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Name:: Reflex genital arousal scale
Steward:: NINDS
Definition:: Scale for how the female's reflex genital arousal is affected by the spinal cord injury.
Registration Status:: Qualified

Value	Code Name	Code Description
Normal	Normal	No change in time to achieve lubrication, amount of lubrication or duration of lubrication with genital stimulation subsequent to the spinal cord lesion
Reduced/altered	Reduced/altered	Includes reports of either altered time (longer or shorter) to achieve, amount of lubrication, or duration of lubrication. It would also include reports of excessive reflex lubrication. Absent refers to individuals having no awareness of lubrication despite being genitally stimulated
Absent	Absent	Reflex arousal is thought to only to happen in the presence of complete cauda equina or conus lesion
Unknown	Unknown	Refers to reports by individuals that they have not been sexually active thus they do not know if they are able to achieve reflex arousal after the spinal cord lesion
Not applicable (Patient male)	Not applicable (Patient male)

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Document:: Alexander MS, Biering-SØrensen F, Elliott S, Kreuter M, SØnksen J. International Spinal Cord Injury Female Sexual and Reproductive Function Basic Data Set. Spinal Cord. 2011 Jul;49(7):787-90. Alexander MS, Biering-SØrensen F, Elliott S, Kreuter M, SØnksen J. International Spinal Cord Injury Male Sexual Function Basic Data Set. Spinal Cord. 2011 Jul;49(7):795-8.