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Written by Berverly Whipple, PhD, RN, FAAN
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I am honored to have the opportunity to discuss some of our interdisciplinary research concerning female sexual response and to talk about where do we go from here. I will be summarizing 20 years of research in the next hour, from vaginal orgasm to PET scans of the brain during orgasm. |
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Written by Jennifer Berman, MD, et al.
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By Crista E. Johnson, MD, Jennifer R. Berman, MD, Rasha Ebeid, MD, Linda H. Hewes, CNM, Kimmie L. Bui, MD, Fred E. Mecklenburg, MD, FACOG: Female Genital Cutting (FGC), also known as Female Circumcision or Female Genital Mutilation, has existed for more than 2000 years. It describes ritual surgical procedures performed on girls and young women as a “rite of passage” to womanhood and marriage. FGC is practiced over than 28 African countries with prevalence rates from less than 5% to 100%. It is estimated that over 130 million females have been circumcised with 2 million more at risk annually for the procedure.
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Written by Jennifer Berman, MD
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A medical report published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association* states “tests of male hormone levels in women’s blood cannot predict diminished sexual function and should not be used in deciding on a course of treatment.” I disagree.
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Written by Jennifer Berman, MD
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Androgens play a vital role in maintaining women’s sexual health and overall well-being as basic science research and clinical trials have begun to delineate the role of androgens in women throughout the reproductive cycle. The pathophysiologic mechanism of androgen receptor expression has been documented in numerous tissue sites including the central nervous system, vagina, pelvic floor, lower urinary and reproductive tracts; as well as in breast tissue, bone, muscle and the cardiovascular system. The impact of advancing age and estrogens on androgen bioavailability, as well as the psychophysiologic role of androgen receptor expression on sexual function demands further research to better define treatment paradigms for improving the quality of life for women across the reproductive life cycle. |
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Written by Jennifer Berman, MD
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According to a recent study, 53 percent of American women are not “in the mood”. Hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) is the most common form of female sexual dissatisfaction (FSD) and occurs when there is a persistent lack of desire or absence of sexual fantasies. In other words, you're rarely in the mood; you neither initiate sex nor seek stimulation.
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