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	Female Sexual Dysfunction
		The female sexual dysfunctions may be differentiated significantly from male sexual dysfunctions in relation to their psychological component.
		Female sexual dysfunction is usually found to have less of a physiological basis, and is more frequently related to psychological issues such as dysfunctional relationships and high levels of stress and depression.
		Female sexual arousal disorder refers to when there is an inhibition in a woman’s ability for arousal, resulting in an inadequate sexual response during sexual activity.
	www.psychtreatment.com /female_sexual_dysfunction.htm (537 words)

	Female Sexual Arousal Disorder: Encyclopedia of Medicine
		Female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) occurs when a woman is continually unable to attain or maintain arousal and lubrication during intercourse, is unable to reach orgasm, or has no desire for sexual intercourse.
		It is also called "frigidity." Other terms for the disorder include dyspareunia and vaginismus, both of which involve pain during intercourse.
		A woman may have no desire for sex, or may not be able to maintain arousal, or may be unable to reach orgasm.
	health.enotes.com /medicine-encyclopedia/female-sexual-arousal-disorder (692 words)

	News - Women's Health - Stanford University School of Medicine
		Peripheral arousal disorder occurs when a woman is aware of feelings of pleasure in her mind while simultaneously experiencing a decrease in or lack of genital lubrication, swelling, or sensation of genital tingling/warmth.
		Combined sexual arousal disorder is when both the genital and mental response to sexual stimulation is lacking or absent.
		A woman with sexual arousal disorder should be evaluated by a clinician who is familiar with the field of female sexual health.
	womenshealth.stanford.edu /femalesexualhealth.html (876 words)

	Glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		During sexual arousal, the smooth muscles within the clitoris relax and the arterial wall dilates, increasing blood flow.
		A woman's difficulty or inability to achieve blood flow to the clitoris is a symptom of female sexual arousal disorder.
		Female Sexual Dysfunction or FSD — The persistent inability to attain or maintain adequate genital lubrication or swelling responses resulting in personal distress.
	www.womenssexualhealth.com /glossary.shtml (699 words)

	Female Sexual Arousal Disorder and Female Orgasmic Disorder
		In terms of the presentation of both female sexual arousal disorder and female orgasmic disorder, they may be lifelong or acquired, and they may occur in all situations or be situation-specific (e.g., with a spouse but not with a different partner).
		The length of time the disorder has been in place and the extent to which it is partner- or situation-specific, as opposed to occurring in all situations, may be determined by different etiological factors and may influence the intervention strategy chosen to treat the disorder.
		Female sexual arousal disorder is defined as “persistent or recurrent inability to attain, or maintain until completion of the sexual activity, an adequate lubrication-swelling response of sexual excitement” (American Psychiatric Association 1994, p.
	www.health.am /sex/more/female_sexual_dysfunction (861 words)

	Female sexual arousal disorder - Definition, Description, Causes and symptoms, Demographics, Diagnosis, Treatments, ...
		Female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) refers to the persistent or recurrent inability of a woman to achieve or maintain an adequate lubrication-swelling response during sexual activity.
		Normally, when a woman is aroused and sexually excited, the first physiological change that she experiences is expansion of the blood vessels in the pelvic region, allowing more blood to flow to her lower abdomen and genitals.
		FSAD is usually diagnosed when a woman reports her concerns to her doctor, usually a gynecologist (a doctor who specializes in women's health issues); although she may also discuss it with a family doctor or a psychotherapist.
	www.minddisorders.com /Del-Fi/Female-sexual-arousal-disorder.html (1677 words)

