The Physiology of Female Sexual Function and the Pathophysiology of Female Sexual Dysfunction (Committee 13A).
The article consists of six sections written by separate authors that review female genital anatomy, the physiology of female sexual function, and the pathophysiology of female sexual dysfunction but excluding hormonal aspects.



To review the physiology of female sexual function and the pathophysiology of female sexual dysfunction especially since 2010 and to make specific recommendations according to the Oxford Centre for evidence based medicine (2009) "levels of evidence" wherever relevant.



Recommendations were made for particular studies to be undertaken especially in controversial aspects in all six sections of the reviewed topics. Despite numerous laboratory assessments of female sexual function, genital assessments alone appear insufficient to characterise fully the complete sexual response.
Reader in Physiology (Retired), Department of Biomedical Science, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK: Section 2. Electronic address: r.j.levin@sheffield.ac.uk.
Roy J
RJ
Levin
Department of Psychosomatic Gynecology and Sexology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands: Section 3.
Stephanie
S
Both
Department of Neuroscience, University Medical Center, Groningen, University of Groningen, The Netherlands: Section 4.
Janniko
J
Georgiadis
College of Social and Applied Human Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada: Section 6.
Tuuli
T
Kukkonen
Department of Urology, Chonnan National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea: Section 5.
Kwangsung
K
Park
Department of Urology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA: Section 1.
Claire C
CC
Yang
D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009948:Orgasm / Q000502:physiology; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000503:physiopathology*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016387:Women's Health
Brain Imaging; Genital Anatomy; Laboratory Assessments of Sexual Function and Dysfunction; Pathophysiology of Sexual Function; Physiology of Arousal and Orgasm; Psychological Function and Dysfunction