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Systematic review of the subjective experience of orgasm

Authors

ARCOS ROMERO, ANA ISABEL, Carlos Sierra, Juan

External publication

Si

Means

Rev. Int. Androl.

Scope

Review

Nature

Científica

JCR Quartile

SJR Quartile

JCR Impact

0.294

Publication date

01/04/2018

ISI

000432090600005

Abstract

Orgasm is an essential component of the sexual response. Its study has generated results that point out its importance in human sexuality. The aim of the present study was to review the subjective orgasm experience, its evaluation and its association with personal, interpersonal and psychosocial variables. After conducting a literature search in major databases, we provide a total of 121 scientific articles published between 2000 and 2016, in which the subjective orgasm experience was the main variable. The analysis of the related variables shows that personal variables (for example, health and demographic factors) and interpersonal variables (for example, sexual functioning) are the most considered. To conclude, we observe the need to develop standardized instruments to evaluate specifically the subjective orgasm experience and the need to study jointly the associated variables in order to propose explanatory models of orgasm that are useful for clinical practice. (C) 2018 Asociacion Espanola de Andrologia, Medicina Sexual y Reproductiva. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Subjective orgasm experience; Personal variables; Interpersonal variables; Psychosocial variables

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