Induction of sexual arousal in women under conditions of institutional and ambulatory laboratory circumstances: a comparative study

The Journal of Sexual Medicine
Jos BloemersA Tuiten

Abstract

Measuring under naturally occurring circumstances increases ecological validity. We developed an ambulatory psychophysiological laboratory that allows experiments to be performed at home. To compare institutional laboratory task measures with ambulatory laboratory task measures. Vaginal pulse amplitude (VPA), clitoral blood volume (CBV), subjective report of sexual arousal, preconscious attentional bias for erotic stimuli, subjective reports about feeling at ease, tense, anxious or inhibited. VPA and CBV were measured in eight women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) and eight healthy controls while exposed to neutral and erotic film clips both in the institute's laboratory and at home. Before and after film clip presentations, subjects performed an emotional Stroop task and completed two questionnaires. In healthy controls, genital measures of sexual arousal were significantly increased at home compared with the institutional laboratory, whereas no differences were observed between the institutional laboratory and the at home measurements in women with HSDD. The responses at home were significantly higher in healthy controls compared with women with HSDD. Subjective experience of genital responding increased at home...Continue Reading

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