sexual dysfunction
Intimacy performance problems
Sexual dysfunction is impaired ability to experience sexual desire, arousal, or satisfaction.
The term covers a range of conditions: erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, inability to orgasm, painful intercourse, or persistent lack of interest in sex.
Causes may be physical, psychological, or both.
The medication lists sexual dysfunction as a possible side effect.
Lack of strength or power
- libidoInnate erotic drive
- premature ejaculationOrgasm occurring too quickly
- vaginismusInvoluntary vaginal muscle contraction
- infertilityInability to reproduce
hormonal imbalance · testosterone · estrogen · prostate · diabetes · cardiovascular · neurological · endocrine
Persistent apprehensive distress
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- self-esteemOne's sense of worth
performance anxiety · self-consciousness · inadequacy · stress · depression · trauma · fear · body image
Curative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- sexologyScientific study of sexuality
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- SSRIsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
Viagra · Cialis · hormone therapy · lubricants · injections · pelvic floor exercises · CBT · psychotherapy
Intense wanting
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- closenessState of proximity
- connectionA joining or relation
- trustConfidence in another
communication · touch · affection · partnership · bonding · romance · sensuality · foreplay
impotence
Lack of strength or power
- libidoInnate erotic drive
- premature ejaculationOrgasm occurring too quickly
- vaginismusInvoluntary vaginal muscle contraction
infertility · hormonal imbalance · testosterone · estrogen · prostate · diabetes · cardiovascular · neurological · endocrine · menopause
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
self-esteem · performance anxiety · self-consciousness · inadequacy · stress · depression · trauma · fear · body image · guilt
therapy
Curative mental treatment
- counselingProfessional guidance for problems
- sexologyScientific study of sexuality
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
SSRIs · Viagra · Cialis · hormone therapy · lubricants · injections · pelvic floor exercises · CBT · psychotherapy · couples therapy
desire
Intense wanting
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- closenessState of proximity
- connectionA joining or relation
trust · communication · touch · affection · partnership · bonding · romance · sensuality · foreplay · emotional intimacy
- reproductive healthpregnancy, infertility, childbirth, male infertility, fertility rates
- sex edsex education, sex ed, puberty, consent education, contraception
- sexologysexology, Kinsey Report, arousal, libido, sex therapy
- dysfunctionsorgan failure, heart failure, kidney failure, liver failure, respiratory failure
- Men's Healthprostate cancer, low testosterone, testosterone, male infertility, testicular cancer
- Mental Disordersschizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, PTSD
sexual dysfunctionsexual health
Care of intimate functions
potency · virility · erectile function · arousal · fertility
sexual, pansexual, sexuality, bisexual, homosexual, asexual, sexually, dysfunction, dysfunctional