Exploring the intersection of female sexology and visual arts

Female sexology is the scientific and scholarly study of human sexuality a multidisciplinary research area influenced by visual arts which, comprise all non-textual media, prioritizing moving images (film and video), photography, and the installation art context.

The review aims to improve doctors' understanding of intersection of female sexology and visual arts. Thereby providing a framework for analyzing representations of female sexuality in art, by highlighting key themes and debates.

A comprehensive search approach was utilized to get research papers from the following databases: PubMed (MEDLINE), Scopus, and Web of Science. Google Scholar was also manually searched. The search results were imported into Rayyan reference management and evaluated against the established inclusion criteria. The articles' quality was appraised using the appropriate JBI checklist (ie, in accordance with the study design), and the evidence was graded using the JBI grades of recommendation.

Through scholarly writings, a contemporary artistic research project, and finished visual artworks, the goal is to consider how the visual arts and visual art practices can respond to or engage with female sexology. Academic perspective offers up thoughts on definitions, positions, and considerations within this interdisciplinary field. Artistic perspective opens up space for wondering, questioning, and reflecting on other potential considerations, protocols, and positions within this field. Finally, finished artworks offer one potential approach to the visual art practice's engagement with female sexology. Through scholarly writings, artistic research process, and finished visual artworks, the intersection of female sexology and visual arts has begun to be explored.

visual arts has an imperative role in female sexology. The study suggests an interdisciplinary approach to managing female sexology, integrating visual arts.