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ArticleAsian journal of andrology2024

Altered regional brain activity and functional connectivity in primary intravaginal anejaculation patients revealed by resting-state fMRI.

Qing-Qiang Gao, Jian-Huai Chen, Jia-Ming Lu, Bin Wang, You-Feng Han, Song-Zhan Gao, Jie Yang, Yu-Tian Dai

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Qing-Qiang GaoNanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China.
Jian-Huai ChenDepartment of Andrology, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China.
Jia-Ming LuDepartment of Radiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China.
Bin WangDepartment of Andrology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China.
You-Feng HanDepartment of Andrology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing 210008, China.
Song-Zhan GaoDepartment of Andrology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, China.
Jie YangDepartment of Urology, Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
Yu-Tian DaiNanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210008, China.

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abstractEjaculation is regulated by the central nervous system. However, the central pathophysiology of primary intravaginal anejaculation (PIAJ) is unclear. The present study aimed to examine the changes in regional brain activity and functional connectivity underlying PIAJ. A total of 20 PIAJ patients and 16 healthy controls (HCs) were enrolled from September 2020 to September 2022 in the Department of Andrology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital (Nanjing, China). Magnetic resonance imaging data were acquired from all participants and then were preprocessed. The measures of fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (fALFF), regional homogeneity (ReHo), and functional connectivity (FC) were calculated and compared between the groups. PIAJ patients showed increased fALFF values in the left precuneus compared with HCs. Additionally, PIAJ patients showed increased ReHo values in the left precuneus, left postcentral gyrus, left superior occipital gyrus, left calcarine fissure, right precuneus, and right middle temporal gyrus, and decreased ReHo values in the left inferior parietal gyrus, compared with HCs. Finally, brain regions with altered fALFF and ReHo values in PIAJ patients showed increased FC with widespread cortical regions, which included the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital regions, compared with HCs. In conclusion, increased regional brain activity in the parietal, temporal, and occipital regions, and increased FC between these brain regions, may be associated with PIAJ occurrence.

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BrainMagnetic Resonance ImagingAdultBrain MappingEjaculationEjaculatory DysfunctionFemaleHumansMaleSexual Dysfunction, PhysiologicalVagina

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