The effect of relaxation on pelvic floor activity and the experience of tactile stimuli, and the association of relaxation levels with sexual responses to visual erotic stimulation in healthy women.

Completed

Conditions: seksueel functioneren
Sexual function

Registration Number: NL-OMON49200

Lead Sponsor: eids Universitair Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

- Age > 18 and < 46 years.
- No sexual complaints for at least one year, and were sexually active
including intercourse.

Exclusion Criteria

- Age < 18 or > 45 years
- Unable to speak, understand and write the Dutch language
- Homosexual orientation (because of the heterosexual stimulus material)
- Pregnancy or lactation
- Current serious affective, or psychotic problems
- Having undergone a radical hysterectomy or prolapse surgery
- Current or recurrent use (less than 4 weeks before participation) of
medication that may affect sexual response. To determine possible sexual
side-effects the latest version of the *Farmacotherapeutisch kompas* will be
used.
- Current or previous disorders of the genitals that may influence the sexual
response or the measurement of the response
- Other medical disorders that may influence the sexual response or the
measurement of the response.

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Main study parameters/endpoints:<br /><br><br /><br>- Pelvic floor activity assessed by vaginal surface EMG<br /><br>- Ratings of intensity and pleasurableness of the non-genital tactile<br /><br>self-stimulation</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>- Genital sexual arousal assessed using vaginal photoplethysmograph<br /><br>- Heart rate measured by the photoplethysmograph.<br /><br>- Preceding this session participants will complete a set of questionnaires<br /><br>including questionnaires on socio-demographic variables, sexual functioning,<br /><br>state and trait anxiety, sexual excitation and inhibition sensitivity, and<br /><br>sexual abuse history.<br /><br>- After the experimental session they will complete a short questionnaire on<br /><br>sexual behavior.</p><br>