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Frigidity, also known as HSDD is hypoactive sexual desire disorder is more common sexual problem in women than it was previously thought to be. |
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| HSDD is a deficiency or absence of sexual fantasies and desire for sexual activity, as defined by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). According to the survey 37% of women think about sex a few times a month and only 33% think about sex 2-3 times a week or more. |
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| Happier women seem to think about sex more often than unhappy women. |
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| A recent survey (conducted by Laumann and colleagues at the University of Chicago) of American women (ages 18-59) found that the most common sexual problem in women is hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), more commonly referred to as low sex drive or libido (33.4%), followed by difficulty with orgasm (24.1%). Pain during intercourse--which occurs in 14.4% of women--was the only condition to show a relationship to age -- it decreases as women get older. |
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| Difficulty with orgasm, or female orgasmic disorder, is a persistent delay or absence of orgasm. The survey states that 29% of women say they always have orgasms during sex and 40% say they are physically satisfied with their partners. |
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| There are wide variations in sexual functioning, and there is no certain level of sexual function that is to be considered 'normal.' If a woman experiences a sexual problem that troubles her, then it is a problem that needs to be addressed. |
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