Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
sexual dysfunction
sex·u·al dys·func·tion
Definitions related to sexual dysfunction:
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A problem with any area of a person's sexual response that causes distress.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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Difficulty, lack of desire, or pain associated with coitus.U.S. FDA GlossaryU.S. Food & Drug Administration, 2021
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Disturbances in sexual desire or performance.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Sexual dysfunction, the inability of a person to experience sexual arousal or to achieve sexual satisfaction under appropriate circumstances, as a result of either physical disorder or, more commonly, psychological problems. The most common forms of sexual dysfunction have traditionally been c...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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