A comparative study using orgasm consistency training in the treatment of women reporting hypoactive sexual desire
- 1 March 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy
- Vol. 19 (1) , 41-55
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00926239308404887
Abstract
In an experimental study, a standard group intervention for treating women with hypoactive sexual desire was compared to a standard group intervention plus orgasm consistency training. Specificity of sexual change following treatment was assessed in 39 women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder who completed either treatment. Following treatment, women in both groups reported significantly positive sexual changes on two of the four measures of sexual behavior. Compared with the women receiving only standard treatment, the women who also received orgasm consistency training reported greater sexual arousal and sexual assertiveness at posttreatment and at three-month and six-month follow-up evaluations and greater sexual satisfaction at the six-month follow-up. Implications for these findings, study limitations, and future research directions are explored.Keywords
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