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Sari M. Van Anders - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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when orgasms do not equal pleasure accounts of bad orgasm experiences during Consensual Sexual encounters
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2019Co-Authors: Sara B Chadwick, Miriam Francisco, Sari M. Van AndersAbstract:Orgasms during Consensual Sex are often assumed to be wholly positive experiences. This assumption overshadows the possibility that orgasm experiences during Consensual Sex could be “bad” (i.e., negative and/or non-positive). In the present study, we employed an online survey to explore the possibility that orgasm experiences could be “bad” during Consensual Sex by asking participants of diverse gender and Sexual identities (N = 726, M age = 28.42 years, SD = 7.85) about a subset of potential bad orgasm experiences. Specifically, we asked participants whether they have ever had an orgasm during coerced Sex, compliant Sex, and/or when they felt pressured to have an orgasm (i.e., orgasm pressure). We also asked participants who had such an experience to describe it, resulting in qualitative descriptions from 289 participants. Using mixed quantitative and qualitative analyses, we found compelling evidence that orgasm experiences can be “bad” during Consensual Sex. Specifically, many participants described their experiences in negative and/or non-positive ways despite orgasm occurrence, reported that their orgasms were less pleasurable compared to other experiences, and suggested that their orgasm experiences had negative impacts on their relationships, Sexuality, and/or psychological health. Participants also suggested that social location shaped their bad orgasm experiences, citing gender and Sexual identity, gender identity conflict, race/ethnicity, and religion as important to their perceptions of and responses to their experiences. Results directly challenge the assumption that orgasms during Consensual Sex are always and/or unilaterally positive experiences.
Sara B Chadwick - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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when orgasms do not equal pleasure accounts of bad orgasm experiences during Consensual Sexual encounters
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2019Co-Authors: Sara B Chadwick, Miriam Francisco, Sari M. Van AndersAbstract:Orgasms during Consensual Sex are often assumed to be wholly positive experiences. This assumption overshadows the possibility that orgasm experiences during Consensual Sex could be “bad” (i.e., negative and/or non-positive). In the present study, we employed an online survey to explore the possibility that orgasm experiences could be “bad” during Consensual Sex by asking participants of diverse gender and Sexual identities (N = 726, M age = 28.42 years, SD = 7.85) about a subset of potential bad orgasm experiences. Specifically, we asked participants whether they have ever had an orgasm during coerced Sex, compliant Sex, and/or when they felt pressured to have an orgasm (i.e., orgasm pressure). We also asked participants who had such an experience to describe it, resulting in qualitative descriptions from 289 participants. Using mixed quantitative and qualitative analyses, we found compelling evidence that orgasm experiences can be “bad” during Consensual Sex. Specifically, many participants described their experiences in negative and/or non-positive ways despite orgasm occurrence, reported that their orgasms were less pleasurable compared to other experiences, and suggested that their orgasm experiences had negative impacts on their relationships, Sexuality, and/or psychological health. Participants also suggested that social location shaped their bad orgasm experiences, citing gender and Sexual identity, gender identity conflict, race/ethnicity, and religion as important to their perceptions of and responses to their experiences. Results directly challenge the assumption that orgasms during Consensual Sex are always and/or unilaterally positive experiences.
