What are the symptoms of Female sexual interest/arousal disorder ?

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What are the symptoms of Female sexual interest/arousal disorder ?

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Introduction

The sexual interest/arousal disorder is characterized by a decrease in or absence of sexual interest, initiation of sexual activity, thoughts, pleasure, fantasies; lack of subjective arousal, absence of responsive desire; or physical genital response to non-genital or genital sexual stimulation or both.

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Female sexual interest/arousal disorder is characterized by a decrease or absence of sexual interest and absence of subjective and physical response to sexual stimulation in women. The symptoms of female sexual interest/arousal come and go, some women experience symptoms occasionally, and some show symptoms every time they engage in sexual activity or have intercourse. 

Symptoms of female sexual interest/arousal disorder include:

  • Decreased sexual desire.: Females begin losing interest in sex as a result of stress and anxiety.
  • Decreased sexual excitement or pleasure during sex: They do not feel the excitement and pleasure by sexual stimulation and activities
  • Reduced arousal from internal or external sexual cues: They might feel aroused by cues like psychological intimacy, recalling an erotic fantasy, and reading about enjoyable sex.
  • Few thoughts related to sex: They rarely think about sex.
  • Less initiation of sexual activity: They may be unreceptive to sex initiation attempts by partners and may not initiate sex themselves.
  • Lack of genital or nongenital sensations during sex: When having sex, they might not feel any sensations in their genital area or other erogenous zones.
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