Faculty Articles
A Circumvaginal Muscle Nomogram: A New Diagnostic Tool for Evaluation of Female Sexual Dysfunction.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1981
Publication Title
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Volume
42
Issue/Number
4
First Page
157
ISSN
0160-6689
Last Page
161
Abstract/Excerpt
Female orgasmic capacity was previously shown to vary significantly with the condition of the pubococcygeus muscle as evaluated by an extensive digital examination and readings from a perineometer, a pressure sensitive device inserted into the vagina. Subsequently, a discriminant analysis was applied to 6 types of perineometer readings to determine if an optimal combination of readings could alone serve as an accurate evaluation of muscle condition. Initial strength resting and initial strength contracting predicted "good" versus "bad" muscle with 73.4% accuracy. A nomogram is presented for clinical use.
NSUWorks Citation
Graber, B.,
Kline-Graber, G.,
Golden, C. J.
(1981). A Circumvaginal Muscle Nomogram: A New Diagnostic Tool for Evaluation of Female Sexual Dysfunction.. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 42(4), 157-161.
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