	Female sexual arousal disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Female sexual arousal disorder is the condition of decreased, insufficient, or absent lubrication in females during sex, even despite normal sexual arousal.
		It is sometimes used in reference to, and sometimes differentiated from, hypoactive sexual desire disorder, which is the condition of decreased interest in sexual intercourse, sexual activity, and sexual contact in females.
		Female Sexual Arousal Disorder and Female Orgasmic Disorder
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Female_sexual_arousal_disorder (1126 words)

	eMJA: Arousal disorders in women: complaints and complexities (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Female sexual arousal disorders constitute a varied spectrum of difficulties, ranging from the total absence of genital or subjective pleasurable arousal to feelings of persistent genital arousal in the absence of sexual desire.
		Female sexual arousal disorder has been defined as "the persistent or recurrent inability to attain or maintain sufficient sexual excitement, causing personal distress, which may be expressed as a lack of subjective excitement or genital lubrication/swelling or other somatic responses".
		On the other hand, she may be motivated to resist sexual arousal in order to thwart a partner, avoid flashbacks associated with past sexual abuse, or to resist feelings of loss of control associated with sexual abandonment.
	www.mja.com.au /public/issues/178_12_160603/lei10725_fm-1.html (1761 words)

	Sexual Disorders
		Sexual dysfunctions are disorders related to a particular phase of the sexual response cycle.
		Female sexual arousal disorder is described as the inability of a woman to complete sexual activity with adequate lubrication.
		Female orgasmic disorder occurs when there is a significant delay or total absence of orgasm associated with the sexual activity.
	www.athealth.com /Consumer/disorders/Sexual.html (636 words)

	sexual disorders
		FSAD is the inhibition of the general arousal aspect of sexual response.
		Female Orgasmic Disorder is the impairment of the orgastic component of the female sexual response.
		Male Orgasmic Disorder is an involuntary inhibition of the male orgastic reflex.
	www.crescentlife.com /disorders/sexual_disorders.htm (1861 words)

	Clinical Trial: Ginkgo Biloba: Antidepressant-Induced Sexual Dysfunction
		Female sexual arousal involves a complex interplay of these very actions - the relaxation of smooth muscle tissue and the inflow of blood to the genital region.
		Moreover, given that the mechanisms hypothesized to facilitate female sexual function are operative at a peripheral rather than a central (i.e., neurotransmitter) level, it is unlikely that GBE would adversely impact the mood-alleviating therapeutic effects of antidepressant medications that are believed to be centrally mediated.
		Patients with Vaginismus, Sexual Aversion Disorder, or Dyspareunia (unless the Dyspareunia is secondary to Female Sexual Arousal Disorder and is reversed with the use of a sexual lubricant).
	www.clinicaltrials.gov /show/NCT00034021 (1238 words)

	Female arousal disorder
		Female sexual dysfunction represents a family of conditions that have few pharmacological therapies.
		Approximately 20% of women with female sexual dysfunction suffer arousal disorder characterized by either a failure of vaginal engorgement/lubrication or an altered appraisal of arousal, and it has been suggested that treatments of female arousal disorder represent a market of similar size to that of erectile dysfunction.
		Subjective reports of sexual arousal were significantly increased with exposure to the erotic stimuli, however despite the increase in blood flow associated with drug treatment a corresponding increase in sexual arousal was not reported.
	www.bioportfolio.com /LeadDiscovery/PubMed-100217.htm (673 words)

	Sexual
		The clinician's judgment of this is based on her sexual experience, adequacy of foreplay and norms for her age.
		The clinician's judgment of this is based on the man's age and the adequacy of duration, focus and intensity of sexual activity.
		The objects are not used solely in cross-dressing (female clothing in Transvestic Fetishism) and are not equipment intended to stimulate the genitals (such as a vibrator).
	www.geocities.com /morrison94/Sexual.htm (1981 words)

	Sexual Arousal Disorder - Come with Sexual Arousal Disorder at our site. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Sexual arousal disorder is a disease which is usually termed as the inability to attain or sustain distinctive responses to sexual stimulation.
		The term sexual arousal disorder is habitually used to identify women, as the term impotency (erectile dysfunction) is applied for men, predominantly those with symptoms of sexual disorders such as Lack of vaginal dilation or lengthening,
		Probable reasons of sexual arousal disorder includes psychological and emotional issues, for example, anger depression, and stress; relationship factors, such as lack of trust or conflict; and medical factors, as for instance depleted hormones, reduced regional blood flow, and nerve damage.
	www.agoodworld.com /sexual-arousal-disorder.html (279 words)

