Ahead of a decision by Ohio officials on whether to add female orgasmic disorder (FOD) as a qualifying condition for the state\u2019s medical marijuana program, a new study highlights the benefits that researchers say cannabis could offer people with the condition\u2014including increased orgasm ease and satisfaction.<\/p>\n
The 10-page study, published in the journal Sexual Medicine, draws on a 2022 survey of \u201csexually active women who used cannabis.\u201d Among those who experienced challenges in achieving orgasm, more than 7 in 10 said cannabis use increased orgasm ease (71 percent) and frequency (72.9 percent), and two-thirds (67 percent) said it improved orgasm satisfaction.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe results corroborate 50 years of anecdotal and learned speculation about cannabis helping women with FOD,\u201d the paper says. \u201cThe research found that cannabis use increased orgasm frequency, eased orgasm difficulty, and improved orgasm satisfaction. At the same time, the results opened new areas of discussion.\u201d<\/p>\n
For example, results of the survey found that women with one or more mental health diagnoses who used cannabis before partnered sex had \u201ca more positive orgasm response regardless of whether they have FOD,\u201d which authors noted was \u201cconsistent with research finding that women with FOD experience high rates of mental health diagnoses, prescription drug use, or PTSD.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\u201cCannabis-related treatment appears to provide benefit to women who have female orgasm difficulties or dysfunction.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Anxiety was one area of significant overlap with FOD. \u201cWomen with anxiety disorders represented 44% (172\/387) of women in this study,\u201d the research found. \u201cThey were 3.5 times more likely to have FOD than nonanxious women.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another new finding was that using marijuana resulted in more orgasms for women who were survivors of sexual abuse.<\/p>\n
\u201cSexual abuse survivors\u2019 number 1 sexual complaint is orgasm difficulty,\u201d the report says, \u201ccoupled with high rates of PTSD. This study revealed that 33% more women with sexual abuse histories reported FOD than women without FOD.\u201d<\/p>\n
THC in cannabis could be helping in those situations through by reducing \u201cactivity in the hippocampus and amygdala, the parts of the brain that store and react to traumatic memories,\u201d authors wrote. \u201cThis activity may play a role in extinguishing traumatic memories and result in a more positive orgasm experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
A separate report from the same dataset, by the same authors\u2014clinical sexologist Suzanne Mulvehill and Jordan Tishler, a doctor at the Association of Cannabinoid Specialists and the company inhaleMD\u2014was published in March by the Journal of Sexual Medicine in a shorter, two-page form<\/a>. Mulvehill told Marijuana Moment the full study, including methodology and other details, will be coming out in the journal Sexual Medicine Online in the coming months.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cCannabis may be a treatment for women with difficulty achieving orgasm during partnered sex.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The latest publication<\/a> comes ahead of a board meeting<\/a> on Wednesday of Ohio\u2019s State Medical Board, where a medical marijuana committee has been considering adding FOD as a qualifying condition for the state\u2019s medical cannabis program. Following a meeting of that committee, the full board may vote on the proposal, Mulvehill told Marijuana Moment in an email.<\/p>\n
Mulvehill has been one of the leaders behind state-level efforts to recognize female orgasmic disorder as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana<\/a> and submitted the Ohio petition last year that led to the forthcoming vote.<\/p>\n
The state medical board announced in February that FOD, along with autism spectrum disorder, would move forward for expert review and public comment following submission of the petitions.<\/p>\n
As for how marijuana might benefit people with FOD, the new Sexual Medicine report points to a few possible theories. Among them is dishabitation theory, the idea that cannabis \u201clessens the routine of habits, such as cognitive distraction, a known FOD cause.\u201d<\/p>\n
Neuroplasticity theory, meanwhile, \u201cproposes that some women learn to orgasm while using cannabis, as seen in comments in this study and anecdotally.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cCannabis and endocannabinoids, the cannabinoids created by the human body, are increasingly recognized for their roles in neural development processes, including brain cell growth and neuroplasticity,\u201d the study says.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe frequency of cannabis use before partnered sex correlated with increased orgasm frequency for women who experienced difficulties achieving orgasm.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The research found that cannabis use did not help all women orgasm. \u201cAmong survey respondents,\u201d it says, \u201c4% reported never having an orgasm, even though they used cannabis before partnered sex.\u201d<\/p>\n
Because of the survey methodology, the report says findings \u201cmay not be generalizable to women who rarely use or do not use cannabis before sex, women who have never had an orgasm, or women who do not have female genitalia.\u201d Further, the study didn\u2019t not the type or amount of cannabis used.<\/p>\n
Amid the growing evidence, Ohio is one of at least four states that have considered adding FOD as a qualifying condition this year, along with Illinois, New Mexico and Connecticut.<\/p>\n
In March, officials in Illinois voted in favor of the addition<\/a>. In order to be formally enacted, the state Medical Cannabis Advisory Board\u2019s new recommendation will need to be approved by the state Department of Health.<\/p>\n
New Mexico regulators are expected to hold a hearing on the issue this month, and Connecticut is planning to review a similar proposal, though a meeting date has not yet been set.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s growing evidence that marijuana can improve sexual function, regardless of sex or gender. 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\u00a0said 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, Mulvehill\u2019s co-author, told Marijuana Moment in an interview earlier this year.<\/p>\n
\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 he said. \u201cThat\u2019s all moderated through the default mode network.\u201d<\/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
A paper earlier this year in the journal Nature Scientific Reports, which purported to be 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
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