INTRODUCTION Up to 30% of women suffer from female orgasmic disorder (FOD)-the second most common type of female sexual dysfunction. FOD has been acknowledged to be multifactorial and recent research has implicated the importance of psychosocial risk factors. AIM The aim of this study is to investigate whether normal variations in emotional intelligence--the ability to identify and manage emo...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the sexual behavior of women with polycystic ovary syndrome and the relationship between sexual behavior and the clinical parameters related to this syndrome (obesity, hirsutism and menstrual irregularities). METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out involving 48 women with polycystic ovary syndrome. The evaluation was based on the c...

Aims: To investigate how the Chinese make love. Methods: From Jan. 2009 to Dec. 2009, a survey was carried out of 600 adults (300 male and 300 female adults) in Tianhe community (Guangzhou, China). Information included masturbation, sexual foreplay, oral sex, intercourse, coordination with sexual partner, self-evaluation of one’s sexual function. Results: 255 females and 229 males fulfilled the...

Changes in sexual life during pregnancy and after childbirth Some women may have less desire for sex, experience less satisfying sexual relationships and feel uncomfortable having sex during pregnancy and after childbirth. However, others may be more satisfied with their sexual life and have more desire for sex. Some women may enjoy foreplay, oral sex or masturbation more than actual intercours...

Purpose 
 The purpose of this article is to present the case a patient suffering from feature obsessive-compulsive personality with accompanying compulsive masturbation, and show methods therapeutic work in psychodynamic approach.
 Method
 main elements diagnostic interview based on approach are presented. area psychotherapeutic focused problems anxiety guilt associated sexual in...

Erectile dysfunction following radical prostatectomy (RP) is still a significant burden as a post-operative morbidity, despite advances in nerve-sparing techniques and penile (erectile function) rehabilitation (PR) programs. We assessed the effects of stimulation with the masturbation device "EGG" on enhancement of erectile response along with administration of phospho diesterase type 5 inhibit...

The Sexual Tipping Point(®) (STP) model is an integrated approach to the etiology, diagnosis and treatment of men with delayed ejaculation (DE), including all subtypes manifesting ejaculatory delay or absence [registered trademark owned by the MAP Educational Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity]. A single pathogenetic pathway does not exist for sexual disorders generally and that is also true for ...