Spinal receptors sexual response

A set of common sexual dysfunctions that occur commonly will also be included along with some of the treatments. During the process of sexual stimulation, the human sexual response cycle is activated. This cycle is based on four main physiological steps. There are four main phases of the cycle and in the order of occurrence, these include excitement phase,.

The many physiological, behavioral and psychological reactions which accompany the sexual intercourse are mediated by a complex mechanism, involving: autonomic and somatic nervous systems; peripheral circulatory system at the level of the genitalia; spinal cord and peripheral nerves of the lower abdomen; central nervous system; endocrine system sexual hormones. All these systems interact among themselves in a complex fashion. Nervous System During Sexual Intercourse. Local Level. The touch and mechanical stimulation of external genitalia in man and woman by means of pressure, tact and attrition Spinal Level.

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The history of research into the effects of drugs on human sexual behavior has been concerned primarily with the search for an aphrodisiac. More recently, psychoactive drugs used in the treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders have been seen to have usually unwanted side effects that include impaired libido in men and women or, occasionally, increases in sexual interest that have been much publicized in the press e. Although modern medical and scientific opinion has tended to dismiss the idea of chemical stimulation of sexuality as improbable, at least as far as human sexuality is concerned, there has in recent years been a resurgence of interest in the development of such drugs within the pharmaceutical industry.