Efficacy of Online Coital Alignment Technique in Female Orgasmic Disorder

• Carmen Mata Muñoz ^[1] ; Gracia M. Sánchez-Pérez ^[1] ; Laura Elvira Muñoz-García ^[1] ; Juan Carlos Sierra ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Granada

     Universidad de Granada

     Granada, España

     
• Localización: Revista de psicoterapia, ISSN-e 2339-7950, ISSN 1130-5142, Vol. 35, Nº. 128, 2024 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Género y sexualidad: nuevos enfoques terapéuticos), págs. 23-32
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5944/rdp.v35i128.40260
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Eficacia de la técnica de alineación coital en línea en el trastorno orgásmico femenino
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  • español

    Este estudio tuvo como objetivo evaluar la eficacia de la técnica alineación coital aplicada en línea en el trastorno orgásmico femenino, en comparación con el entrenamiento en masturbación y un grupo en lista de espera. Se formaron tres grupos de mujeres que cumplían con los criterios diagnósticos del trastorno orgásmico femenino (alineación, n = 17; masturbación, n = 16; y lista de espera, n = 17), con edades comprendidas entre 18 y 50 años. Los tres grupos fueron evaluados en dos momentos temporales en erotofilia, actitudes negativas hacia la masturbación, actitudes hacia las fantasías sexuales, asertividad sexual, funcionamiento sexual, satisfacción sexual y satisfacción con la relación de pareja. Tanto alineación coital como masturbación mostraron ser eficaces en comparación con el grupo de lista de espera. La alineación coital presentó resultados ligeramente superiores en el funcionamiento sexual global, mientras que la masturbación fue ligeramente superior en medidas más específicas del orgasmo. Se discuten las aplicaciones clínicas de estos resultados en la terapia sexual.

  • English

    This study was designed to assess the efficacy of the coital alignment technique applied online in the female orgasmic disorder, in comparison with masturbation coaching, and a waiting list group. Three groups of women who met the diagnostic criteria for female orgasmic disorder (coital alignment, n = 17; masturbation, n = 16; and waiting list, n = 17), ranging in age from 18 to 50 years, were formed. The three groups were assessed across two time points on erotophilia, negative attitudes toward masturbation, attitudes toward sexual fantasies, sexual assertiveness, sexual functioning, sexual satisfaction, and satisfaction with the relationship. Both coital alignment and masturbation were shown to be effective compared to the waiting list group. Coital alignment presented slightly superior results on global sexual functioning, while masturbations were slightly superior on more specific measures of orgasm. Clinical applications of these results in sex therapy are discussed.

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