Female Sexual Dysfunction*
Urologists, behavioral scientists and psychologists are looking at medical, cultural, psychological, and relations reasons for women’s sexual dysfunction, perhaps more accurately termed sexual dissatisfaction. They are emphasizing education and communication between partners. Surveys of women suggest that therapy should focus on women’s physiological needs to experience enjoyable sex instead of medical conditions. Under this view, sexual dissatisfaction is symptomatic of an intimacy problem in which one or both partners fail to communicate their needs.
For some women, dysfunction or dissatisfaction is defined by a loss of interest in sex (low libido) and the inability to become aroused or to achieve orgasm when participating in sex. Many are dissatisfied because their partners are uneducated or inattentive and do not understand female arousal and its anatomical basis. For others, a medical evaluation uncovers a physiological problem that impairs sensitivity.
A survey conducted by the American Medical Association in 1999 indicates that sexual dysfunction affects approximately 43% of women in the United States. Age may not be a significant factor, as women under 20 and over 50 experience problems with arousal, orgasm, and satisfaction. However, there is evidence that the majority of female sexual dysfunction happens after menopause, when hormone production drops and vascular conditions are more common.
* Information provided by the Urology Channel.
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