Perceived physiological and orgasmic sensations at ejaculation in spinal cord injured men

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2419-2430

  Courtois, Frédérique ^a   Charvier, Kathleen ^b   Leriche, Albert ^b   Vézina, Jean Guy ^c   Côté, Isabelle ^c   Raymond, Denis ^d   Jacquemin, Géraldine ^d   Fournier, Christine ^d   Bélanger, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Hopital Henry Gabrielle   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RÉADAPTATION EN DÉFICIENCE PHYSIQUE DE QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^d Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomic dysreflexia (AD); Ejaculation; Midodrine; Orgasm; Penile vibrator stimulation (PVS); Physiological sensations; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

MIDODRINE; NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EJACULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTURBATION; NERVE STIMULATION; ORGASM; PARAPLEGIA; PENILE VIBRATOR STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SELF STIMULATION; SENSATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACTILE STIMULATION; VIBRATION SENSE;

EID: 53549129709     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.00857.x     Document Type: Article

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