Clitoral Location in Relation to Sexual Function Using Pelvic Imaging

Completed

Conditions studied: Female Sexual Dysfunction, Anorgasmia

In brief

Women who are unable to achieve orgasm compared to women who have normal orgasmic function may have different clitoral anatomy and different hormone levels. The investigators hypothesis is that women who have difficulty with orgasm may have a clitoris that is closer to the vagina and may have higher testosterone levels. Pelvic MRI will be used to observe whether clitoral measurements differ between women with normal orgasmic function vs. those with anorgasmia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01195701

Run by

TriHealth Inc.

People needed

35

Starts

2010-07-01

Expected to finish

2012-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-12-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 55. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Premenopausal female aged 18-55 years
• Sexually active (at least 1 heterosexual partner in the past 4 weeks)
• Cases must have difficulty with orgasm or be anorgasmic
• Controls must have normal sexual function

You may not qualify if…

• Not sexually active
• Homosexual orientation
• Postmenopausal
• Stage >2 pelvic organ prolapse (POP-Q measurements beyond hymen)
• Urinary incontinence with coitus limiting sexual activity
• Severe vaginal atrophy
• Pelvic pain/dyspareunia (
• Currently pregnant
• Depression being treated with SSRIs (depression alone or treatment of depression with non-SSRI medications is not an exclusion)
• Currently taking testosterone supplements
• History of sexual abuse
• Large pelvic mass (benign or cancerous) impeding MRI measurements or grossly abnormal pelvic anatomy.

Where it is running

• Good Samaritan Hospital — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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