Sexual Problems: How Distressing?

U.S. survey results show that sexual problems in women are common but often are not distressing.

Female sexual dysfunction has received renewed interest among healthcare providers as women have become more comfortable discussing their sexual difficulties and requesting therapy. Sexual problems — low desire or arousal, orgasmic dysfunction, and painful intercourse — collectively affect more than 40% of U.S. women. How often sexual problems are accompanied by distress, however, is unclear. In an industry-funded survey sent to 50,000 households constituting a demographically balanced research panel, investigators evaluated prevalence of self-reported sexual problems and related personal distress in more than 31,000 female respondents 18 or older (mean age, 49; 81% white; 70% currently with partner; 62% premenopausal). Sexual problems were…

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Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD

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Editorial BoardsContraception; Menopause; Contraceptive Technology Update; OBG Management; Medscape OB/GYN & Women’s Health

Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD

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Grant/Research SupportMerck, Mithra, Medicines360

Editorial BoardsContraception; Menopause; Contraceptive Technology Update; OBG Management; Medscape OB/GYN & Women’s Health

Sandra Ann Carson, MD

Sexual Problems: How Distressing?

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