Female sexual response models
Ημερομηνία
2011Λέξη-κλειδί
Επιτομή
The recent development of the field of sexual medicine has necessitated the understanding of how women are motivated and function sexually. The term "sexual response cycle" refers to a model that depicts sexual function diagram-matically, according to steps proposed by various researchers. Following their early research, Masters and Johnson proposed a linear model consisting of four phases, namely, sexual excitement-arousal, plateau, orgasm and resolution. Later, Kaplan modified that model and introduced the three-phase model of sexual response, with desire, arousal and orgasm. The models of Masters and Johnson and of Kaplan both received criticism by later researchers, who argued that their linear nature could not describe the complex female sexual function adequately and expressed their concerns about the issues of orgasm and sexual desire motives. Finally, Basson proposed a circular model of sexual response, introducing the innovative idea of non-sexual motives for sexual activity and revising the nature and role of desire in the cycle, which is now placed not at the beginning of the response cycle, but in the intermediate phases. According to Basson, the results of sexual activity, such as emotional closeness, strengthening of the marital relationship and the invigoration of self-confidence, motivate a woman to act sexually, while pure sexual desire comes up later, during the phase of stimulation-arousal, in the form of responsive desire. Understanding of the proposed sexual response models is necessary for those conducting research on women's sexual function and its disorders. In addition to the general evaluation of sexual problems, researchers need to ascertain how the individual woman behaves sexually, especially in view of later study results showing that the currently used assessment tools tend to reveal higher rates of sexual dysfunction in women when Basson's sexual response model is followed. © Athens Medical Society.
Collections
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.
-
Translation and validation of the Greek version of the female sexual function index questionnaire
Zachariou A., Filiponi M., Kirana P.S. (2017)The clinical evaluation of female sexual dysfunctions should be supplemented by validated questionnaires; however, there is no specific instrument available in Greek language. The study was designed to linguistically ... -
Vaginal dilator use to promote sexual wellbeing after radiotherapy in gynecological cancer survivors
Charatsi D., Vanakara P., Evaggelopoulou E., Simopoulou F., Korfias D., Daponte A., Kyrgias G., Tolia M. (2022)AbstractThis study investigated the efficacy of a vaginal dilator (VD) for the treatment of radiation-induced vaginal stenosis (VS) and the effect of a VD on sexual quality of life.Fifty three patients with endometrial or ... -
Effects of early-life protein starvation on longevity and sexual performance of male medfly
Papanastasiou S.A., Carey J.R., Papadopoulos N.T. (2019)Using a well-established model species for demographic, behavioural and aging research, the Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata), we explored whether nutritional stress early in adult life affects the sexual ...