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Female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) is a disorder characterized by a persistent or recurrent inability to attain sexual arousal or to maintain arousal until the completion of a sexual activity. The diagnosis can also refer to an inadequate lubrication -swelling response normally present during arousal and sexual activity.
Another female sexual pain disorder is vulvodynia, or vulvar vestibulitis when localized to the vulval vestibule. In this condition, women experience burning pain during sex, which seems to be related to problems with the skin in the vulvar and vaginal areas. Its cause is unknown.
Physical arousal caused by PGAD can be very intense and persist for extended periods, days, weeks or years at a time. [3] [4] Symptoms may include pressure, pain, vibrating, pleasure, irritation, clitoral or penile [5] tingling, throbbing, vaginal congestion, vaginal contractions, penile spasms, arousal, clitoral or penile erections, and prolonged spontaneous orgasms. [3]
Vaginismus occurs when penetrative sex or other vaginal penetration cannot be experienced without pain. It is commonly discovered among teenage girls and women in their early twenties, as this is when many girls and young women first attempt to use tampons, have penetrative sex, or undergo a Pap smear. Awareness of vaginismus may not happen ...
Generally, diseases outlined within the ICD-10 codes F52.0-F52.9 within Chapter V: Mental and behavioural disorders should be included in this category. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
A common cause of anorgasmia, in both women and men, is the use of antidepressants, particularly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Though reporting of anorgasmia as a side effect of SSRIs is not precise, studies have found that 17–41% of users of such medications are affected by some form of sexual dysfunction.
Dyspareunia (/ d ɪ s p ə r ˈ u n i ə / dis-pər-OO-nee-ə) is painful sexual intercourse due to somatic or psychological causes. [1] The term dyspareunia covers both female dyspareunia and male dyspareunia, but many discussions that use the term without further specification concern the female type, which is more common than the male type.
Abdominal pain can be related to conditions related to reproductive and urinary tissues and organs. Those with pain in the genital and pelvic regions can have dysfunctional voiding or defecation. Pain in this region of the body can be associated with anxiety, depression and other psycho-social factors.