Background: Sexual arousal is accompanied by some typical physiological reaction patterns. Another typical feature of sexual intercourse is the sounds produced commonly by women (coital vocalizations CV). Literature concerning this aspect of female sexuality is meager. It will be useful to add some knowledge to this field as absence of CV usually reflects a defect in the sexual relation that can have a negative impact on both partners.
Participants and methods: One hundred married women attending the outpatient clinic of Benha university hospital, Egypt, participated in the study. A self-report questionnaire, designed by the investigators, was used. It included 20 questions covering different aspects of CV.
Results: The commonest type of CV was moan/groan followed by words. CV were mainly produced by women, most commonly occurring during thrusting, and most women thought that CV accelerate husband's ejaculation. Also, most women thought that CV increase appetite for further sexual activity and increase satisfaction with intercourse. CV did not change with advance in age in most women. Sexual performance seems to be more gratifying for Group I (CV producers) than in Group II (non-vocalizers). This is evidenced by the higher figures for sexual activity obtained from Group I e.g. higher coital frequency, more frequent desire and a better ability to lubricate and to reach orgasm. However, there was no statistically significant difference for these figures between both groups.
Conclusion: We got the impression that women producing coital vocalizations seem to be better sexual partners. They enjoy the act more and bring more joy and satisfaction to their partners. Clinically, the wife in cases of sexual dysfunction should be informed about the importance of CV and may be advised to vocalize for self and partner's satisfaction.
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