	Sexual Dysfunction in Women - NYU Medical Center, NYU Hospital, New York, NY
		Current conventional treatments for sexual dysfunction in women are limited, except when a simple fixable cause is present (e.g., use of an antidepressant in the SSRI category).
		One small double-blind, crossover study of yohimbine combined with arginine found an increase in measured physical arousal among 23 women with female sexual arousal disorder as compared to placebo.
		In another study, ephedrine improved female sexual dysfunction caused by SSRI antidepressants, but so did placebo, and there was no significant difference between the benefits seen with the two treatments.
	www.med.nyu.edu /patientcare/library/article.html?ChunkIID=21482 (1429 words)

	Female Sexual Arousal Disorder: Symptom, Cause and Treatment
		The main feature of female sexual arousal disorder is an inability to achieve and progress through the stages of "normal" female arousal.
		The sexual dysfunction is not better accounted for by another mental disorder (except another sexual dysfunction) and is not due exclusively to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition.
		Most of the treatments for sexual arousal disorders are still in the experimental stages, although a variety of products are being evaluated for their effectiveness in increasing blood flow to the genitalia and facilitating lubrication.
	www.depression-guide.com /female-sexual-arousal-disorder.htm (532 words)

	Frequently Asked Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Female Sexual Arousal Disorder is characterized by one or more of the following symptoms: inability to experience an orgasm or lack of lubrication, often causing painful intercourse and/or lack of desire/decreased libido.
		Vibrators may cause sexual stimulation in women who do not have arousal disorder because they are designed for use after sexual arousal has occurred and the vagina is already naturally lubricated.
		In fact, women experiencing painful intercourse due to arousal disorder may find that using a vibrator is just as painful as natural intercourse.
	www.womenssexualhealth.com /faqs.shtml (942 words)

	Sexual dysfunction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sexual dysfunction or sexual malfunction (see also sexual function) is difficulty during any stage of the sexual act (which includes desire, arousal, orgasm, and resolution) that prevents the individual or couple from enjoying sexual activity.
		Sexual arousal disorders were previously known as frigidity in women and impotence in men, though these have now been replaced with less judgmental terms.
		Sexual pain disorders affect women almost exclusively and are known as dyspareunia (painful intercourse) and vaginismus (an involuntary spasm of the muscles of the vaginal wall that interferes with intercourse).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sexual_disorder (1387 words)

	Female Sexual Dysfunction
		Female Sexual Dysfunction is now recognized by physicians, psychologists, marriage counselors and other healthcare workers as a medical condition that can seriously harm a marriage and possibly lead to a divorce.
		Female Sexual Dysfunction includes a variety of disorders that are related to desire for sex, arousal during sexual activity, problems with orgasm or pain during sexual activity.
		If a woman’s sexual concerns are recurring in nature and cause her personal distress, she may indeed have female sexual dysfunction.
	www.femalesexualdysfunction.net (965 words)

	Female Sexual Arousal Disorder
		The Female Sexual Medicine Center at UCLA is conducting a research study of an investigational cream versus placebo for the treatment of Female Sexual Arousal Disorder.
		Female Sexual Arousal Disorder: The persistent or recurrent inability to attain or maintain sufficient sexual excitement causing personal distress.
		You are female between the ages of 21 to 50 years of age.
	womenshealth.med.ucla.edu /patients/fsmc.htm (162 words)

	Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The essential feature of Female Sexual Arousal Disorder is a persistent or recurrent inability to attain, or to maintain until completion of the sexual activity, an adequate lubrication-swelling response of sexual excitement (Criterion A).
		The arousal response consists of vasocongestion in the pelvis, vaginal lubrication and expansion, and swelling of the external genitalia.
		The appropriate diagnosis would be Sexual Dysfunction Due to a General Medical Condition when the dysfunction is judged to be due exclusively to the physiological effects of a specified general medical condition (e.g., menopausal or postmenopausal reductions in estrogen levels, atrophic vaginitis, diabetes mellitus, radiotherapy of the pelvis).
	www.recurrentdepression.com /site/more/154 (690 words)

	Female Sexual Arousal Disorder
		When a woman is sexually aroused, increased blood flow to the genital area readies her body for intercourse.
		FSAD may be caused by a range of physical and/or psychological conditions, although the cause-and-effect relationship is not well understood.
		Women with long-term FSAD may simply be unaware of genital anatomy and function and, therefore, also not aware of effective arousal patterns and techniques.
	www.healthatoz.com /healthatoz/Atoz/dc/caz/repr/sexi/spwomenfasd.jsp (469 words)

	New Gel May Improve Women's Sexual Arousal
		"Female sexual arousal disorder is a common yet largely undertreated condition," says researcher Stephanie Kuffel, PhD, an instructor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle.
		Though further research is needed, "these results with Alista appear encouraging for the treatment of premenopausal women with female sexual arousal disorder," she says.
		About 20% of American women have female sexual arousal disorder, according to the study, making it one of the most common sexual dysfunction disorders in women.
	www.webmd.com /content/article/96/103655.htm (310 words)

	Sexual Arousal Disorders
		Erectile Dysfunction - The evaluation and treatment of erectile dysfunction is one of the most challenging problems in medicine, for it demands a knowledge and sympathetic understanding of both mind and body and the complex relationship between the two.
		Female Sexual Arousal Disorder - Female Sexual Arousal Disorder is described as the inability of a woman to complete sexual activity with adequate lubrication.
		Male Erectile Disorder - Is the recurrent inability to achieve or maintain an adequate erection until completion of sexual activity.
	www.nurses.info /mental_health_sexual_arousal.htm (221 words)

	Female Sexual Arousal Disorder, Positive Femprox Study Results (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The multi-center study was randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, and designed to investigate the efficacy and safety of three strengths of the Femprox® cream in pre-menopausal and post-menopausal women diagnosed with female sexual arousal disorder ("FSAD").
		Approximately 47 million American women are estimated to suffer from female sexual disorder, with symptoms that may include the inability to experience sexual arousal or orgasm as well as lack of sexual interest or painful intercourse.
		The FSAD market is projected to be a multibillion-dollar business opportunity, comparable in size to, if not larger than, the male erectile dysfunction market.
	www.pharma-lexicon.com /medicalnews.php?newsid=24977 (633 words)

	Generic Viagra: Female Viagra, Citrate Sildenafil, Alternative Viagra (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD) affects up to 25 percent of all American women, or an estimated 47 million women who describe their sexual dysfunction as being "unable to get turned on" or being continually uninterested in sex.
		She explained that her sexual desire was unaffected by her medication, however, genital sensitivity had significantly decreased following SSRI therapy.
		Effect of sildenafil on subjective and physiologic parameters of the female sexual response in women with sexual arousal disorder.
	www.womenshealth.com /library/sildenafil.html (670 words)

	Female Sexual Problems Other Than Arousal Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Women with this disorder experience a persistent lack of sexual desire or appetite, absence of sexual fantasies and complete lack of interest in and avoidance of sexual contact with a partner.
		For women who have passed menopause, and therefore have lower blood levels of the female hormone estrogen in their bodies, estrogen replacement therapy or topical creams may be helpful.
		Women with this disorder are aroused by sexual stimulation but then are unable to cross the threshold from arousal to climax, or orgasm.
	www.adventisthealthcare.com /AHC/Atoz/dc/caz/repr/sexi/spwomen.asp (656 words)

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