{"title":"Etiological Factors Affecting Female Sexuality: A Systematic Review","authors":"Metallinou Dimitra","doi":"10.47363/jsmr/2024(3)121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47363/jsmr/2024(3)121","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Evidence suggests that masturbation, genital stimulation, body awareness and movement, pelvic floor exercises, depression, anxiety, positive and negative feelings, personality type, emotional and overall well-being and emotional intelligence have been studied in association with female orgasm through the years. Additionally, healthcare providers of sexual health and most women lack information regarding sexual satisfaction and reaching orgasm. Few studies have addressed this issue. Aim: To systematically study the effect of social, behavioral, and psychological factors on female orgasm. Methods: An extensive search was conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, Google Scholar and Scopus, according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Statement (PRISMA) guidelines, for relevant articles published between June 2002 and June 2022. Studies in languages other than English were excluded. The following Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms were used: female, orgasm, psychological, behavioral, social, sexual. Inclusion criteria concerned studies that sampled adult healthy women, used quantitative methodology and explored factors influencing sexual satisfaction. Results: Out of 531 studies, forty-five were further screened. A total of twenty-one studies were reviewed, most of which were conducted in the USA, Portugal and the United Kingdom. They were followed by Switzerland, Iran, Brazil, Sweden, Canada, Hungary and the Netherlands. Four major themes influencing female sexual satisfaction emerged from the synthesis: psychological disorders, psychological background, genital stimulation, body awareness and movement. Conclusions: The female orgasm was influenced by a number of factors, some of which adversely affected it.","PeriodicalId":194958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sexual Medicine & Research","volume":"24 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140412688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of Court-Issued Restricted Contact Orders on Perceived Social Support of Individuals Involved in Sexually Violent Offenses","authors":"Kelly Walk, Heather Macdonald, Allen Cornelius","doi":"10.47363/jsmr/2023(2)118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47363/jsmr/2023(2)118","url":null,"abstract":"Due to their nature, court-issued restricted contact orders (consisting of orders that prohibit or limit contact between two or more persons) cause individuals named in such orders to experience disruption in their established social networks. The empirical literature highlights the disruptive element in social support networks as well as the harmful psychological outcomes for individuals who have been threatened or violated in intimate partner violence (IPV), domestic violence (DV), or sexual violence (SV) [1-3]. Another disruptive outcome of IPV, DV, and SV includes restricted court orders (RCOs). These orders that limit contact and communication between those who have offended and those who have been offended are thus, disruptive to social support networks especially when the parties involved are family members or otherwise intimately connected others. This disruption in social support may prevent needed resources for healing for those who have been offended by violence and those who have committed violent offenses. No literature exists that examines the potentially disruptive effects RCOs may have on the necessary social support systems (and changes in levels of perceived social support) of individuals who have violently offended or have been violently offended. This paper aims to add to the literature on the question of social support disruption in such cases, and to provide recommendations to mitigate support system interference for named parties in RCOs.","PeriodicalId":194958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sexual Medicine & Research","volume":"120 15","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139134122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jimena Silva Segovia, E. Ravanal, Daniela Vargas Castillo
{"title":"Experiences of Gynecological Violence among Binary and NonBinary Chilean Women","authors":"Jimena Silva Segovia, E. Ravanal, Daniela Vargas Castillo","doi":"10.47363/jsmr/2023(2)119","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47363/jsmr/2023(2)119","url":null,"abstract":"In this research, we explore how the experience of gynecological-obstetric violence manifests in the lives of Chilean women. Additionally, we identify the emotional strategies emerging from these experiences. In this qualitative study from a gender perspective, we conduct 21 in-depth interviews with Binary and No Binary (NB) people in the communes of Antofagasta and Calama who have been treated at public or private health facilities. Among the most relevant findings are emotional experiences involving guilt, fear, and shame. We conclude that one of the relevant damages concerns the body and sexuality that are harmed due to the dehumanizing nature of the experiences during obstetric or gynecological care. Thus, an aggravating factor is the hetero cis norm that is imposed on diverse corporality’s. Three models of experience analysis useful for interdisciplinary teams are presented as references for the impact of health services on users.","PeriodicalId":194958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sexual Medicine & Research","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139131488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Suchika Siotia, April Harris-Britt, Allen Cornelius
