Impact of Chinese Traditional Culture and Related Social Norms on Current Chinese Sexuality and on the Future of Chinese Sexual Medicine

Colonnello, Elena; Jannini, Emmanuele A.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-36222-5_6

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“…Interestingly, the number of patients treated in the combination therapy group was significantly larger than the number of patients treated with dapoxetine alone (660 versus 245). This reflects a peculiar setting in China; however, there is also evidence that (a) the hospitals participating in the experiment are TCM hospitals with Western medicine facilities; (b) patients in China usually and frequently receive TCM or combination treatment; and (c) the general perception of both physicians and patients is that a combination therapy acting at different levels may have a synergistic effect (Colonnello & Jannini, 2020).…”

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Safety and efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine, Qiaoshao formula, combined with dapoxetine in the treatment of premature ejaculation: An open‐label, real‐life, retrospective multicentre study in Chinese men

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To evaluate the safety and efficacy of Chinese medicine, Qiaoshao formula combined with dapoxetine was used for the treatment of premature ejaculation in a real-life setting. Nine hundred and five males diagnosed with premature ejaculation were reviewed in this retrospective cohort study. We divided the patients into two groups: dapoxetine alone and Qiaoshao formula combined with dapoxetine according to actual interventions provided to patients in clinics. The perceived intravaginal ejaculation latency time and the premature ejaculation profile measures markedly improved in both groups. However, in men with severe premature ejaculation (baseline perceived intravaginal ejaculation latency time <1 min) and those with baseline age ≤30 years, the perceived intravaginal ejaculation latency time was slightly but significantly longer with combined therapy than with dapoxetine alone (p < .05). Therefore,

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“…With growing rates of cervical cancer and STDs, health authorities have sought to increase public awareness (Ma et al, 2018) This has included programmes in schools (State Council PRC, 2021) as well as the use of social media platforms, where younger people were seeking out sexual health-related information (Colonnello and Jannini, 2020). The new content was to take a form that would be less formal and more accessible, marking a shift away from the shortcomings of traditional, formal, official content (Cai and Cai, 2022; National Health Commission PRC, 2019b; Wang and Li, 2019).…”

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Representing cervical cancer in a government social media health campaign in China: moralizing and abstracting women’s sexual health

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2023

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This article analyses an award-winning film produced as part of the Chinese government’s ‘Healthy China Initiative’ to increase awareness of cervical cancer among young women. The film was designed to be social media friendly, using a more accessible popular style, and it achieved over 350 million views on Chinese social media. The aim had been to shift away from a tradition of more formal, authoritative public information content. Using multimodal critical discourse analysis in the broader tradition of critical health communication studies, the findings support other critics of Chinese public health information in relation to women’s reproductive health. Despite the accessible style, the authors find a highly conservative ideology of womanhood, where the actual nature of cervical cancer, caused by the very common Human Papillomavirus, is obscured in a highly moralized message about sexual abstinence. The film also represents a view of Chinese health services that glosses the difficulty of access for many, as well as public concerns about corruption and clientelism.

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“…Loss of sperm is believed to damage one's health because the reproductive and sexual systems are linked with this spiritual energy, whose loss could result in a sexual performance-related syndrome called shenkui (ie, 肾亏; kidney deficiency). 14 This problem. Influenced by these internalized beliefs, an increasing number of individuals have joined an online community that advocates that masturbation is evil, unhealthy, and immoral and thus must be avoided.…”

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“…12 , 13 Colonnello and Jannini proposed that according to the Chinese philosophical concept of yin and yang, women are regarded as an inexhaustible source of yin (ie, negative, passive, weak, destructive, cold forces identified with the female figure and the night), while men are thought to possess only a limited supply of yang (ie, positive, active, strong, constructive, warm forces identified with the male figure and the day) and that masturbation could cause a loss of yang, which might jeopardize the male's vitality. 14 In Taoist medical philosophy, jing (精; ie, sperm, spiritual energy) resides in the kidneys. Loss of sperm is believed to damage one's health because the reproductive and sexual systems are linked with this spiritual energy, whose loss could result in a sexual performance-related syndrome called shenkui (ie, 肾亏; kidney deficiency).…”

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Development and Validation of the Chinese Version of The Masturbation Beliefs Scale

2022

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Background Negative experiences of and beliefs regarding masturbation frequently affect people's psychological well-being and health behaviors, but there is currently no specific assessment tool to measure Chinese people's beliefs about masturbation. Aim The goal of the present study was to develop a brief scale (the Masturbation Beliefs Scale, BMS) for Chinese university students. Methods The BMS was developed and administered online to 2 different samples, with a total sample of 3,231 respondents (1,527 males and 1,704 females). The items were formulated based on previous qualitative research data. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed. Outcomes The BMS scale contains 3 dimensions with good internal consistency and construct validity, which can well measure Chinese people's belief about masturbation. Results The results of the two samples showed that the 17-item culturally based BMS demonstrated good internal consistency and construct validity. Three factors capturing university students’ beliefs regarding masturbation emerged. The 3 factors were labeled beliefs about male masturbation (BAMM), beliefs about female masturbation (BAFM), and negative affect toward masturbation (NATM). The participants’ culturally based masturbation beliefs were negatively related to independent self-construal and sexual compulsivity. In addition, their culturally based masturbation beliefs consistently predicted their likelihood of premarital sexual behavior. Clinical Translation Clinicians and researchers could utilize this culturally sensitive instrument to evaluate individuals’ experiences of masturbation, which could help clinicians deliver efficacious sex therapy and sexual education to individuals who have misconceptions or phobias regarding masturbation. Strengths and limitations The scale is an innovative tool that measures culturally relevant beliefs regarding masturbation among Chinese students. A limitation of this study is that several constructs were measured by single questions. This may attenuate the estimated correlation since single items are less reliable than multiple-item scales. Conclusion The present research demonstrates that a culturally sensitive scale is necessary to understand the culturally based values that influence university students’ beliefs regarding masturbation and sexual behavior.

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Impact of Chinese Traditional Culture and Related Social Norms on Current Chinese Sexuality and on the Future of Chinese Sexual Medicine

Cited by 19 publications

References 43 publications

Safety and efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine, Qiaoshao formula, combined with dapoxetine in the treatment of premature ejaculation: An open‐label, real‐life, retrospective multicentre study in Chinese men

Safety and efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine, Qiaoshao formula, combined with dapoxetine in the treatment of premature ejaculation: An open‐label, real‐life, retrospective multicentre study in Chinese men

Representing cervical cancer in a government social media health campaign in China: moralizing and abstracting women’s sexual health

Development and Validation of the Chinese Version of The Masturbation Beliefs Scale

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