background: hypoactive sexual desire disorder is the most common sexual disorder among women, which interferes with their various functions. activity of brain-behavioral and psychological distress systems are considered among factors affecting sexual function. objectives: the present study aimed to compare women with hypoactive sexual desire and normal women in terms of brain-behavioral and psy...

■ One Advantage of Being Homo sapiens Unlike other mammals, human females are continuously responsive to and available for sexual activity, independent of ovulation. ■ Biological Foundations for Sexual Arousal and Response The brain and central nervous system, including the five senses, play roles of varying importance in human sexual arousal and response. ■ The Sexual Response Cycle There are ...

Sexual dysfunctions have been the most prevalent group of sexual disorders and include a large number of populations of both sexes.The research of sexual behavior and treatment of women with sexual distress arises many questions related to differences in sexual response of men and women. The conceptualization of this response in modern sexology has changed over time.The objective of our paper w...

In a critical review and of research examining women’s sexual response across a range of sexual orientations, Chivers (2017) draws a number of conclusions. Heterosexual women, whom she describes as‘‘androphilic,’’respond in equal measure to sexual representations of both men and women, characterized as a‘‘gender-nonspecific pattern of sexual response.’’Lesbian women, described as‘‘gynephilic,’’...

Background: Hypoactive sexual desire disorder is the most common sexual disorder among women, which interferes with their various functions. Activity of brain-behavioral and psychological distress systems are considered among factors affecting sexual function. Objectives: The present study aimed to compare women with hypoactive sexual desire and normal women in terms of brain-behavioral and ...

INTRODUCTION Theoretically, the physiological response to stress should inhibit the sexual response. This has been demonstrated experimentally in animal models, and correlationally in studies of human reproduction. It is reasonable to expect, then, that the stress response would be blunted during sexual arousal, and several researchers have found a pattern of decreasing cortisol during sexual a...