At least four U.S. states are on track to consider adding female orgasmic disorder (FOD) as a specific qualifying condition for medical marijuana, with supporters pointing to a growing body of research showing that cannabis can significantly improve orgasmic frequency, ease and satisfaction in people with FOD.<\/p>\n
Ohio is already in the process of weighing the change. The State Medical Board earlier this month announced<\/a> that FOD, along with autism spectrum disorder, would move forward for expert review and public comment following petitions submitted online. Comments are being accepted through Thursday.<\/p>\n Regulators in Illinois, meanwhile, are set to meet next month about adding<\/a> FOD as a qualifying condition, while New Mexico<\/a> is slated to consider the issue in May, according to organizers at the nonprofit Female Orgasm Research Institute. Connecticut<\/a>, too, is looking into the addition, the group said, though no meeting date has been set.<\/p>\n Suzanne Mulvehill, founder and executive director of the organization, is one of the leaders behind the push for states to formally recognize the benefits that cannabis can offer people with FOD, which she said affects up to 41 percent of women worldwide. Last year she submitted a petition<\/a> to add the disorder to Ohio\u2019s list of qualifying conditions.<\/p>\n A clinical sexologist, Mulvehill points to research stretching back to the 1970s that\u2019s since been supported by more recent studies indicating that consuming marijuana before sex can increase the likelihood of orgasm or multiple orgasms, ease orgasm difficulty and boost satisfaction, among other benefits. She also wrote her dissertation for a PhD in clinical sexology about cannabis for the management of FOD, an observational study that found that more than half of female subjects (52 percent) suffered from the disorder.<\/p>\n \u201cWomen with FOD have more mental health issues, are on more pharmaceutical medication,\u201d Mulvehill told Marijuana Moment in an interview. \u201cThey have more anxiety, depression, PTSD, more sexual abuse histories. It\u2019s not just about pleasure, it\u2019s about a human right.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a medical condition that deserves medical treatment,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n Among cannabis users, the awareness that the drug may help achieve female orgasms isn\u2019t new. Current research, for example, indicates that about a third of women who use cannabis do so as a means to improve sex\u2014a portion Mulvehill says has held roughly steady for decades.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not new information,\u201d Mulvehill said.<\/p>\n What is new is the willingness of government agencies to take up the issue. Mulvehill said that as far as she can tell, Ohio is the first state to seriously consider FOD as a qualifying condition.<\/p>\n Not only that, but Ohio\u2019s meeting earlier this month \u201cwas the first time I know of any public government talking about female orgasmic difficulty\/disorder,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Jordan Tishler, a doctor and cannabis specialist who is vice president of the Female Orgasm Research Institute, said advocates sometimes face an uphill battle in trying to draw attention to cannabis\u2019s benefits for FOD.<\/p>\n \u201cOne amongst many complicating factors in this field is that it is two taboo subjects,\u201d he told Marijuana Moment. \u201cAmericans don\u2019t deal with cannabis very well, as we can see, and they also really don\u2019t deal with sex very well.\u201d<\/p>\n But in recent years, there have been a number of studies \u201cthat have really moved this field forward in terms of, you know, well done, reasonable-size studies that are quantitative. Now, the one piece that\u2019s lacking\u2014that Dr. Mulvehill and I are working on\u2014is doing the gold standard, the randomized controlled trial. And we\u2019re having some difficulty because of the nature of cannabis, etc., in terms of getting approved and funded.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThis has been common knowledge for decades amongst cannabis users,\u201d he said, but \u201cthere\u2019s a large group of Americans who could benefit from this and other cannabinoid treatments.\u201d<\/p>\n Regardless of sex or gender, there\u2019s growing evidence that marijuana can improve sexual function. A study last year in the Journal of Cannabis Research found that more than 70 percent of surveyed adults said cannabis before sex increased desire and improved orgasms, while 62.5 percent said cannabis enhanced pleasure while masturbating.<\/p>\n Because past findings indicated women who have sex with men are typically less likely to orgasm than their partners, authors of that study said cannabis \u201ccan potentially close the orgasm in equality gap.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n A 2020 study in the journal Sexual Medicine, meanwhile, found that\u00a0women who used cannabis more often had better sex<\/a>.<\/p>\n Numerous online surveys have also reported\u00a0positive associations between marijuana and sex<\/a>. One study even found a connection between the\u00a0passage of marijuana laws and increased sexual activity<\/a>.<\/p>\n Yet another study, however, cautions that more marijuana doesn\u2019t necessarily mean better sex. A literature review published in 2019 found that cannabis\u2019s impact on libido may depend on dosage, with\u00a0lower amounts of THC correlating with the highest levels of arousal<\/a>\u00a0and satisfaction. Most studies showed that marijuana has a positive effect on women\u2019s sexual function, the study found, but too much THC can actually backfire.<\/p>\n \u201cSeveral studies have evaluated the effects of marijuana on libido, and it seems that changes in desire may be dose dependent,\u201d the review\u2019s authors wrote. \u201cStudies support that lower doses improve desire but higher doses either lower desire or do not affect desire at all.\u201d<\/p>\n Part of what cannabis appears to do to improve orgasms is interact with and disrupt the brain\u2019s default mode network, Tishler said. \u201cFor many of these women, who cannot or do not have an orgasm, there\u2019s some complex interplay between the frontal lobe\u2014which is kind of the \u2018should have, would have, could have [part of the brain]\u2019\u2014and then the limbic system, which is the \u2019emotional, fear, bad memories, anger,\u2019 those sorts of things.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s all moderated through the default mode network,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n Modulating the default mode network is also central to many psychedelic-assisted therapies. And some research has indicated that those substances, too, may improve sexual pleasure and function.<\/p>\n Last month a paper in the journal Nature Scientific Reports that purported to be the the first scientific study to formally explore the effects of psychedelics on sexual functioning found that drugs such as psilocybin mushrooms and LSD could have beneficial effects on sexual functioning even months after use<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cOn the surface, this type of research may seem \u2018quirky,\u2019\u201d one of the authors of that study said, \u201cbut the psychological aspects of sexual function\u2014including how we think about our own bodies, our attraction to our partners, and our ability to connect to people intimately\u2014are all important to psychological wellbeing in sexually active adults.\u201d<\/p>\n An earlier version of this story incorrectly described Mulvehill\u2019s profession. She is a clinical sexologist, not a clinical psychologist.<\/em><\/p>\n THCV Increases Energy And Motivation Without Marijuana\u2019s \u2018Munchies\u2019 Effect, Double-Blind Study Finds<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n Photo courtesy of Mike Latimer.<\/em><\/p>\n The post Four States Set To Consider Making Female Orgasmic Disorder A Medical Marijuana Qualifying Condition<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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