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Female Sexual Dysfunction

Female Sexual Dysfunction - What Is Sexual Dysfunction?

Sexual dysfunction is usually defined as the persistent impairment of a couple's normal or usual patterns of sexual interest or response. There are four kinds of sexual problems in women

  • Hypoactive sexual desire disorders. If you have a desire disorder you may not be interested in having sex. Or, you may have less desire for sex than you used to.

  • Arousal disorders. When you don't feel a sexual response in your body or you start to respond but can't keep it up, you might have an arousal disorder.

  • Orgasmic disorders. If you can't have an orgasm or you have pain during orgasm, you may have an orgasmic disorder.

  • Sex pain disorders. When you have pain during or after sex, you may have a sex pain disorder. Dyspareunia: recurrent or persistent genital pain associated with sexual intercourse Vaginismus: recurrent or persistent involuntary spasm of the musculature of the outer third the vagina that interferes with vaginal penetration, which causes personal distress.

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