Clitoral Location in Relation to Sexual Function Using Pelvic Imaging

TriHealth

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anorgasmia; Female Sexual Dysfunction

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01195701

10063

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

Women unable with anorgasmia and those with normal orgasmic function will undergo pelvic MRI so that clitoral measurements can be taken and then compared for differences.

Enrollment: 35 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 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

Exclusion criteria

• 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.

Trial design

35 participants in 2 patient groups

Anorgasmia (cases)

Description:

Women with difficulty or inability to reach sexual climax will be the cases in this study.

Normal orgasmic function

Description:

Women who report that they usually or always achieve sexual climax will be the controls in this study.