Jamie Thomaspavanel - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Sexual inactivity and Sexual satisfaction among women living with hiv in canada in the context of growing social legal and public health surveillance
Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2015Co-Authors: Angela Kaida, Allison Carter, Alexandra De Pokomandy, Sophie Patterson, Adriana Nohpal, Paul Sereda, Guillaume Colley, Karene Proulxboucher, Nadia Obrien, Jamie ThomaspavanelAbstract:Introduction : Women represent nearly one-quarter of the 71,300 people living with HIV in Canada. Within a context of widespread HIV-related stigma and discrimination and on-going risks to HIV disclosure, little is known about the influence of growing social, legal and public health surveillance of HIV on Sexual activity and satisfaction of women living with HIV (WLWH). Methods : We analyzed baseline cross-sectional survey data for WLWH (≥16 years, self-identifying as women) enrolled in the Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study (CHIWOS), a multisite, longitudinal, community-based research study in British Columbia (BC), Ontario (ON) and Quebec (QC). Sexual inactivity was defined as no Consensual Sex (oral or penetrative) in the prior six months, excluding recently postpartum women (≤6 months). Satisfaction was assessed using an item from the Sexual Satisfaction Scale for Women. Multivariable logistic regression analysis examined independent correlates of Sexual inactivity. Results : Of 1213 participants (26% BC, 50% ON, 24% QC), median age was 43 years (IQR: 35, 50). 23% identified as Aboriginal, 28% as African, Caribbean and Black, 41% as White and 8% as other ethnicities. HeteroSexual orientation was reported by 87% of participants and LGBTQ by 13%. In total, 82% were currently taking antiretroviral therapy (ART), and 77% reported an undetectable viral load (VL<40 copies/mL). Overall, 49% were Sexually inactive and 64% reported being satisfied with their current Sex lives, including 49% of Sexually inactive and 79% of Sexually active women ( p <0.001). Sexually inactive women had significantly higher odds of being older (AOR=1.06 per year increase; 95% CI=1.05–1.08), not being in a marital or committed relationship (AOR=4.34; 95% CI=3.13–5.88), having an annual household income below $20,000 CAD (AOR: 1.44; 95% CI=1.08–1.92), and reporting high (vs. low) HIV-related stigma (AOR=1.81; 95% CI=1.09–3.03). No independent association was found with ART use or undetectable VL. Conclusions : Approximately half of WLWH in this study reported being Sexually inactive. Associations with Sexual dissatisfaction and high HIV-related stigma suggest that WLWH face challenges navigating healthy and satisfying Sexual lives, despite good HIV treatment outcomes. As half of Sexually inactive women reported being satisfied with their Sex lives, additional research is required to determine whether WLWH are deliberately choosing abstinence as a means of resisting surveillance and disclosure expectations associated with Sexual activity. Findings underscore a need for interventions to de-stigmatize HIV, support safe disclosure and re-appropriate the Sexual rights of WLWH. Keywords: HIV; women; Canada; Sexual and reproductive health; Sexual abstinence; Sexual satisfaction; community-based research; antiretroviral therapy; CHIWOS. (Published: 1 December 2015) Citation: Kaida A et al. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2015, 18(Suppl 5) :20284 http://www.jiasociety.org/index.php/jias/article/view/20284 | http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.18.6.20284
Angela Kaida - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Sexual inactivity and Sexual satisfaction among women living with hiv in canada in the context of growing social legal and public health surveillance
Journal of the International AIDS Society, 2015Co-Authors: Angela Kaida, Allison Carter, Alexandra De Pokomandy, Sophie Patterson, Adriana Nohpal, Paul Sereda, Guillaume Colley, Karene Proulxboucher, Nadia Obrien, Jamie ThomaspavanelAbstract:Introduction : Women represent nearly one-quarter of the 71,300 people living with HIV in Canada. Within a context of widespread HIV-related stigma and discrimination and on-going risks to HIV disclosure, little is known about the influence of growing social, legal and public health surveillance of HIV on Sexual activity and satisfaction of women living with HIV (WLWH). Methods : We analyzed baseline cross-sectional survey data for WLWH (≥16 years, self-identifying as women) enrolled in the Canadian HIV Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study (CHIWOS), a multisite, longitudinal, community-based research study in British Columbia (BC), Ontario (ON) and Quebec (QC). Sexual inactivity was defined as no Consensual Sex (oral or penetrative) in the prior six months, excluding recently postpartum women (≤6 months). Satisfaction was assessed using an item from the Sexual Satisfaction Scale for Women. Multivariable logistic regression analysis examined independent correlates of Sexual inactivity. Results : Of 1213 participants (26% BC, 50% ON, 24% QC), median age was 43 years (IQR: 35, 50). 