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Psychedelics and sexual functioning: a mixed-methods study.
Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Sexual functioning, mental health and quality of life in 46,XX male: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2026Article
- Body image phenomenology in reports of psychedelic and meditative experiences: main themes and associations with body attitudes.Neuroscience of consciousness · 2026Article
- Sexual dysfunction care needs of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men living with HIV in Montreal, Canada.HIV medicine · 2026Article
- The Role and Ethics of Touch and Non-touch in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy.Current topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2026Review
- The Relationship Between Psychedelic Use and Positive Adult Development in Emerging Adulthood: An Integrative Review.Brain and behavior · 2025Review
- Chemsex as a Diagnostic Challenge: Toward Recognition in ICD-12 and Integrated Treatment Approaches-A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Exploring Psychedelics for Unmet Needs in Women's Reproductive Health.Psychedelic medicine (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2025Review
- Uncovering Psychedelics: From Neural Circuits to Therapeutic Applications.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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Abstract
Do psychedelics affect sexual functioning postacutely? Anecdotal and qualitative evidence suggests they do, but this has never been formally tested. While sexual functioning and satisfaction are generally regarded as an important aspect of human wellbeing, sexual dysfunction is a common symptom of mental health disorders. It is also a common side effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a first line treatment for depression. The aim of the present paper was to investigate the post-acute effects of psychedelics on self-reported sexual functioning, combining data from two independent studies, one large and naturalistic and the other a smaller but controlled clinical trial. Naturalistic use of psychedelics was associated with improvements in several facets of sexual functioning and satisfaction, including improved pleasure and communication during sex, satisfaction with one's partner and physical appearance. Convergent results were found in a controlled trial of psilocybin therapy versus an SSRI, escitalopram, for depression. In this trial, patients treated with psilocybin reported positive changes in sexual functioning after treatment, while patients treated with escitalopram did not. Despite focusing on different populations and settings, this is the first research study to quantitively investigate the effects of psychedelics on sexual functioning. Results imply a potential positive effect on post-acute sexual functioning and highlight the need for more research on this.
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