INCREASED VAGINAL BLOOD-FLOW INDUCED BY IMPLANT ELECTRICAL-STIMULATION OF SACRAL ANTERIOR ROOTS IN THE CONSCIOUS WOMAN - A CASE-STUDY

Authors
LEVIN RJ MACDONAGH RP
Citation
Rj. Levin et Rp. Macdonagh, INCREASED VAGINAL BLOOD-FLOW INDUCED BY IMPLANT ELECTRICAL-STIMULATION OF SACRAL ANTERIOR ROOTS IN THE CONSCIOUS WOMAN - A CASE-STUDY, Archives of sexual behavior, 22(5), 1993, pp. 471-475
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology, Clinical
Journal title
Archives of sexual behavior → ACNP
ISSN journal
00040002
Volume
22
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
471 - 475
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-0002(1993)22:5<471:IVBIBI>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The sacral anterior nerve roots were stimulated in a conscious female paraplegic by means of an intradural implanted Finetech/Brindley stimu lator activated by inductive radio signals. Changes in vaginal blood f low were monitored by a photoplethysmograph. Stimulating S2 and S3 (bu t not S4) caused significant increases in vaginal pulse amplitude indi cating genital vasodilation and increased blood flow.