A preliminary report relating frequency of vaginal intercourse to heart rate variability, Valsalva ratio, blood pressure, and cohabitation status
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The relationship between recalled frequency of penile-vaginal intercourse (FSI) and resting heart rate variability (HRV; an index of parasympathetic tone), resting diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and heart rate (HR) response to the Valsalva maneuver was examined in 51 healthy adults aged 20–47 (subjects scoring above the 86th percentile on the Lie scale of the Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI) were excluded). As hypothesized, greater HRV and lower DBP were both associated with greater FSI (but not masturbation or non-coital sex with a partner) in cohabiting subjects, but not in non-cohabiting subjects. Valsalva ratio was unrelated to sexual behavior. Results are discussed in terms of both the modulating role of blood pressure on a number of psychological functions and the role of parasympathetic tone in HRV, FSI, and possibly pair-bonding.
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As hypothesized, greater HRV and lower DBP were both associated with greater FSI (but not masturbation or non-coital sex with a partner) in cohabiting subjects, but not in non-cohabiting subjects. Valsalva ratio was unrelated to sexual behavior. 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Fax: +49-651-9750490</description><role><roleTerm type="text">author</roleTerm></role></name><name type="personal"><namePart type="given">Ralf</namePart><namePart type="family">Veit</namePart><affiliation>Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany</affiliation><role><roleTerm type="text">author</roleTerm></role></name><name type="personal"><namePart type="given">Harald</namePart><namePart type="family">Rau</namePart><affiliation>Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany</affiliation><role><roleTerm type="text">author</roleTerm></role></name><typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource><genre type="research-article" displayLabel="Full-length article"></genre><originInfo><publisher>ELSEVIER</publisher><dateIssued encoding="w3cdtf">2000</dateIssued><copyrightDate encoding="w3cdtf">2000</copyrightDate></originInfo><language><languageTerm type="code" authority="iso639-2b">eng</languageTerm><languageTerm type="code" authority="rfc3066">en</languageTerm></language><physicalDescription><internetMediaType>text/html</internetMediaType></physicalDescription><abstract lang="en">The relationship between recalled frequency of penile-vaginal intercourse (FSI) and resting heart rate variability (HRV; an index of parasympathetic tone), resting diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and heart rate (HR) response to the Valsalva maneuver was examined in 51 healthy adults aged 20–47 (subjects scoring above the 86th percentile on the Lie scale of the Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI) were excluded). As hypothesized, greater HRV and lower DBP were both associated with greater FSI (but not masturbation or non-coital sex with a partner) in cohabiting subjects, but not in non-cohabiting subjects. Valsalva ratio was unrelated to sexual behavior. Results are discussed in terms of both the modulating role of blood pressure on a number of psychological functions and the role of parasympathetic tone in HRV, FSI, and possibly pair-bonding.</abstract><note type="content">Fig. 1: Mean sexual intercourse days per month as a function of cohabitation status and heart rate variability (HRV) median split group membership.</note><note type="content">Fig. 2: Mean sexual intercourse days per month as a function of cohabitation status and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) median split group membership.</note><subject lang="en"><genre>Keywords</genre><topic>Blood pressure</topic><topic>Heart rate variability</topic><topic>Vaginal intercourse</topic><topic>Sexual behavior</topic><topic>Valsalva</topic></subject><relatedItem type="host"><titleInfo><title>Biological Psychology</title></titleInfo><titleInfo type="abbreviated"><title>BIOPSY</title></titleInfo><genre type="journal">journal</genre><originInfo><dateIssued encoding="w3cdtf">200003</dateIssued></originInfo><identifier type="ISSN">0301-0511</identifier><identifier type="PII">S0301-0511(00)X0034-8</identifier><part><date>200003</date><detail type="volume"><number>52</number><caption>vol.</caption></detail><detail type="issue"><number>3</number><caption>no.</caption></detail><extent unit="issue pages"><start>187</start><end>276</end></extent><extent unit="pages"><start>251</start><end>257</end></extent></part></relatedItem><identifier type="istex">7EC6AE8526F8D2F95EA7A0910EC7EA0CBE182B75</identifier><identifier type="DOI">10.1016/S0301-0511(99)00048-4</identifier><identifier type="PII">S0301-0511(99)00048-4</identifier><accessCondition type="use and reproduction" contentType="copyright">©2000 Elsevier Science B.V.</accessCondition><recordInfo><recordContentSource>ELSEVIER</recordContentSource><recordOrigin>Elsevier Science B.V., ©2000</recordOrigin></recordInfo></mods></metadata><serie></serie></istex></record>Pour manipuler ce document sous Unix (Dilib)
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