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  • Bendas, JohannaTechnical University of Dresden, Germany (författare)

C-Tactile Mediated Erotic Touch Perception Relates to Sexual Desire and Performance in a Gender-Specific Way

  • Artikel/kapitelEngelska2017

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  • 2017-03-31
  • WILEY,2017
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  • LIBRIS-ID:oai:DiVA.org:liu-139411
  • https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-139411URI
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsxm.2017.02.016DOI

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  • Språk:engelska
  • Sammanfattning på:engelska

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  • Background: Unmyelinated low-threshold mechanoreceptors-the so-called C-tactile (CT) afferents-play a crucial role in the perception and conduction of caressing and pleasant touch sensations and significantly contribute to the concept of erotic touch perception. Aim: To investigate the relations between sexual desire and sexual performance and the perception of touch mediated by CT afferents. Methods: Seventy healthy participants (28 men, 42 women; mean age+/-SD = 24.84+/-4.08 years, range = 18-36 years) underwent standardized and highly controlled stroking stimulation that varied in the amount of CT fiber stimulation by changing stroking velocity (CT optimal = 1, 3 and 10 cm/s; CT suboptimal = 0.1, 0.3, and 30 cm/s). Participants rated the perceived pleasantness, eroticism, and intensity of the applied tactile stimulation on a visual analog scale, completed the Sexual Desire Inventory, and answered questions about sexual performance. Outcomes: Ratings of perceived eroticism of touch were related to self-report levels of sexual desire and sexual performance. Results: Pleasantness and eroticism ratings showed similar dependence on stroking velocity that aligned with the activity of CT afferents. Erotic touch perception was related to sexual desire and sexual performance in a gender-specific way. In women, differences in eroticism ratings between CT optimal and suboptimal velocities correlated positively with desire for sexual interaction. In contrast, in men, this difference correlated to a decreased frequency and longer duration of partnered sexual activities. Clinical Implications: The present results lay the foundation for future research assessing these relations in patients with specific impairments of sexual functioning (eg, hypoactive sexual desire disorder). Strengths and Limitations: The strength of the study is the combination of standardized neurophysiologic methods and behavioral data. A clear limitation of the study design is the exclusion of exact data on the female menstrual cycle and the recruitment of an inhomogeneous sample concerning sexual orientation. Conclusion: The present results provide further evidence that unmyelinated CT afferents play a role in the complex mechanism of erotic touch perception. The ability to differentiate between CT optimal and suboptimal stimuli relates to sexual desire and performance in a gender-specific way. Copyright (C) 2017, International Society for Sexual Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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  • Georgiadis, Janniko R.University of Medical Centre Groningen, Netherlands (författare)
  • Ritschel, GerhardTechnical University of Dresden, Germany (författare)
  • Olausson, HåkanLinköpings universitet,Centrum för social och affektiv neurovetenskap,Medicinska fakulteten(Swepub:liu)hakol42 (författare)
  • Weidner, KerstinTechnical University of Dresden, Germany (författare)
  • Croy, IlonaLinköpings universitet,Avdelningen för neuro- och inflammationsvetenskap,Medicinska fakulteten,Technical University of Dresden, Germany(Swepub:liu)ilocr96 (författare)
  • Technical University of Dresden, GermanyUniversity of Medical Centre Groningen, Netherlands (creator_code:org_t)

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  • Ingår i:Journal of Sexual Medicine: WILEY14:5, s. 645-6531743-60951743-6109

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