Drinking, menstrual cycle, and female sexuality: a diary study.
Sexual feelings in connection with alcohol intake were investigated in 97 Finnish women aged 18 to 35 years. The subjects were drawn from a population sample and included both oral contraceptive users and nonusers. Structured diaries were used to monitor sexual feelings and alcohol intake during one menstrual cycle for each subject. Alcohol drinking was found to be significantly associated with elevated sexual interest and arousal in the post- and intermenstrual phases. We suggest that these phase-dependent effects could be due to known alcohol-mediated testosterone elevations.
Lindman
R E
RE
Department of Psychology, Abo Akademi University, Finland. rlindman@abo.fi
Koskelainen
B M
BM
Eriksson
C J
CJ
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology*; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008597:Menstrual Cycle / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D019529:Sexuality / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000523:psychology
D003276:Contraceptives, Oral