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Sexual dysfunction was assessed by the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). QST was performed with a thermal and vibration Genito-Sensory Analyzer (GSA; Medoc Ltd, Israel) aimed at the clitoral and vaginal areas.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Main Outcome Measure<\/jats:title><jats:p>The main outcome was clitoral and vibratory sensory thresholds in accordance with the presence of FSOD.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study group comprised 89 (45%) women, with a mean age of 37.6 \u00b1 1.9 years; and the control group comprised 110 (55%) women, with a mean age of 37.5 \u00b1 11.3 years. Both mean FSFI-FSOD and total FSFI scores were significantly lower in the study group than in the control group (0.97 \u00b1 0.94 vs 1.91 \u00b1 1.3, P\u00a0&amp;lt;\u00a00.001) and (11.9 \u00b1 3.2 vs 15.6 \u00b1 3.6, P &amp;lt; 0.001), respectively. Mean clitoral vibratory sensory thresholds were higher in the study group than in the control group: 2.02 confidence interval (CI) 1.12\u20132.64 vs 1.55 CI 1.12\u20132.41, P &amp;lt; 0.001. No statistically significant difference was found between the groups in vaginal vibratory thresholds: 3.7 CI 2.6\u20136.6 vs 3.4 CI 1.9\u20135.4, P\u00a0= 0.14.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Clinical Implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>The findings support the role of the clitoris in obtaining sexual orgasm, thus inferring a possible physiologic cause of FSOD in otherwise healthy women, beyond established psychological causes.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Strength &amp; Limitations<\/jats:title><jats:p>Assessments using an objective quantitative measure (QST) and a subjective tool (FSFI) in both the FSOD and control groups are strengths of this study. The retrospective design is a limitation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>QST showed a direct correlation between vibratory clitoral stimulation and FSOD; Compared with the control group, women with FSOD are relatively insensitive to clitoral stimulation, but not to vaginal stimulation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jsxm.2019.11.001","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,12,16]],"date-time":"2019-12-16T23:52:55Z","timestamp":1576540375000},"page":"273-278","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/elsevier_cm_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Female Sexual Orgasmic Dysfunction and Genital Sensation Deficiency"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Ilan","family":"Gruenwald","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neuro-Urology , Haifa Israel"},{"name":"Rambam Health Care Campus, and Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine , Haifa Israel"},{"name":"Technion , Haifa Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Roy","family":"Lauterbach","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Haifa Israel"},{"name":"Rambam Health Care Campus, and Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine , Haifa Israel"},{"name":"Technion , Haifa Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Irena","family":"Gartman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neuro-Urology , Haifa Israel"},{"name":"Rambam Health Care Campus, and Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine , Haifa Israel"},{"name":"Technion , Haifa Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Saar","family":"Aharoni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Haifa Israel"},{"name":"Rambam Health Care Campus, and Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine , Haifa Israel"},{"name":"Technion , Haifa Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lior","family":"Lowenstein","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Haifa Israel"},{"name":"Rambam Health Care Campus, and Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine , Haifa Israel"},{"name":"Technion , Haifa Israel"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,12,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"2023041407093540900_","first-page":"289","article-title":"The epidemiology of sexual dysfunctions","volume":"5","author":"Derogatis","year":"2008","journal-title":"J\u00a0Sex Med"},{"key":"2023041407093540900_","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1273","DOI":"10.1016\/j.fertnstert.2007.09.012","article-title":"Female sexual dysfunction: classification, pathophysiology, and management","volume":"88","author":"Raina","year":"2007","journal-title":"Fertil Steril"},{"key":"2023041407093540900_","first-page":"888","article-title":"Report of the international consensus development conference on female sexual dysfunction: definitions and classifications","volume":"163","author":"Basson","year":"2000","journal-title":"J\u00a0Urol"},{"key":"2023041407093540900_","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"177","DOI":"10.1023\/A:1002729318254","article-title":"Prevalence of sexual dysfunctions results from a decade of research","volume":"30","author":"Simons","year":"2001","journal-title":"Arch Sex Behav"},{"key":"2023041407093540900_","first-page":"13","article-title":"Sexual dysfunctions in MS in relation to neuropsychiatric aspects and its psychological treatment: a scoping review","volume":"27","author":"P\u00f6ttgen","year":"2018","journal-title":"PLoS One"},{"key":"2023041407093540900_","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"95","DOI":"10.1177\/1352458506071134","article-title":"Sexual dysfunction in females with multiple sclerosis: quantitative sensory testing","volume":"13","author":"Gruenwald","year":"2007","journal-title":"Mult Scler"},{"key":"2023041407093540900_","first-page":"192","article-title":"Associations between personality disorder characteristics, psychological symptoms, and sexual functioning in young women","volume":"15","author":"Grauvogl","year":"2018","journal-title":"J\u00a0Sex Med"},{"key":"2023041407093540900_","first-page":"1463","article-title":"Female Sexual Dysfunction-Medical and Psychological Treatments, Committee 14","volume":"14","author":"Kingsberg","year":"2017","journal-title":"J\u00a0Sex Med"},{"key":"2023041407093540900_","first-page":"199","article-title":"Urogynecology and sexual function research. 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