OBJECTIVES The present study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of orgasmic dysfunction among Malay women with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Malaysia. METHODS This cross-sectional study involved 347 women (174 non diabetic and 173 diabetic subjects) who attended the diabetic clinic in a university hospital. Orgasmic dysfunction was assessed using the orgasmic subscale of M...

INTRODUCTION The criteria for "female orgasmic disorder" (FOD) assume that low rates of orgasm are dysfunctional, implying that high rates are functional. Evolutionary theories about the function of female orgasm predict correlations of orgasm rates with sexual attitudes and behavior and other fitness-related traits. AIM To test hypothesized evolutionary functions of the female orgasm. METH...

The present study examined patient and problem characteristics as well as therapy process factors associated with succe.ss and failure in sex therapy for secondary orgasmic dysfunction. Ss were 23 married couples selected for emotional and marital stability; all wives were suffering from secondary orgasmic dysfunction. Sexual functioning and satisfaction were evaluated before and after 15 sessi...

INTRODUCTION We reviewed the psychological and interpersonal dimensions of female sexual function and dysfunction. METHODS We identified articles published in 1970-2013 using the keywords 'female sexual dysfunction', 'sexual desire', 'sexual arousal', 'female orgasmic disorder', 'sex therapy', 'psychotherapy', 'behaviour therapy' and 'Internet therapy'. Over 200 articles were reviewed (Level ...

BACKGROUND Woman's orgasm plays a vital role in sexual compatibility and marital satisfaction. Orgasm in women is a learnable phenomenon that is influenced by several factors. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is exploring obstacles to orgasm in Iranian married women. MATERIALS AND METHODS This qualitative study with directed content analysis approach was conducted in 2015-2016, on 20 Iranian...

Orgasmic dysfunction in females is commonly reported in the general population with little consensus on its aetiology. We performed a classical twin study to explore whether there were observable genetic influences on female orgasmic dysfunction. Adult females from the TwinsUK register were sent a confidential survey including questions on sexual problems. Complete responses to the questions on...

Please cite this article in press as: Zietsch, B. product theory of female orgasm, Animal Be The evolutionary basis of human female orgasm has been subject to furious scientific debate, which has recently intensified. Many adaptive explanations have been proposed, invoking functions from pair bonding and mate selection to sucking up sperm, but these have been attacked as being based on flawed l...