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Electric pulses on clitoris can jumpstart women’s low sex drive: study

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A new treatment that sounds shocking might actually help women who experience low sex drive.

Electrical impulses on the dorsal genital nerve around the clitoris have been shown to stimulate sexual arousal in women — including patients with severe spinal-cord injuries.

The research, conducted at the University of Michigan, included nine participants in three groups: three women who had some level of sexual dysfunction, three with a spinal-cord injury and three with neither sexual dysfunction nor a spinal-cord injury.

All nine participants completed one session of clitoral stimulation, and five of them completed a second session. Each session lasted about 30 minutes.

During the sessions, when two electrodes about the size of a quarter were placed on either side of the clitoris, the participants reported sensations including “tingling,” “pulsation” and “lubrication,” but no pain or discomfort.

Before and after each session, the women rated their level of sexual arousal on a five-point scale. The women without spinal cord injuries noted a one- or two-point increase in arousal after their sessions.

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But the women with spinal cord injuries reported a substantial two- or three-point jump in their levels of sexual arousal following clitoral stimulation.

The researchers noted that their study — which has not yet been peer-reviewed or published — was limited by the small number of participants and by the lack of audio-visual materials, which makes it difficult to compare their results with other studies that included pornography or other sexual materials.

Estimates vary, but about 27 percent of premenopausal women have some degree of low sexual desire, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Other estimates state that one in three women experience periods of low libido at some point during their lives.

Illness, surgery, use of street drugs or alcohol, prescription medications such as antidepressants, stress or fatigue can contribute to a loss of sexual desire in both men and women, according to the Mayo Clinic.

The type of nerve stimulation used in this research, often referred to as neuromodulation, has been used to treat a number of other conditions, particularly neurological and psychiatric or behavioral disorders.

Neuromodulation has shown some promise in treating movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, pain and depression, and is often used off-label for other neurologic conditions, according to a 2022 report in the journal Neurology.

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL SELECTION)

 

OECS MSME Guarantee Facility Project

Loan No.: IDA-62670, IDA-62660, IDA-62640, IBRD-88830, IDA-62650

Assignment Title: Senior Operating Officer (SOO)

Reference No. KN-ECPCGC-207852-CS-INDV

 

The Governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines have received financing in the amount of US$10 million equivalent from the World Bank towards the cost of establishing a partial credit guarantee scheme, and they intend to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, and consulting services to be procured under this project. 

The consultant will serve as the “Senior Operating Officer (SOO)” for the ECPCGC and should possess extensive knowledge of MSME lending with some direct experience lending to Micro, small and medium-sized businesses, knowledge of the internal control processes necessary for a lending operation and the ability to design and implement risk mitigation procedures. The ideal candidate should possess an Undergraduate Degree from a reputable college or university, preferably in Business, Accounting, Banking or related field, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in lending, inclusive of MSME lending. The initial employment period will be for two years on a contractual basis. Renewal of the contract will be subject to a performance evaluation at the end of the contractual period. The assignment is expected to begin on September 30th, 2021.  The consultant will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the ECPCGC.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be viewed by following the attached link below. 

 

https://bit.ly/3iVannm

 

The Eastern Caribbean Partial Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECPCGC) now invites eligible “Consultants” to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have:

  • An Undergraduate Degree from a reputable college or university, preferably in Business, Finance, Banking or related field; and
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in MSME lending. Applicants should also have:
  • The ability to design and implement risk management procedures 
  • Extensive knowledge of MSME lending with some direct experience lending to small and medium-sized businesses
  • Extensive knowledge of MSME banking operations
  • Knowledge of the internal controls necessary for a lending operation and the ability to design and implement risk management procedures
  • Experience developing and presenting information in public, including responding to questions in real-time
  • Experience lending to MSMEs located in the ECCU
  • Knowledge of marketing and communicating with the MSME sector
  • Ability to draft procedures to be used in a lending operation
  • Familiarity with the mechanics of a loan guarantee program
  • Exceptional written, oral, interpersonal, and presentation skills, and
  • Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite.

The attention of interested Individual Consultants is drawn to Section III, Paragraphs 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers July 2016, [revised November 2017] (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Approved Selection Method for Individual Consultants set out in the clause 7.34 of the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers. 

 

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 0800 to 1700 hours:

Eastern Caribbean Partial Credit Guarantee Corporation

Brid Rock, Basseterre,

St. Kitts.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form by e-mail by August 11th, 2021, to [email protected]

 

For further information, please contact:

Carmen Gomez-Trigg                                                            Bernard Thomas

Chief Executive Officer                                                          Chief Financial Officer

Tel: 868-620-8144                                                                  Tel: 869-765-2385

Email: [email protected]                                          [email protected]