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Study variables were assessed using a combination of validated questionnaires and self-constructed questions.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Main Outcome Measures<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Descriptive statistics in the form of proportions and percentages and correlation and moderation analyses.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Sixty-one percent of women were willing to take SBM, mostly to increase orgasm frequency and intensity and sexual desire. Likeliness to take SBM correlated negatively with age (r\u00a0=\u00a0\u22120.24; P &amp;lt; .005) and with levels of arousal, lubrication, orgasm, and sexual satisfaction (P &amp;lt; .05 for all comparisons). Higher relationship satisfaction and conscientiousness moderated the association between willingness to take SBM and desire levels (P &amp;lt; .05 for the two comparisons). For desired properties of SBM, 48.2% of women considered an onset of action of \u201cup to 1 hour\u201d ideal, 41% preferred \u201cless than 15 minutes,\u201d and 66.9% considered a window of action of \u201can hour\u201d to be ideal.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The demand for a drug to enhance sexual performance in women exists and ideally should target desire and orgasm intensity and frequency. By taking such as drug, women hope to benefit in increased sexual satisfaction and fun with sex. Furthermore, the willingness to take SBM seems to greatly depend on the woman's relationship satisfaction and some personality characteristics.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jsxm.2016.12.238","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,1,25]],"date-time":"2017-01-25T04:31:39Z","timestamp":1485318699000},"page":"404-412","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/elsevier_cm_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["What Women Want\u2014An Explorative Study on Women's Attitudes Toward Sexuality Boosting Medication in a Sample of Swiss Women"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Melanie","family":"Gutsche","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Psychology \u00a0 , Zurich , Switzerland"},{"name":"University of Zurich \u00a0 , Zurich , 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