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BASICS
- Sexual dysfunction may be a lifelong problem or may be aquired.
- Approximately 40% of women surveyed in the US have sexual concerns.
- Female sexual dysfunction may present as a lack of sexual desire, impaired arousal, pain with sexual activity, or inability to acheive orgasm.
Description
The American Psychiatric Association guidelines for establishing a diagnosis of sexual dysfuntion require that the problem be recurrent or persistent and that it cause personal distress or interpersonal difficulty.
- 5 major types:
- Disorders of desire: Hypoactive sexual desire with deficient or absent sexual fantasies and desire for sexual activity
- Disorder of arousal: Inability to attain or maintain adequate lubrication/engorgement in response to sexual excitement
- Dyspareunia: Genital pain associated with intercourse
- Vaginismus: Involuntary contractions ...
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