Login / Signup

The influence of sexual arousal on subjective pain intensity during a cold pressor test in women.

Lara LakhsassiC Charmaine BorgSophie MartusewiczKaren van der PloegPeter J de Jong
Published in: PloS one (2022)
The present findings do not support the hypothesis that sexual arousal alone modulates subjective pain in women. This might be due to the possibility that genital stimulation and/or orgasm are key in pain reduction, or, that feelings of disgust may inadvertently have been induced by the pornographic stimulus and interfered with sexual arousal in influencing pain.
Keyphrases
  • chronic pain
  • pain management
  • neuropathic pain
  • mental health
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
  • type diabetes
  • spinal cord
  • sleep quality
  • adipose tissue
  • postoperative pain
  • metabolic syndrome
  • physical activity