Clinical characterisation of women with persistent genital arousal disorder: the iPGAD-study.

ABSTRACT: Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD) is a rare condition-mostly in women-where patients perceive prolonged genital arousal without any sexual desire or stimulation. Etiopathological considerations reach from peripheral to central issues over local disturbance of the pudendal nerve to neuropathy, psychosocial, and pharmacological theories. Since well controlled clinical studies about PGAD in conjunction with a mental and somatic health status are missing, this study is a detailed clinical investigation of PGAD patients compared to healthy controls. 26 women who fulfilled diagnostic criteria for PGAD were compared to 26 age matched healthy controls. Investigations included comparison of vegetative, gynaecological and sexual history, psychiatric features as well as a (neuro-)radiologica

SUBMITTER: Kumpers FMLM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10739833 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature