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Hypoactive sexual desire disorder

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hypoactive sexual desire disorder
class of disease
Subclass ofpsychosexual disorder, sexual dysfunction, disease Edit
Facet givewomen's health Edit
Dem name afterhypo- Edit
Health specialtypsychiatry, clinical psychology, gynaecology Edit
Possible treatmentpsychotherapy Edit
Drug or therapy used for treatmentyohimbine Edit
ICD-9-CM302.71 Edit
NCI Thesaurus IDC94337 Edit
Opposite ofhypersexuality Edit

Hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), hyposexuality, anaa inhibited sexual desire (ISD) sam times be considered a sexual dysfunction, wey e be characterized as a lack anaa absence of sexual fantasies den desire for sexual activity, as judged by a clinician. For dis to be regarded as a disorder, e for cause marked distress anaa interpersonal difficulties den no be better accounted for by anoda mental disorder, a drug (legal anaa illegal), anaa sam oda medical condition. A person plus ISD no go start, anaa respond to dema partner ein desire for, sexual activity.[1] HSDD dey affect approximately 10% of all pre-menopausal women insyd de United States, anaa about 6 million women,[2] den 1.5% of men.

Der be various subtypes. HSDD fi be general (general lack of sexual desire) anaa situational (still get sexual desire buh dey lack sexual desire for current partner), wey e fi be acquired (na HSDD start after a period of normal sexual functioning) anaa lifelong (de person always get no/low sexual desire).

Insyd de DSM-5, na dem spilt HSDD into male hypoactive sexual desire disorder[3] den female sexual interest/arousal disorder.[4] Na dem first include am insyd de DSM-III under de name inhibited sexual desire disorder,[5] buh na dem change de name insyd de DSM-III-R. Oda terms dem use to describe de phenomenon dey include sexual aversion den sexual apathy.[1] More informal anaa colloquial terms be frigidity den frigidness.[6]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Inhibited sexual desire". University of Maryland Medical Center (in English). Archived from the original on 2017-07-01. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  2. Frellick, Marcia. "FDA Approves New Libido-Boosting Drug for Premenopausal Women". Medscape. WebMD LLC. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. American Psychiatric Association, ed. (2013). "Male Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, 302.71 (F52.0)". Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. American Psychiatric Publishing. pp. 440–443.
  4. American Psychiatric Association, ed. (2013). "Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder, 302.72 (F52.22)". Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition. American Psychiatric Publishing. pp. 433–437.
  5. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (3rd ed.). Washington DC: American Psychiatric Association. 1980.
  6. Munjack, Dennis, and Pamela Kanno. "An overview of outcome on frigidity: treatment effects and effectiveness." Comprehensive Psychiatry 17.3 (1976): 401-413.

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