Convergent and Discriminant Validity of Clitoral Color Doppler Ultrasonography as a Measure of Female Sexual Arousal

We examined the convergent and discriminant validity of clitoral ultrasonography as a measure of female sexual arousal by assessing the following: (a) its ability to discriminate between sexual and other forms of arousal; and (b) its correlation with subjective ratings of arousal. Results from 63 he...

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Published in:Journal of sex & marital therapy 2006-07, Vol.32 (4), p.281-287
Main Authors: Kukkonen, Tuuli M., Paterson, Laurel, Binik, Yitzchak M., Amsel, Rhonda, Bouvier, Francine, Khalifé, Samir
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Arousal - physiology
Biological and medical sciences
Clitoris - blood supply
Clitoris - diagnostic imaging
Discriminant Analysis
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Libido - physiology
Middle Aged
Personality. Affectivity
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Reference Values
Regional Blood Flow - physiology
Sexual Behavior - psychology
Sexuality. Sexual behavior
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color - methods
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Summary:We examined the convergent and discriminant validity of clitoral ultrasonography as a measure of female sexual arousal by assessing the following: (a) its ability to discriminate between sexual and other forms of arousal; and (b) its correlation with subjective ratings of arousal. Results from 63 healthy premenopausal women indicate that ultrasonography was not successful in differentiating sexual arousal from a humor control condition. Furthermore, there were no significant correlations between clitoral blood-flow measures and subjective sexual arousal. Additional research is required to establish the specificity of ultrasonography as a measure of sexual arousal.
ISSN:0092-623X
1521-0715
DOI:10.1080/00926230600666220