Female Sexual Dysfunction, Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Injury
Conditions
Keywords
sexual response, sexual dysfunction in females, spinal cord injury
Brief summary
The long term aims of this project are to 1) Understand the effect of varying degrees and levels of SCI and dysfunction(SCI/D)on females sexual response: 2) Identify the specific neuronal pathways involved in female sexual responses; and 3) Develop and evaluate new assessment and treatment methods for neurogenic sexual dysfunction in women.
Interventions
PROCEDURESympathetic manipulation on sexual arousal in women
Sponsors
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
ECT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* MS or SCI * Normal menstrual periods * Normal hand function * Have ability to feel sensation from lower abdomen to upper thigh region.
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnant * Menopausal
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Our central hypothesis are: | — |
| 1) In females the SNS regulates psychogenic genital vasocongestion 2) In females the orgasmic reflex requires the presence of an intact sacral spinal cord, 3) In females a pattern generator is responsible for the orgasmic reflex. | — |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactPaula Spath
Outcome results
None listed