Time‐Frequency Analysis of Increases in Vaginal Blood Perfusion Elicited by Long‐Duration Pudendal Neuromodulation in Anesthetized Rats


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Indie C. Rice, Lauren L. Zimmerman, Shani E. Ross, M. Berger, T. Bruns
Neuromodulation (Malden, Mass.), 2017

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Rice, I. C., Zimmerman, L. L., Ross, S. E., Berger, M., & Bruns, T. (2017). Time‐Frequency Analysis of Increases in Vaginal Blood Perfusion Elicited by Long‐Duration Pudendal Neuromodulation in Anesthetized Rats. Neuromodulation (Malden, Mass.).


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Rice, Indie C., Lauren L. Zimmerman, Shani E. Ross, M. Berger, and T. Bruns. “Time‐Frequency Analysis of Increases in Vaginal Blood Perfusion Elicited by Long‐Duration Pudendal Neuromodulation in Anesthetized Rats.” Neuromodulation (Malden, Mass.) (2017).


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Rice, Indie C., et al. “Time‐Frequency Analysis of Increases in Vaginal Blood Perfusion Elicited by Long‐Duration Pudendal Neuromodulation in Anesthetized Rats.” Neuromodulation (Malden, Mass.), 2017.


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@article{indie2017a,
  title = {Time‐Frequency Analysis of Increases in Vaginal Blood Perfusion Elicited by Long‐Duration Pudendal Neuromodulation in Anesthetized Rats},
  year = {2017},
  journal = {Neuromodulation (Malden, Mass.)},
  author = {Rice, Indie C. and Zimmerman, Lauren L. and Ross, Shani E. and Berger, M. and Bruns, T.}
}

Abstract

Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) affects a significant portion of the population. Although treatment options for FSD are limited, neuromodulation for bladder dysfunction has improved sexual function in some women. A few studies have investigated peripheral neuromodulation for eliciting changes in vaginal blood flow, as a proxy for modulating genital sexual arousal, however results are generally transient. Our central hypothesis is that repeated or extended‐duration pudendal nerve stimulation can elicit maintained vaginal blood flow increases.