{"title":"Navigating the Nexus: Childhood Trauma, Sexually Coercive Behaviour, Dark Tetrad Personality Traits, and Sexual Fantasy","authors":"Suchika Siotia, April Harris-Britt, Allen Cornelius","doi":"10.47363/jsmr/2023(2)117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47363/jsmr/2023(2)117","url":null,"abstract":"This critical review examines research on childhood trauma, personality traits, sexual fantasy, and sexually coercive behaviour. While each of these areas has been extensively studied in isolation, there is a notable lack of comprehensive research that investigates these variables collectively. This review aims to bridge this gap by synthesizing existing knowledge and emphasizing the need for a more integrated approach. Studies have uncovered intriguing links between childhood trauma, the influence of personality traits on sexual fantasies, and the potential connection between sexual fantasies and sexually coercive behaviour. However, the intricate interplay among these variables remains largely investigated in empirical research. By consolidating the research on these various relationships, this review underscores the importance of gaining a more holistic and nuanced understanding of existing complex dynamics. This work serves as a foundational step towards encouraging future research exploring these variables, assisting in elucidating their collective influence on human behaviour.","PeriodicalId":194958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sexual Medicine & Research","volume":"45 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139131365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Management of Vulvar Cancer Our Clinical Experiences","authors":"M. Ateş, A. Guler, M. Kulhan","doi":"10.47363/jsmr/2023(2)111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47363/jsmr/2023(2)111","url":null,"abstract":"Background/Aim: Vulvar cancer is a rare malignancy. It frequently affects postmenopausal women. There is no specific screening for vulvar cancer. Treatment is often surgical. The risk of recurrence is high. Lymph node involvement is an important prognostic factor in vulvar cancer. The primary purpose of this study is to share our institutional experience in managing vulvar cancer patients. Materials and Methods: This study is a retrospective study. The study was ultimately conducted with 39 participants. Descriptive analyzes are frequency, percentage, minimum/maximum values, mean, standard deviation, and median. Risk factors for relapse were evaluated by binary logistic regression analysis. Cox regression analyses analyzed analyzes of factors related to survival. Survival analyzes were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method, and significant differences were determined by the Log Rank (Mantel-Cox) test. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant in the analyses. Results: Half of the patients (n=19; 50.0%) had vulvar mass complaints. While lesions related to vulvar cancer were observed in 13 participants before cancer diagnosis, no lesions were observed in 25 participants (65.8%). Squamous cell carcinoma was detected in 31 (81.6%) participants. Eleven (28.2%) participants had a recurrence. According to the logistic regression analysis, it was determined that the risk factors included in the model did not have statistically significant effects. Cox regression analysis was performed to determine the effects of factors on overall survival. It was determined that the factors included in the models did not have a statistically significant effect. Conclusion: Vulvar cancer is a type of cancer with limited prospective data. Therefore, it poses severe difficulties in treatment. Limited data on vulvar cancer necessitates the development of treatment paradigms. This means that we need to continue to study the disease.","PeriodicalId":194958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sexual Medicine & Research","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124576098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Treatment Protocols For Isolated Asthenospermia Among A Group of Patients Scheduled for an Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) Procedure: Results of a Prospective Study","authors":"Nicola Arrighi, Carlo Gastaldi","doi":"10.47363/jsmr/2023(2)114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47363/jsmr/2023(2)114","url":null,"abstract":"Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) is a largely used, also debated, technique. We tried to standardize a treatment protocol before IUI, to obtain an increase in motile sperm, expressed as Total Motile Sperm Cell (TMSC) with the aim of avoiding overtreatment in “large amount of spermatozoa” patients. A group of 97 patients was