COLLAB 2D03 : 2D03- Sexual Dysfunctions Chapter 13.doc
11 May 2014
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Persistent or recurrent difficulties in sexual desire or becoming sexually aroused or. Too tired and too busy are top two. Apa diagnostic & statistical manual of mental disorders 2000 (4th ed) 4 categories: sexual desire disorders, sexual arousal disorders, orgasmic disorders, sexual pain disorders. Persistent or recurrent lack of sexual desire or aversion to sexual contact: hypoactive sexual desire disorder. Appreciate affection and intimacy but no interest in genital stimulation. Issues: no standard definition of low sexual desire and many impose a male model of what is normal sexually on women. Hormonal deficiencies, anxiety, depression, dissatisfaction with relationship, all contribute to lack of desire. Testosterone deficiencies, thyroid overactivity/underactivity, temporal lobe epilepsy, hypogonadism. Medications- for anxiety, hypertension: sexual aversion disorder. Some researchers consider it to be a sexual phobia or sexual panic state. Intense, irrational fears of sexual contact or desire to avoid sexual situations. History of erectile dysfunction (male: sexual arousal disorders.
