ArticleSexual medicine2019
The Relationship between Marijuana Use Prior to Sex and Sexual Function in Women.
Article in Sexual medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Polydrug use during chemsex: single and intersecting sexual effects of commonly used drugs.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- Update on cannabis in human sexuality.Psychopharmacology · 2024Review
- Assessment of the effect of cannabis use before partnered sex on women with and without orgasm difficulty.Sexual medicine · 2024Article
- The influence of cannabis on sexual functioning and satisfaction.Journal of cannabis research · 2023Article
- The Increased Alcohol and Marijuana Use Associated with the Quality of Life and Psychosocial Aspects: a Study During the Covid-19 Pandemic in a Brazilian University Community.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2022Article
- Measuring cannabis-related knowledge, attitudes, perceptions, motivations, and influences among women of reproductive age: a scoping review.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- Sexual behaviors, cannabis, alcohol and monkeypox infection.Frontiers in public health · 2022Review
- The Influence of Cannabis and Alcohol Use on Sexuality: An Observational Study in Young People (18-30 Years).Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- The impact of cannabis use on male sexual function: A 10-year, single-center experience.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2021Article
- Cannabis and Alcohol Co-Use and Condomless Anal Sex Among Men Who have Sex with Men Living with HIV: An Event-Level Analysis.AIDS and behavior · 2021Article
- Sexual excitation and sex-linked substance use predict overall cannabis use in mostly heterosexual and bisexual women.The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse · 2021Article
- Assessment of the Association of Cannabis on Female Sexual Function With the Female Sexual Function Index.Sexual medicine · 2020Article
- Marijuana Use, Sexual Behaviors, and Prevalent Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Sexually Experienced Males and Females in the United States: Findings From the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys.Sexually transmitted diseases · 2020Article
- Cannabis and Vulvodynia Symptoms: A Preliminary Report.Cannabis (Albuquerque, N.M.) · 2020Article
- Challenges in the Practice of Sexual Medicine in the Time of COVID-19 in China.The journal of sexual medicine · 2020Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionScientific research on the effects of marijuana on sexual functioning in women, including libido, arousal, orgasm, and satisfaction, is limited.
aimTo evaluate women's perceptions of the effect of marijuana use before sexual activity.
methodsA cross-sectional design, from March 2016-February 2017, within a single, academic, obstetrics and gynecology practice, was performed. Patients were given a questionnaire at their visit and asked to complete it anonymously and place it in a locked box after their visit.
main outcome measuresThe primary outcome was satisfaction in the sexual domains of drive, orgasm, lubrication, dyspareunia, and overall sexual experience. The secondary outcome was the effect of the frequency of marijuana use on satisfaction.
resultsOf the 373 participants, 34.0% (n = 127) reported having used marijuana before sexual activity. Most women reported increases in sex drive, improvement in orgasm, decrease in pain, but no change in lubrication. After adjusting for race, women who reported marijuana use before sexual activity had 2.13 higher odds of reporting satisfactory orgasms (adjusted odds ratio = 2.13; 95% CI = 1.05, 4.35) than women who reported no marijuana use. After adjusting for race and age, women with frequent marijuana use, regardless of use before sex or not, had 2.10 times higher odds of reporting satisfactory orgasms than those with infrequent marijuana use (adjusted odds ratio = 2.10; 95% CI = 1.01-4.44).
conclusionMarijuana appears to improve satisfaction with orgasm. A better understanding of the role of the endocannabinoid system in women is important, because there is a paucity of literature, and it could help lead to development of treatments for female sexual dysfunction. Lynn BK, López JD, Miller C, et al. The Relationship between Marijuana Use Prior to Sex and Sexual Function in Women. Sex Med 2019;7:192-197.
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