The aim of this study to determine the effect of clitoral therapy device EROS device/ on sexual dysfunction after genital mutilation.
Little attention has been given to women who exposed to genital mutilation surgery in early age in the middle east. Most of them suffer from sexual dysfunction of sexual arousal and orgasm when they get in an intimate relation with their husbands after marriage. Clitoral therapy device may improve sexual arousal and alleviate sexual dysfunction symptoms to a great extent.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
80
Eros is a small, hand-held device fitted with a removable, replaceable small plastic cup used as a natural way to initiate female sexual response. It was originally cleared by the FDA in April 2000 for the treatment of Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD), which includes problems with sexual arousal and orgasm.
Strategies are suggested to improve the couple's emotional connection and communication, when couples are being consulted, they are encouraged to focus on the strengths as well as weaknesses in their relationship. Homework assignments are given for the couple to practice skills, such as turning the idea of sexual obligation into pleasure, learning to focus on sensations rather than anxieties and communicating openly with their partner.
Badr University in Cairo
New Cairo, Badr City, Egypt
RECRUITINGThe Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI).
Female sexual dysfunction has traditionally included disorders of desire. libido, arousal, pain/discomfort, and inhibited orgasm.
Time frame: Change from baseline sexual function at 3 months.
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