Application of MRI in the studies of female sexual dysfunction / 中华男科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is a disease associated with various factors such as psychological conditions, age, physical illness, and drugs. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has the advantages for the studies FSD due to its non-invasiveness and high soft-tissue contrast. Brain MRI revealed significant differences in brain function activation sites and signaling between women with FSD and those with normal sexual function. Pelvic MRI found a close relation of the location and size of the clitoris with the sexual function of women, which may help to determine the lesion area of the FSD patient. A comparative analysis of the central nervous system and peripheral reproductive organs in women with normal sexual function and FSD patients by MRI is of great value for exploring the etiology of FSD and its treatment options.