Sacro-lumbar Intersegmental Spinal Reflex in Autonomic Pathways Mediating Female Sexual Function

Midlumbar preganglionic neurons projecting to paracervical ganglia regulating blood flow and motility in the female reproductive tract can be activated by an ascending intersegmental spinal pathway from pudendal sacral inputs, which is inhibited by local spinal circuits. This pathway will help understand pathological conditions affecting reproductive function. Yuan SY, Gibbins IL, Zagorodnyuk VP, and Morris JL. Sacro‐lumbar intersegmental spinal reflex in autonomic pathways mediating female sexual function. J Sex Med 2011;8:1931-1942.