Sexual Desire and Sexual Arousal In Malaysian Women : Are They Of The Same Entity?
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
;
: 43-53, 2009.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-625910
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To investigate the correlation between sexual desire and sexual arousal among Malaysian women in a primary care setting.Methods:
The Malay Version of Female Sexual Function Index (MVFSI) was used to assess low sexual desire and lack of sexual arousal among the respondents. A total of 230 married women aged 18 – 70 years old participated in this study. Their sociodemographic, marital profiles and correlation between low sexual desire and lack of sexual arousal were examined.Results:
More than 60% respondents with low sexual desire have co-exist low sexual arousal and 94.4% respondents with high sexual desire do have high sexual arousal ( χ²= 79.6, p <0.001 ), with correlation of r = 0.852.Conclusions:
The strong correlation between sexual desire and arousal has both diagnostic and therapeutic indications, and may also strongly support the circular model (Basson-inspired model) of sexual response among women.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Language:
English
Journal:
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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