enrolled for a prospective study and underwent the assumption of the dietary supplement based on 100 mg ORISOD, 11 mg Extremely (SOD=154 IU), 50 mg lipoic acid, 30 mg glutathione, 1.5 mg zinc, 36 mg niacin, 25 mg riboflavin, 9.5 mg vitamin B6, 400 mcg folic acid, 33 mcg vitamin B12 for 90 day, with encouraging results. An increase in TMSC was detected in 77 patients with a.statistical significance (TMSC average increase from 10.7 to 15.2). Even considering this study a preliminary one, our results give a relevant contribution in a field that lack strong evidences and requires more randomized controlled trails (RCT).","PeriodicalId":194958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sexual Medicine & Research","volume":"69 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133604747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Importance of Vulnerability","authors":"Bear Murray","doi":"10.47363/jsmr/2023(2)112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47363/jsmr/2023(2)112","url":null,"abstract":"The Importance of Vulnerability ! Vulnerability is the essence of humanness. It means we are open and available to all of life’s experience. ! Vulnerability hones the soul—it’s necessary for it to grow and develop and learn. The openness of vulnerability is what allows us to learn. If we are defended we cannot learn. ! Vulnerability is what allows us to be Open and available to all of life’s experiences. ! Vulnerability is what allows immediacy of experience and intimacy with ourselves and others.","PeriodicalId":194958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sexual Medicine & Research","volume":"82 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126624262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Observations of Inequality between Female and Male Sexual Pleasure: ‘Good Enough’ Vs ‘Ideal’ Expectations","authors":"Lily Reed","doi":"10.47363/jsmr/2023(2)113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47363/jsmr/2023(2)113","url":null,"abstract":"I pose a question for the readers. If I have a vulva, am I ‘hard work’, and is my orgasm ‘less important’ than that of a penis owner? I hope that for most, the answer is no, of course not. If you are a vulva owner who can confidently pronounce this, well done you. However, in my practice I commonly observe cognitive dissonance. If our sexual pleasure is equal, why have I bore witness to female clients disproportionately dismissing their orgasms in comparison to their male counterparts? Cue the broken record of female pleasure… “It’s taking a while, don’t worry about me”. The orgasm gap grows.","PeriodicalId":194958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sexual Medicine & Research","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121851578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Gynecologic Surgery: Ritualistic Rape in a Clinical Setting","authors":"Anton Tutoveanu","doi":"10.47363/jsmr/2023(2)109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47363/jsmr/2023(2)109","url":null,"abstract":"Where we convince the woman that penetrating her vagina with an instrument during operation is essential to the success of her surgery. In this paper, we detail how to step-by-step coerce, instill fear and doubt, manipulate and over-power the victim into complete submission. We orchestrate the placing of a rod-like instrument into her vagina while under general anesthesia and maneuver it around to gain intimate feedback of the sensitive nerves and tactile movements of her vagina for our own gratification. We then go onto safely perform the required procedure for the patient.","PeriodicalId":194958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sexual Medicine & Research","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125677731","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Completing the Sexual Response Cycle Three Times a Week Can Improve Whole Body Health","authors":"Debra Shade","doi":"10.47363/jsmr/2023(2)110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47363/jsmr/2023(2)110","url":null,"abstract":"Completing the sexual response cycle can improve individual whole-body wellness. While humans are born with the innate essential of completing the sexual response cycle (orgasm), a lack of education and generational bias has kept orgasm in a fog of shame and guilt. After twelve years of personal research and study on the process and pleasure of the human orgasm, it has led me to support the existing studies of human orgasm that report the bodies’ whole-body benefits of the phases of the orgasm. How the human is stimulated to orgasm is less important than the existence of arousal and the intensity of the climax. There are four primary phases of the sexual response cycle developed by William Masters and Virginia Johnson and published in their 1966 book: Human Sexual Response. Through research, they created a four-step cycle that begins with excitement/attraction, and continues through a plateau, the orgasm and resolution process. There is much research conducted that supports their findings.","PeriodicalId":194958,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sexual Medicine & Research","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126862183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}