Dr. Kate M. Dunn

A paper by Kate M. Dunn of the Keele University Primary Care Sciences Research Centre in Staffordshire, UK, and Lynn F. Cherkas and Tim D. Spector of the Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology Unit at St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.

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Kate Dunn, PhD Visiting researcher, Group Health Center for Health Studies Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology, Arthritis Research Campaign National Primary Care Centre, Keele University, UK

"This study shows there is a significant genetic component to variation in female orgasmic function that hasn't been reported previously," said Dr. Kate M. Dunn, of Keele University.In the study in Biology Letters, Dr. Dunn and colleagues analyzed data from the TwinsUK registry, the largest adult twin registry in England, and found "a significant genetic influence was seen with an estimated heritability for difficulty reaching orgasm during intercourse of 34% and 45% for orgasm during masturbation."The analysis was based on responses from surveys from 4,037 women 19 to 83.This included 683 pairs of monozygotic twins and 714 pairs of dizygotic twins.

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"This study shows that there is a significant genetic component to variation in female orgasmic function that has not been reported previously," said Kate M. Dunn, M.D., of the Primary Care Sciences Research Center at Keele University here.

In her study, which was published in the June issue of Biology Letters, Dr. Dunn and colleagues analyzed data from the TwinsUK registry, the largest adult twin registry in Great Britain.

The analysis was based on responses from mailed surveys from 4,037 women ages 19 to 83.This included 683 pairs of monozygotic twins and 714 pairs of dizygotic twins.
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"There is controversy over whether the problem has a real medical basis, or whether it has partly been created by the media, pharmaceutical advertising and cultural expectations," said Dr. Dunn.

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Kate Dunn , Research Fellow , University of Keele , UKbmj.com , 12 Oct 2000 [ Response ]Information - Key to better researchSubbiah Arunachalam , Distinguished Fellow , M S Swaminathan Research Foundationbmj.com , 12 Oct 2000 [ Response ]

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