Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is defined as any distress that is the result of sexual pain, orgasm difficulties, and/or altered sexual interest or arousal.
Overview. Persistent, recurrent problems with sexual response, desire, orgasm or pain — that distress you or strain your relationship with your partner — are known medically as sexual dysfunction.
Sexual dysfunction generally is classified into four categories:Desire disorders: lack of sexual desire or interest in sex.Arousal disorders: inability to become physically aroused or excited during sexual activity.Orgasm disorders: delay or absence of orgasm (climax).Pain disorders: pain during intercourse.
261), in DSM-5 sexual dysfunction is defined as “a clinically significant disturbance in a person's ability to respond sexually or to experience sexual pleasure” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013, p. 423).
Sexual dysfunction — which includes problems with desire, arousal, orgasm, and resolution — is common in both women and men. In fact, 43 percent of women, and 31 percent of men, report some degree of sexual dysfunction, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
The American Psychiatric Association's (2013) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) describes 10 sexual dysfunctions: delayed ejaculation, erectile disorder, male hypoactive sexual desire disorder, premature (early) ejaculation, female orgasmic disorder, female sexual interest/ ...