Women's sexual health during the pandemic of COVID-19: Declines in sexual function and sexual pleasure

L de Oliveira, J Carvalho - Current Sexual Health Reports, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of the Review The World Health Association declared COVID-19 a
pandemic more than 1 year ago. We conducted a systematic review of the literature on the …

Psychosocial and behavioral aspects of women's sexual pleasure: A scoping review

J Reis, L de Oliveira, C Oliveira… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives To clarify the psychosocial and behavioral factors related to women's sexual
pleasure. Methods A search was conducted on EBSCO and Web of Science databases …

Changes in penile-vaginal intercourse frequency and sexual repertoire from 2009 to 2018: Findings from the National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior

D Herbenick, M Rosenberg, L Golzarri-Arroyo… - Archives of Sexual …, 2022 - Springer
Solo and partnered sexual behaviors are relevant to health, well-being, and relationships.
Recent research shows that sexual frequency has declined in the US and in other countries; …

Women get worse sex: A confound in the explanation of gender differences in sexuality

TD Conley, V Klein - Perspectives on psychological science, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Gender differences in sexuality have gained considerable attention both within and outside
of the scientific community. We argue that one of the main unacknowledged reasons for …

Sexual pleasure matters (especially for women)—Data from the German sexuality and health survey (GeSiD)

V Klein, E Laan, F Brunner, P Briken - Sexuality Research and Social …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Sexual pleasure has been a neglected issue in sexual health policies.
Emerging trends in public health, however, emphasize the importance of sexual pleasure in …

A qualitative investigation into the role of illness perceptions in endometriosis-related quality of life

C Moore, N Cogan, L Williams - Journal of Health …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Endometriosis is related to adverse quality of life (QoL) and wellbeing outcomes. The way in
which endometriosis is perceived by individuals experiencing the condition has not been …

Exploring relationships between genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder, sex guilt, and religiosity among college women in the US

KA Azim, A Happel-Parkins, A Moses… - The Journal of Sexual …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION Despite a growing body of research on psychosocial factors in
Genito-Pelvic Pain/Penetration Disorder (GPPPD) during sexual intercourse, there are few …

Couplepause: deconstructing sick menopause and andropause during midlife

S Rozenberg, RE Nappi, K Schaudig… - The journal of sexual …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
More than 447 million people live today in Europe (48% men and 52% women); of them,
one-fifth (93 million) is between 50 and 64 years of age. It can be inferred that half of them …

“You feel like normal sex is not enough anymore”: Women's experiences of coercive and unwanted anal sex with men

MJ Faustino, N Gavey - Violence against women, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In this article, we explore the gendered dynamics of coercion described by 18 women we
interviewed about their experiences of unwanted and nonconsensual heterosexual anal …

Pursuing pleasure despite pain: A mixed-methods investigation of Black women's responses to sexual pain and coping

N Malone, S Thorpe, JK Jester, JN Dogan… - Journal of Sex & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The current mixed-methods study is the first to explore Black women's (N= 153) cognitive
(eg, worry about being perceived as sexually unresponsive) and emotional (eg, sadness) …