The anatomy of the clitoris is described in human anatomy textbooks. Some researchers have proposal and divulged a new anatomical terminology for the clitoris. This paper is a revision of the anatomical terms proposed by Helen O'Connell, Emmanuele Jannini, and Odile Buisson. Gynecologists, sexual medicine experts, and sexologists should spread certainties for all women, not hypotheses or person...

This article reviews the DSM diagnostic criteria for Female Orgasmic Disorder (FOD). Following an overview of the concept of female orgasm, research on the prevalence and associated features of FOD is briefly reviewed. Specific aspects of the DSM-IV-TR criteria for FOD are critically reviewed and key issues that should be considered for DSM-V are discussed. The DSM-IV-TR text on FOD focused on ...

Oh, oh, oh? no? Though much has been said about men?s versus women?s ability to orgasm, there seems to be a growing consensus that there are no major biological differences between their respective orgasms. For the majority of people, orgasms are characterized by a contraction of pelvic floor muscles, intense pleasurable sensation, release of endorphins and hormones, and for some, the release o...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to assess pelvic floor muscle (PFM) strength in different body positions in nulliparous healthy women and its correlation with sexual activity. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty healthy nulliparous women with mean age of 23 years were prospectively studied. Subjective evaluation of PFM was assessed by transvaginal digital palpation (TDP) of anterior and posterior...

Building on previous work that identified different types of orgasm in women (King, Belsky, Mah, & Binik, 2011), the goal of the present study was to extend such typological work and determine whether female orgasmic variability tracked potentially evolutionarily salient sexual partner characteristics (e.g., those displaying possible immune-system compatibility). A total of 265 females complete...

Autonomic arousal (in the form of palpitations, flushing, sweating etc.) is a characteristic accompaniment of the sexual orgasm (Masters and Johnson 1966). Curiously enough, autonomic arousal has also been implicated as a cause of the sexual orgasm, and, more specifically, the ejaculatory component thereof (Redmond et al. 1983). Such autonomic arousal may result from opiate withdrawal (Blachly ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the relation between frequency of orgasm and mortality. STUDY DESIGN Cohort study with a 10 year follow up. SETTING The town of Caerphilly, South Wales, and five adjacent villages. SUBJECTS 918 men aged 45-59 at time of recruitment between 1979 and 1983. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES All deaths and deaths from coronary heart disease. RESULTS Mortality risk was 50% lower i...

AIM To study the effect of yohimbine in the treatment of men with orgasmic dysfunction. METHODS A 20-mg dose of yohimbine was first given to 29 men with orgasmic dysfunction of different aetiology in the clinic. Patients were then allowed to increase the dose at home (titration) under more favourable circumstances. The outcome and side effects were subsequently assessed. RESULTS The patient...

This study reports on genetic and environmental influences on the frequency of orgasm in women during sexual intercourse, during other sexual contact with a partner, and during masturbation. Participants were drawn from the Australian Twin Registry, and recruited from a large, partly longitudinal twin-family study. Three thousand and eighty women responded to the anonymous self-report questionn...