The Clitoral Photoplethysmograph: A New Way of Assessing Genital Arousal in Women

CBV is a valid and sensitive tool to measure the female genital response. In the present study, it was particularly useful in investigating sexual inhibition, when used in combination with SCL. Furthermore, high CBV appeared to inhibit VPA, suggesting that VPA reflects an automatic preparatory response rather than genital arousal per se. Gerritsen J, van der Made F, Bloemers J, van Ham D, Kleiverda G, Everaerd W, Olivier B, Levin R, and Tuiten A. The clitoral photoplethysmograph: A new way of assessing genital arousal in women. J Sex Med 2009;6:1678-1687.