Shonima, A V (2009) Nature, Prevalence, Risk Factors and Explanatory Models of Female Sexual Dysfunction in the Community. Masters thesis, Christian Medical College, Vellore.
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Abstract
Introduction : Sexuality is determined by anatomy, physiology, psychology, the culture in which one Lives, one's relationships with others, and developmental experiences throughout the life Cycle. It includes the perception of being male or female and all those thoughts, feelings And behaviors connected with sexual gratification and reproduction including the Attraction of one person to another. Interest in human sexuality began in the 18th century, but formal and more rigorous Studies focused on sexual satisfaction and sexual practices were published in the early 1900s. Alfred Kinsey's pioneering work on sexuality, in which he surveyed over 10,000 Men and women age 16 and older, began in the late 1930s. In the mid-1960s, Masters and Johnson published their seminal work characterizing the sexual response cycle. Since Then, numerous researchers have attempted to understand and to quantify “normal” sexual Behaviors using survey techniques. Clinical trials on sexual dysfunctions in women are limited in spite of the fact that sexual Dysfunctions are likely to be more common in women than in men. The 1990s have seen advances in the field of sexuality in the areas of pharmacology and Psychology and in the study of the interaction of sex and the social milieu. Significant New developments are the availability of medications that enable men to gain and Maintain erections later in their lives and hormonal therapies that allow women to have Pleasurable coitus postmenopausally. Sexuality has become an important recognized area of health. Rather than strictly Providing for reproduction, sexuality involves but is not limited to biological, Psychological-social-emotional, cognitive, and culture experiences. Recent advances in The neurobiology of sexual behavior have provided greater insights in the contribution of Neuroanatatomical, neuroendocrine, and neurochemical systems that modulate sexual Behavior. Sexual behavior can include cognitive or physical aspects, and may involve a Partner in a heterosexual or homosexual relationship, or self-stimulation. Reproductive Endocrinology involving sex steroids and the neurotransmitters modulated by these Hormones contributes significantly to the outcome and timing of sexual behavior. Psychological factors may also affect sexual functioning and include interpersonal Relationships, body image, sexual self-esteem, and prior psychosexual adjustment. Substances may also affect sexual functioning, including prescribed medications, herbal Preparations, and drugs of abuse. Cultural factors also play a role in sexual functioning, Affecting psychological and social aspects of sexual behavior. (1)
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Nature, Prevalence, Risk Factors ; Explanatory Models ; Female Sexual Dysfunction Community. |
| Subjects: | MEDICAL > Psychiatry |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Aug 2017 02:28 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Aug 2017 02:28 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/1900 |
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