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ObjectivesChildhood abuse is linked to many maladaptive outcomes in adulthood, but its effects on adult sexuality are rarely explored. The goal of this study was to explore adult correlates of childhood abuse, related to both sexual fantasies and behavior, as well as mental health. Moreover, the relationship of these outcomes and gender was explored. MethodsSurveys exploring sexual activity and fantasies, and psychopathological symptoms were conducted online on two groups of adults – those not abused in childhood, and those abused during their pre-teen age by close family members (sample of 349 participants). ResultsAtypical sexual fantasies were more common in the abused than in the non-abused males, while the same relationship was not observed in the females. Similar tendencies, albeit not as strong, were seen in the case of sexual behaviors. On the other hand, both man and abused women were more prone to developing psychological symptoms, in comparison to non-abused group. However, this relationship was more pronounced in the females. Moreover, high tendency for borderline personality disorder was registered in both, abused males and females, but tendency for posttraumatic stress disorder was only increased in the females. ConclusionsFindings supported the hypothesis that gender moderates the outcomes of childhood abuse, with the abused males experiencing more disturbances in the sexuality domain, and the females experiencing more psychological symptoms. This is in accordance with findings claiming that male sexuality is more likely to be influenced by developmental events, while the females tend to experience more psychological symptoms in the face of childhood abuse. ObjectifL’anorgasmie féminine est une des difficultés sexuelles les plus fréquentes. La pleine conscience (PC) est souvent utilisée en psychopathologie et son efficacité a été largement prouvée scientifiquement. L’objectif de cet article est de comprendre l’intérêt d’intégrer la PC dans le traitement du trouble de l’orgasme féminin. Dans cette perspective, nous présentons une revue de la littérature du trouble de l’orgasme féminin et ses traitements. Ensuite, la pleine conscience et son efficacité pour les dysfonctions sexuelles féminines sont abordées. La discussion permet de mettre en avant l’intérêt d’intégrer la PC dans le traitement du trouble de l’orgasme féminin. Matériel et méthodeAnalyse de la littérature de 1952 à 2018 effectuée principalement dans les bases de données Sciencesdirect et Scopus avec comme mots clés mindfulness, female orgasmic disorder, anorgasmia, women sexual dysfonction. RésultatsLa PC est efficace pour les traitements des troubles psychopathologiques et son utilisation s’est étendue aux difficultés sexuelles féminines. Si plusieurs traitements de l’anorgasmie se sont focalisés sur l’amélioration des habilités comportementales et la réduction de l’anxiété, peu se sont consacrés aux cognitions et aux émotions dysfonctionnelles responsables du trouble de l’orgasme féminin. Au regard de la littérature, la PC améliore toute la fonction sexuelle féminine. ConclusionLa PC propose des exercices qui faciliteraient l’atteinte de l’orgasme. Cette étude souligne l’intérêt d’intégrer la PC dans la prise en charge du trouble de l’orgasme féminin et d’élaborer d’un protocole de traitement directement utilisable par les cliniciens.

PurposeOrgasmic disorder is one of the most common sexual women's difficulties. Mindfulness is often used in psychopathology and its effectiveness has been widely proven scientifically. The purpose of this article is to understand the interest to integrate mindfulness training in the treatment of female orgasmic disorder. In this perspective, we present a review of the literature on female orgasm disorder and its treatments. Moreover, mindfulness and its effectiveness for female sexual dysfunctions are addressed. The discussion highlights the value of integrating mindfulness into the treatment of female orgasm disorder. Sources and methodologyA review of the literature about mindfulness and anorgania will be presented. We investinguate mostly studies from 1952 to 2018 using Scopus and ScincesDirect data base with the keywords Mindfulness, female orgasmic disorder, anorgasmia, female sexual dysfonction. ResultsMindfulness is effective for many psychopathological disorders and its use has extended to female sexual difficulties. While several treatments for anorgasmia have focused on improving behavioral skills and reducing anxiety, few have focused on the cognitions and dysfunctional emotions that are responsible on the female orgsmic disorder. The review of the literature shows that mindfulness improves all female sexual function. Furthermore, it would be interesting to integrate mindfulness for the female orgasm disorder and develop a specific treatment directly usable by clinicians. ConclusionMindfulness includes exercises to develop abilities to achieve orgasm. This study suggests that future research might develop a mindfulness-based therapy protocol to treat women's orgasmic disorder.