Menstrual Cycle Changes in Daily Sexual Motivation and Behavior Among Sexually Diverse Cisgender Women

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M. Diamond ◽  
Janna A. Dickenson ◽  
Karen L. Blair
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Sexual Motivation ◽  
And Behavior

Menstrual Cycle Influences On Mood and Behavior in Women With Borderline Personality Disorder

1995 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Ziv ◽  
Mark J. Russ ◽  
Margaret Moline ◽  
Stephen Hurt ◽  
Steven Zendell
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
And Behavior

scholarly journals Neural and Hormonal Control of Sexual Behavior

Endocrinology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 161 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly J Jennings ◽  
Luis de Lecea
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Neural Circuits ◽  
Sexual Motivation ◽  
Gonadal Hormones ◽  
Hormonal Control ◽  
Sexually Dimorphic ◽  
Neural Patterning ◽  
Ideal System ◽  
Brain And Behavior ◽  
And Behavior

Abstract Gonadal hormones contribute to the sexual differentiation of brain and behavior throughout the lifespan, from initial neural patterning to “activation” of adult circuits. Sexual behavior is an ideal system in which to investigate the mechanisms underlying hormonal activation of neural circuits. Sexual behavior is a hormonally regulated, innate social behavior found across species. Although both sexes seek out and engage in sexual behavior, the specific actions involved in mating are sexually dimorphic. Thus, the neural circuits mediating sexual motivation and behavior in males and females are overlapping yet distinct. Furthermore, sexual behavior is strongly dependent on circulating gonadal hormones in both sexes. There has been significant recent progress on elucidating how gonadal hormones modulate physiological properties within sexual behavior circuits with consequences for behavior. Therefore, in this mini-review we review the neural circuits of male and female sexual motivation and behavior, from initial sensory detection of pheromones to the extended amygdala and on to medial hypothalamic nuclei and reward systems. We also discuss how gonadal hormones impact the physiology and functioning of each node within these circuits. By better understanding the myriad of ways in which gonadal hormones impact sexual behavior circuits, we can gain a richer and more complete appreciation for the neural substrates of complex behavior.

scholarly journals Misconceptions about Conception and Other Fallacies: Historical Bias in Reproductive Biology

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 683-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia Hayssen
Keyword(s):  
Natural Selection ◽  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Reproductive Biology ◽  
Evolutionary Theory ◽  
Maternal Care ◽  
General Public ◽  
Selection Differential ◽  
Female Reproduction ◽  
Cultural Legacy ◽  
And Behavior

Abstract Natural selection (differential reproduction) is a major tenet of evolutionary theory. In mammals the success of reproduction is primarily controlled by females who provide the majority of offspring care via gestation and lactation. In some species, maternal care also extends post-weaning. This primacy of female reproduction in evolution has not quite crept into our understanding of organismal adaptations in anatomy, physiology, and behavior. This cultural legacy has left its mark and led to misconceptions in our understanding of reproductive biology that are especially prominent in the understanding of reproduction in the general public. Here, I give examples of such misconceptions. I focus on aspects of physiology (the “sperm race,” the “estrous cycle,” the “28-day” menstrual cycle, “sex” hormones, and meiosis) as well as aspects of terminology in morphology and behavior. The issues I raise are not new, but all remain embedded in the teaching of reproductive biology especially at the introductory level. For each issue, I examine the historical bias, the consequences of that bias, and, more importantly, ways to ameliorate that bias going forward.

The effect of acute bupropion on sexual motivation and behavior in the female rat

2007 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 369-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan H. López ◽  
Gabriel Wurzel ◽  
Benjamin Ragen
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Motivation ◽  
Female Rat ◽  
And Behavior

Implicit motives and sexual motivation and behavior

2003 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 224-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliver C. Schultheiss ◽  
Anja Dargel ◽  
Wolfgang Rohde
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Motivation ◽  
Implicit Motives ◽  
And Behavior

scholarly journals Sex/gender differences in cognition, neurophysiology, and neuroanatomy

F1000Research ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lutz Jäncke
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Sexual Dimorphism ◽  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Gender Stereotypes ◽  
Brain Function ◽  
Hormone Level ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Brain Anatomy ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Behavior And Cognition

In this mini-review, I summarize and interpret the current status of sex/gender differences in terms of brain anatomy, brain function, behavior, and cognition. Based on this review and the reported findings, I conclude that most of these sex/gender differences are not large enough to support the assumption of sexual dimorphism in terms of brain anatomy, brain function, cognition, and behavior. Instead, I suggest that many brain and cognitive features are modulated by environment, culture, and practice (and several other influences). These influences interact with the menstrual cycle, the general hormone level, and current gender stereotypes in a way that has not yet been fully understood.

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