sexual dysfunction

sexual dysfunction
[DSM-IV] any of a group of sexual disorders characterized by disturbance either of sexual desire or of the psychophysiological changes that usually characterize sexual response. Included are sexual desire disorders, sexual arousal disorders, orgasmic disorders, sexual pain disorders, substance-induced sexual dysfunction, and sexual dysfunction due to a general medical condition.

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