title: Genital measures: comments on their role in understanding human sexuality.
abstract: This paper discusses the use of genital measures in the study of both applied and basic work in human sexuality. Some of the advantages of psychophysiological measures are considered along with cautions concerning unwarranted assumptions. Some of the advances that are possible in both applied and basic work are examined. It is suggested that greater attention be payed to genital measures, but it should not be assumed that they are the only or even the best measures available for study.
mesh_terms: D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005835:Genitalia / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012106:Research; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000175:diagnosis