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Data included demographics, sexual history, serum hormone levels, Prolapse\/Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire-12 (PISQ-12), Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), Body Exposure during Sexual Activity Questionnaire (BESAQ), and Short Form Health Survey-12. All subjects underwent pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) without contrast; measurements of the clitoris were calculated.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Main Outcome Measures<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Our primary outcomes were clitoral size and location as measured by noncontrast MRI imaging in sagittal, coronal, and axial planes.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Thirty premenopausal women completed the study. The mean age was 32 years (standard deviation [SD] 7), mean BMI 25 (SD 4). The majority was white (90%) and married (61%). Total PISQ-12 (P &amp;lt; 0.001) and total FSFI (P &amp;lt; 0.001) were higher for orgasmic subjects, indicating better sexual function. On MRI, the area of the clitoral glans in coronal view was significantly smaller for the anorgasmic group (P= 0.005). A larger distance from the clitoral glans (51 vs. 45 mm, P= 0.049) and body (29 vs. 21 mm, P= 0.008) to the vaginal lumen was found in the anorgasmic subjects. For the entire sample, larger distance between the clitoris and the vagina correlated with poorer scores on the PISQ-12 (r = \u22120.44, P= 0.02), FSFI (r = \u22120.43, P= 0.02), and BESAQ (r = \u22120.37, P= 0.04).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Women with anorgasmia possessed a smaller clitoral glans and clitoral components farther from the vaginal lumen than women with normal orgasmic function.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/jsm.12450","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,2,13]],"date-time":"2014-02-13T09:20:45Z","timestamp":1392283245000},"page":"1013-1022","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":39,"title":["Clitoral Size and Location in Relation to Sexual Function Using Pelvic MRI"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Susan H.","family":"Oakley","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery \u00a0 , Cincinnati, OH , Italy"},{"name":"Good Samaritan Hospital \u00a0 , Cincinnati, OH , Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christine M.","family":"Vaccaro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery \u00a0 , Cincinnati, OH , Italy"},{"name":"Good Samaritan Hospital \u00a0 , Cincinnati, OH , Italy"},{"name":"Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery \u00a0 , Tacoma, WA , Italy"},{"name":"Madigan Army Medical Center \u00a0 , Tacoma, WA , Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Catrina C.","family":"Crisp","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery \u00a0 , Cincinnati, OH , Italy"},{"name":"Good Samaritan Hospital \u00a0 , Cincinnati, OH , Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"M. 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