23% identified as Aboriginal, 28% as African, Caribbean and Black, 41% as White and 8% as other ethnicities. HeteroSexual orientation was reported by 87% of participants and LGBTQ by 13%. In total, 82% were currently taking antiretroviral therapy (ART), and 77% reported an undetectable viral load (VL<40 copies/mL). Overall, 49% were Sexually inactive and 64% reported being satisfied with their current Sex lives, including 49% of Sexually inactive and 79% of Sexually active women ( p <0.001). Sexually inactive women had significantly higher odds of being older (AOR=1.06 per year increase; 95% CI=1.05–1.08), not being in a marital or committed relationship (AOR=4.34; 95% CI=3.13–5.88), having an annual household income below $20,000 CAD (AOR: 1.44; 95% CI=1.08–1.92), and reporting high (vs. low) HIV-related stigma (AOR=1.81; 95% CI=1.09–3.03). No independent association was found with ART use or undetectable VL. Conclusions : Approximately half of WLWH in this study reported being Sexually inactive. Associations with Sexual dissatisfaction and high HIV-related stigma suggest that WLWH face challenges navigating healthy and satisfying Sexual lives, despite good HIV treatment outcomes. As half of Sexually inactive women reported being satisfied with their Sex lives, additional research is required to determine whether WLWH are deliberately choosing abstinence as a means of resisting surveillance and disclosure expectations associated with Sexual activity. Findings underscore a need for interventions to de-stigmatize HIV, support safe disclosure and re-appropriate the Sexual rights of WLWH. Keywords: HIV; women; Canada; Sexual and reproductive health; Sexual abstinence; Sexual satisfaction; community-based research; antiretroviral therapy; CHIWOS. (Published: 1 December 2015) Citation: Kaida A et al. Journal of the International AIDS Society 2015, 18(Suppl 5) :20284 http://www.jiasociety.org/index.php/jias/article/view/20284 | http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.18.6.20284
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Sexual inactivity and Sexual satisfaction among women living with HIV in Canada in the context of growing social, legal and public health surveillance
International AIDS Society, 2015Co-Authors: Angela Kaida, Allison Carter, Alexandra De Pokomandy, Sophie Patterson, Karène Proulx-boucher, Adriana Nohpal, Paul Sereda, Guillaume Colley, Nadia O'brien, Jamie Thomas-pavanelAbstract:Introduction: Women represent nearly one-quarter of the 71,300 people living with HIV in Canada. Within a context of widespread HIV-related stigma and discrimination and on-going risks to HIV disclosure, little is known about the influence of growing social, legal and public health surveillance of HIV on Sexual activity and satisfaction of women living with HIV (WLWH). Methods: We analyzed baseline cross-sectional survey data for WLWH (≥16 years, self-identifying as women) enrolled in the Canadian HIV Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health Cohort Study (CHIWOS), a multisite, longitudinal, community-based research study in British Columbia (BC), Ontario (ON) and Quebec (QC). Sexual inactivity was defined as no Consensual Sex (oral or penetrative) in the prior six months, excluding recently postpartum women (≤6 months). Satisfaction was assessed using an item from the Sexual Satisfaction Scale for Women. Multivariable logistic regression analysis examined independent correlates of Sexual inactivity. Results: Of 1213 participants (26% BC, 50% ON, 24% QC), median age was 43 years (IQR: 35, 50). 23% identified as Aboriginal, 28% as African, Caribbean and Black, 41% as White and 8% as other ethnicities. HeteroSexual orientation was reported by 87% of participants and LGBTQ by 13%. In total, 82% were currently taking antiretroviral therapy (ART), and 77% reported an undetectable viral load (VL
Miriam Francisco - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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when orgasms do not equal pleasure accounts of bad orgasm experiences during Consensual Sexual encounters
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2019Co-Authors: Sara B Chadwick, Miriam Francisco, Sari M. Van AndersAbstract:Orgasms during Consensual Sex are often assumed to be wholly positive experiences. This assumption overshadows the possibility that orgasm experiences during Consensual Sex could be “bad” (i.e., negative and/or non-positive). In the present study, we employed an online survey to explore the possibility that orgasm experiences could be “bad” during Consensual Sex by asking participants of diverse gender and Sexual identities (N = 726, M age = 28.42 years, SD = 7.85) about a subset of potential bad orgasm experiences. Specifically, we asked participants whether they have ever had an orgasm during coerced Sex, compliant Sex, and/or when they felt pressured to have an orgasm (i.e., orgasm pressure). We also asked participants who had such an experience to describe it, resulting in qualitative descriptions from 289 participants. Using mixed quantitative and qualitative analyses, we found compelling evidence that orgasm experiences can be “bad” during Consensual Sex. Specifically, many participants described their experiences in negative and/or non-positive ways despite orgasm occurrence, reported that their orgasms were less pleasurable compared to other experiences, and suggested that their orgasm experiences had negative impacts on their relationships, Sexuality, and/or psychological health. Participants also suggested that social location shaped their bad orgasm experiences, citing gender and Sexual identity, gender identity conflict, race/ethnicity, and religion as important to their perceptions of and responses to their experiences. Results directly challenge the assumption that orgasms during Consensual Sex are always and/or unilaterally positive experiences.