activity
Progression: can be lifelong or acquired; general or situational
Causes: neurological or cardiovascular illnesses or fears; inadequate lubrication-swelling; loss of libido after hysterectomy
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Youtube Video: Reclaiming Female Sexual Desire
Amazon or Library Book: Sensate Focus in Sex Therapy
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Support Group: stretchforwomen.org (A Women-Only Organization)
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- Feminizing Genitoplasty in Congenital Clitoromegaly: A Case Reportby Preeti Gattani on October 7, 2024
Congenital clitoromegaly, also known as macroclitoris, is a rare congenital disorder. It is a cause of poor self-esteem, anxiety, and gender self-perception. It negatively affects social, romantic, and emotional domains. We present a case of female pseudohermaphroditism with congenital clitoromegaly in a 23-year-old woman who attained late menarche at 22 years of age. Her karyotype was normal (46XX). She had clitoromegaly and a small vaginal opening with labial fusion and scrotalization. We...
- Effectiveness of Electrical Stimulation Combined with Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on Female Sexual Dysfunction with Overactive Bladder: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trialby JunJie Piao on September 28, 2024
(1) Background: Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) and overactive bladder (OAB) are prevalent disorders that significantly impair women's quality of life. While pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is a well-established treatment for OAB, its effectiveness for FSD remains uncertain. Recent studies suggest that intravaginal electrical stimulation (IVES) may enhance the effects of PFMT. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of combining IVES with PFMT to improve sexual function and...
- Better renal replacement therapy to improve sexual function in female patients with end-stage renal disease: A cross-sectional studyby Tjahjodjati Tjahjodjati on September 2, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: Patients on CAPD had better FSFI scores than the female patients with ESRD who were on HD, and the scores of both groups of patients were better than those of the predialysis group.
- Effect of health education combined with biofeedback electrical stimulation on early pelvic floor function and psychology: A retrospective studyby Feng Yuan on August 26, 2024
To investigate the effects of health education combined with biofeedback electrical stimulation on maternal postpartum pelvic floor function and psychology. The clinical data of 80 patients with postpartum pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) from May 2020 to May 2022 were selected as retrospective study subjects, and 40 cases were divided into the comparison group and the observation group according to the different intervention methods. Among them, the comparison group implemented biofeedback...