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Sexual inhibition

MedGen UID:
637127
•Concept ID:
C0522205
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
SNOMED CT: Sexual inhibition (102948009)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Hypoactive sexual desire disorder in women: new possibilities to ensure better understanding, diagnosis, and response to treatment.
Maseroli E, Cipriani S, Lanzi V, Ravelli SA, Annunziato M, Alfaroli C, Lippi D, Cirillo M, Castellini G, Giraldi A, Maggi M, Vignozzi L
J Sex Med 2024 Sep 28;21(10):861-871. doi: 10.1093/jsxmed/qdae102. PMID: 39222959
Ostomies in rectal cancer patients: what is their psychosocial impact?
Kenderian S, Stephens EK, Jatoi A
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2014 May;23(3):328-32. Epub 2013 Oct 10 doi: 10.1111/ecc.12133. PMID: 24118361
Psychotropic drug-induced sexual function disorders: diagnosis, incidence and management.
Clayton DO, Shen WW
Drug Saf 1998 Oct;19(4):299-312. doi: 10.2165/00002018-199819040-00005. PMID: 9804444

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The Dual Control Model of Sexual Response: A Scoping Review, 2009-2022.
Janssen E, Bancroft J
J Sex Res 2023 Sep;60(7):948-968. Epub 2023 Jun 2 doi: 10.1080/00224499.2023.2219247. PMID: 37267113
Sexual Inhibition and Sexual Excitation Profiles in Men with and Without Erectile Disorder.
Quinta-Gomes AL, Janssen E, Adaikan G, Nobre PJ
Urology 2022 Mar;161:71-75. Epub 2021 Dec 17 doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.12.004. PMID: 34929238
Sexual inhibition and sexual excitation in a sample of Polish women.
Nowosielski K, Kurpisz J, Kowalczyk R
PLoS One 2021;16(4):e0249560. Epub 2021 Apr 6 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249560. PMID: 33822822Free PMC Article
Sexual Inhibition and Sexual Excitation Scales in Men: Psychometric Properties of a Polish Adaptation.
Nowosielski K, Kurpisz J, Kowalczyk R, Lew-Starowicz M
Arch Sex Behav 2021 Aug;50(6):2741-2753. Epub 2020 Sep 22 doi: 10.1007/s10508-020-01837-1. PMID: 32964350Free PMC Article
Sexual Excitation and Sexual Inhibition in the Context of Sexual Risk-Taking.
Skakoon-Sparling S, Milhausen RM
J Sex Res 2021 May-Jun;58(5):671-680. Epub 2020 Jun 30 doi: 10.1080/00224499.2020.1776820. PMID: 32600069

Diagnosis

Predictors of Sexual Function and Performance in Young- and Middle-Old Women.
Nowosielski K
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Apr 1;19(7) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19074207. PMID: 35409888Free PMC Article
Sexual inhibition and sexual excitation in a sample of Polish women.
Nowosielski K, Kurpisz J, Kowalczyk R
PLoS One 2021;16(4):e0249560. Epub 2021 Apr 6 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249560. PMID: 33822822Free PMC Article
Sexual Inhibition and Sexual Excitation Scales in Men: Psychometric Properties of a Polish Adaptation.
Nowosielski K, Kurpisz J, Kowalczyk R, Lew-Starowicz M
Arch Sex Behav 2021 Aug;50(6):2741-2753. Epub 2020 Sep 22 doi: 10.1007/s10508-020-01837-1. PMID: 32964350Free PMC Article
Hypersexuality: A Critical Review and Introduction to the "Sexhavior Cycle".
Walton MT, Cantor JM, Bhullar N, Lykins AD
Arch Sex Behav 2017 Nov;46(8):2231-2251. Epub 2017 Jul 7 doi: 10.1007/s10508-017-0991-8. PMID: 28687897
Pathways of sexual desire.
Pfaus JG
J Sex Med 2009 Jun;6(6):1506-1533. Epub 2009 Apr 30 doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01309.x. PMID: 19453889

