Establishment of Rat Model of Female Genital Sexual Arousal Disorder

Sexual Medicine - Tập 10 - Trang 100530 - 2022
Guangyong Li1, Puguang Yu1, Yanan Hu2, Zhenxing Hu3, Jian Li3, Xuekang Zhan3, Yashan Su3, Chen Yu4, Jing Wen3, Hetao Liu3, Rui He3
1Department of Urology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, P.R. China
2Guangzhou First People's Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China
3Key Laboratory of Fertility Preservation and Maintenance of Ministry of Education, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, P.R.China
4Department of Obstetrics, People's Hospital of Yichun City, Yichun City, P.R. China

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Abstract Introduction Female Genital Sexual Arousal Disorder (FGSAD) seriously affects women's quality of life and Sexual life, but it still lacks ideal FGSAD animal models for further study. Aim To establish a specific model of female genital sexual arousal disorder and explore the mechanisms resulting in FGSAD. Methods After delivery, female rats were guided by expansions of the vagina and ovariectomy (VD+OVX, n = 10); in VD group female rats were just extended by the vagina (VD, n = 10), in OVX group female rats were treated with ovariectomy (OVX, n = 10);the remaining had 1 longitudinal incision as sham group(n = 10). Outcomes Vaginal dilatation combined with ovariectomy in rats may reflect female genital sexual arousal disorder with high reproducibility and stability. Results Vaginal tissue of female rats in OVX group and VD+OVX group showed an increase in blood flow, decrease in muscle content compared to the sham group. The proportion of collagen fiber I/III decreased and the elastic fiber showed significant rupture and fragmentation; Structural reticular integrity was also significantly separated and broken from the muscle fibers. However, there was no significant difference in vaginal blood flow, fibers and vascular between VD group and Sham group. The damage of vaginal tissue in VD+OVX group was more significant than that in OVX and VD groups. Clinical Translation We have constructed a specific animal model that can provide clinical insights into the mechanism of FGSAD and serves as a good avenue for further research of its treatment. Strengths and Limitations Vaginal dilatation combined with ovariectomy in rats is a specific animal model with high reproducibility and stability, but we do acknowledge the shortcomings and limitation present in our study. Since genital arousal disorder has many different etiologies that impact the vagina, the clitoris and surrounding tissues, there is no “gold standard” model that different models attempt to investigate different etiologies. Conclusion The female genital sexual arousal disorder model established by vaginal dilatation combined with ovariectomy is a novel rat model with simple induction conditions, which pathogenic mechanism of female genital sexual arousal disorders maybe connected with the change of VEGF and MMP-9 in vaginal fibromuscular system and microvascular.

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