Participant Clinical and Psychometric Characteristics
solitary sexual desire, sexual dysfunction, sexual desire).Sex-related distress, anxiety
SENSITIVITY, -20
Abbreviation: TData are presented as the mean (SD).Sixteen participants received placebo at the first study visit and kisspeptin at the second study visit; 16 participants received kisspeptin at the first study visit and placebo at the second study visit.Calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.Scored on a scale from 0 to 5, where 0 indicates very unsatisfied and 5 very satisfied.Sensitivity to anticipation of punishment (score range, 1-28; higher scores indicate greater motivation to avoid aversive outcomes).Sensitivity to desired goals, fun, and reward (score ranges: drive, 1-16; fun, 1-16; and reward, 1-20; higher scores indicate greater motivation to approach goal-orientated outcomes).Anxiety screening (score range, 0-21; scores ≥5 indicate anxiety).Domains of male sexual function (score ranges: erectile function, 0-30; orgasmic function, 0-10; sexual desire, 0-10; intercourse satisfaction, 0-15; and overall satisfaction, 0-10; higher scores indicate better sexual function).Depression screening (score range, 0-27; scores ≥5 indicate depression).Dyadic (ie, with a partner) and solitary sexual desire (score ranges: dyadic domain, 0-62; solitary domain, 0-23; and total, 0-109; higher scores indicate higher sexual desire).Sex-related distress in men (score ranges: desire distress, 0-4; and total, 0-48; higher scores indicate higher sex-related distress).Overall subjective happiness (score range, 1-7; higher scores indicate greater happiness).Effect of sexual dysfunction on quality of life (score range, 11-66; higher scores indicate better sexual quality of life).Trait anxiety (score range, 20-80; higher scores indicate higher levels of anxiety).Satisfaction with life as a whole (scores range, 5-35; higher scores indicate higher satisfaction with life).