The Four Forms of Sexual Dysfunction
Sexual desire disorder is the lack of sexual desire and / or an aversion to genital sexual contact. People who have a low sex drive or no sex drive at all has a condition called hyproactive sexual desire disorder. People who have hyproactive sexual desire disorder are unreceptive to their partners sexual advances. Some of us participate just to satisfy our partners. We don’t want them to feel like they have done something wrong, so we sometimes as people would say “fake it”. Then there are some people who lack the sex drive because of their partners. Your lack of desire or interest in sex can come from depression, emotional stress, or sometimes marital dissatisfaction just to name a few.
People who have a fear of sex is a more severe problem. This dysfunction is called aversion. People who have this condition often experience emotions ranging from fear to disgust when put in a sexual situation. Most people who suffer from sexual aversion usually has a past of rape or some type of abuse.
Sexual arousal disorder is a persistent inability to attain or maintain an arousal until the completion of the sexual act. Some women may not feel sexually aroused in response to sexual stimulation. This dysfunction is known as female sexual arousal disorder. Women that experience female sexual arousal disorder may be brought on by rape or childhood trauma, resentment towards their partner, or from vaginal dryness. Reduced estrogen production cause vaginal dryness.
The most common reported sexual arousal disorder is the male erectile disorder. Male erectile disorder is when a man tries to get an erection but can’t. Men who get an erection but can’t keep it, may also have male erectile disorder. Male erectile disorder can be physical or psychological, but most of the cases involve some combination of the two. The physical causes may include alcoholism, diabetes, and drugs such as tranquillizers, amphetamines, and blood pressure medication. The problem usually develops gradually over a period of time if the problem is physical. If men wake up in the morning with an erection then more than likely it is not physical.
Orgasmic disorders is a problem with having orgasms. There are three dysfunctions that fall under orgasmic disorders. They are female orgasmic disorder, male orgasmic disorder, and premature ejaculation. Female orgasmic disorder is the most common sexual dysfunction in women. Female orgasmic disorder is the inability to reach orgasm or a delay in reaching orgasm. Under certain circumstances or during a certain type of sexual activities women are sometimes able to have orgasms. Then there are others who can only have orgasms from time to time.
Male orgasmic disorder is the absence of ejaculation or ejaculation that occurs only after trying really hard over an extremely long period of time. Couples have been known to collapse from exhaustion before the male can reach orgasm. Researchers suspect that disorder may be from alcohol or drug use, stressful or traumatic situations, or fear of getting the female pregnant.
Premature ejaculation is a chronic condition in which orgasm and ejaculation occurs with little stimulation. Men have no control over their orgasms if they have premature ejaculation. This is the most common dysfunction in men. Researchers believe that antidepressants are effective in helping some men with this disorder.
Sexual pain disorder is when pain arises due to sexual intercourse. This dysfunction is common in women but infrequent in men. There are two dysfunction that falls under sexual pain disorders. They are dyspareunia and vaginisums.
Genital pain when having sexual intercourse is known as dyspareunia. It is much more common in women. Vaginal infections and inadequate lubrication is the major cause of dyspareunia. Some women experience involuntary muscle contractions tighten and even close the vagina. This makes intercourse painful and sometimes impossible. This dysfunction is known as vaginisums. Vaginisums is sometimes brought on by fear of men.
Sexual dysfunctions are more common than people think. There are medications and therapies out there to help people with these dysfunctions. Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra are all prescribed medications. If you or your partner has any of these dysfunctions, you should see a doctor. I know it is embarrassing but there is help for most of these dysfunctions.