Therapy

Flibanserin for female sexual dysfunction.
Reviriego C
Drugs Today (Barc) 2014 Aug;50(8):549-56. doi: 10.1358/dot.2014.50.8.2198036. PMID: 25187905
Two novel combined drug treatments for women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder.
Poels S, Bloemers J, van Rooij K, Koppeschaar H, Olivier B, Tuiten A
Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2014 Jun;121:71-9. Epub 2014 Feb 15 doi: 10.1016/j.pbb.2014.02.002. PMID: 24534417
Changes in sexual inhibition and excitation during PDE5I therapy.
Louizos CC, McCann B, Knight PK
Int J Impot Res 2014 Jul-Aug;26(4):146-50. Epub 2014 Jan 23 doi: 10.1038/ijir.2013.54. PMID: 24451167
The Sexual Inhibition (SIS) and Sexual Excitation (SES) Scales: II. Predicting psychophysiological response pattens.
Janssen E, Vorst H, Finn P, Bancroft J
J Sex Res 2002 May;39(2):127-32. doi: 10.1080/00224490209552131. PMID: 12476244
Psychotropic drug-induced sexual function disorders: diagnosis, incidence and management.
Clayton DO, Shen WW
Drug Saf 1998 Oct;19(4):299-312. doi: 10.2165/00002018-199819040-00005. PMID: 9804444

Prognosis

The Dual Control Model of Sexual Response: A Scoping Review, 2009-2022.
Janssen E, Bancroft J
J Sex Res 2023 Sep;60(7):948-968. Epub 2023 Jun 2 doi: 10.1080/00224499.2023.2219247. PMID: 37267113
Predictors of Sexual Function and Performance in Young- and Middle-Old Women.
Nowosielski K
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Apr 1;19(7) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19074207. PMID: 35409888Free PMC Article
Analysis of Sexual Inhibition and Satisfaction from a Gender Perspective among University Students.
León SP, Abengózar Sánchez C, Augusto-Landa JM, García-Martínez I
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Jul 28;18(15) doi: 10.3390/ijerph18157994. PMID: 34360283Free PMC Article
Sexual Excitation and Sexual Inhibition in the Context of Sexual Risk-Taking.
Skakoon-Sparling S, Milhausen RM
J Sex Res 2021 May-Jun;58(5):671-680. Epub 2020 Jun 30 doi: 10.1080/00224499.2020.1776820. PMID: 32600069
A severe sexual inhibition in the course of the psychoanalytic treatment of a patient with a narcissistic personality disorder.
Kernberg OF
Int J Psychoanal 1999 Oct;80 ( Pt 5):899-908. doi: 10.1516/0020757991599142. PMID: 10643570

Clinical prediction guides

The Dual Control Model of Sexual Response: A Scoping Review, 2009-2022.
Janssen E, Bancroft J
J Sex Res 2023 Sep;60(7):948-968. Epub 2023 Jun 2 doi: 10.1080/00224499.2023.2219247. PMID: 37267113
Predictors of Sexual Function and Performance in Young- and Middle-Old Women.
Nowosielski K
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Apr 1;19(7) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19074207. PMID: 35409888Free PMC Article
Analysis of Sexual Inhibition and Satisfaction from a Gender Perspective among University Students.
León SP, Abengózar Sánchez C, Augusto-Landa JM, García-Martínez I
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Jul 28;18(15) doi: 10.3390/ijerph18157994. PMID: 34360283Free PMC Article
Sexual Inhibition and Sexual Excitation Scales in Men: Psychometric Properties of a Polish Adaptation.
Nowosielski K, Kurpisz J, Kowalczyk R, Lew-Starowicz M
Arch Sex Behav 2021 Aug;50(6):2741-2753. Epub 2020 Sep 22 doi: 10.1007/s10508-020-01837-1. PMID: 32964350Free PMC Article
Sexual Excitation and Sexual Inhibition in the Context of Sexual Risk-Taking.
Skakoon-Sparling S, Milhausen RM
J Sex Res 2021 May-Jun;58(5):671-680. Epub 2020 Jun 30 doi: 10.1080/00224499.2020.1776820. PMID: 32600069

Recent systematic reviews

Ostomies in rectal cancer patients: what is their psychosocial impact?
Kenderian S, Stephens EK, Jatoi A
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2014 May;23(3):328-32. Epub 2013 Oct 10 doi: 10.1111/ecc.12133. PMID: 24118361

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