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Sexual Dysfunction in Partial Epilepsy:A Deficit in Physiologic Sexual Arousal Neurol 44:243-247, Morrell,M.,et al, 1994 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Men and women with epilepsy frequently complain of sexual dysfunction.We studied the sexual response in men and women with partial epilepsy of temporal lobe origin(TLE)by measuring genital blood flow(GBF)during sexual arousal.Nine women and eight men with TLE and 12 women and seven men as controls completed inventories for symptoms of depression,sexual experience,and sexual attitude and underwent measurement of digital pulse and GBF during alternating segments of sexually neutral and erotic videotape.Women with TLE had a mean increase of 117%versus 161%for controls(p<0.01).Digital pulse did not vary across stimulus conditions. Subjective ratings for all groups indicated moderate sexual arousal.We conclude that there is a diminution in one aspect of physiologic sexual arousal in some men and women with TLE.

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