title: Characteristics of female patients with sexual dysfunction who also had a history of blunt perineal trauma.
abstract: Perineal trauma can occur in both genders, however, data supporting the relationship between sexual dysfunction and blunt perineal trauma in women is lacking. This study reviewed the patient characteristics of women with sexual dysfunction who also had a history of blunt perineal trauma. A neurogenic form of sexual dysfunction has been implicated, with primary complaints of orgasm disorder and abnormalities noted on genital sensory testing. Further research in this area is needed.
authors.affiliation: Center for Sexual Medicine, Department of Urology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Munarriz
authors.forename: Lily
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Talakoub
authors.forename: Nir N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Somekh
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lehrfeld
authors.forename: Aleksander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chudnovsky
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Flaherty
authors.forename: Irwin
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000502:physiology; D002987:Clitoris / Q000293:injuries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010502:Perineum / Q000293:injuries*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*