Introduction The criteria for “female orgasmic disorder”(FOD) assume that low rates of
orgasm are dysfunctional, implying that high rates are functional. Evolutionary theories …

Introduction Since the millennium we have witnessed significant strides in the science and
treatment of female sexual dysfunction (FSD). This forward progress has included (i) the …

The present status of 38 couples who had been treated at a clinic for sexual dysfunction 3
years previously was determined by a self-report assessment battery. The battery consisted …

Introduction Brotto proposes to combine female sexual desire and arousal disorders in the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition. Aim We provide evidence …

Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA The Female
Sexual Functioning Index (FSFI; Rosen et al., 2000) is a self-report measure of sexual …

Introduction Existing definitions of women's sexual disorders are based mainly on genitally
focused events in a linear sequence model (desire, arousal and orgasm). Aim To revise …

Abstract Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) is one of two sexual desire disorders in
the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and is defined by the …

Introduction Women may expel various kinds of fluids during sexual arousal and at orgasm.
Their origins, quantity, compositions, and expulsion mechanisms depend on anatomical and …

The diagnosis and classification of female sexual disorders has undergone significant
changes over the last fifty years as a function of changing societal expectations for female …

Introduction There are little published data on the prevalence of orgasmic difficulties in
representative samples and no longitudinal data on the subject. In addition, our knowledge …