Book contents
- Textbook of Contraception, Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Textbook of Contraception, Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Copyright page
- Contents
- About the Authors
- Contributors
- Section 1 Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Public Health Aspects and Prevention in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
- Section 2 Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
- Section 3 Sexual Healthcare
- Section 3A Sexual Dysfunction and Counselling
- Chapter 46 Sexual Counselling
- Chapter 47 Disorders of Desire, Arousal and Orgasm in the Female
- Chapter 48 Sexual Pain Disorders in the Female
- Chapter 49 Vulvodynia
- Chapter 50 Disorders of Desire, Arousal and Orgasm in the Male
- Section 3B Sexual Healthcare along the Life Course
- Section 4 Sexual and Reproductive Health Indicators and Policies
- Index
- References
Chapter 50 - Disorders of Desire, Arousal and Orgasm in the Male
from Section 3A - Sexual Dysfunction and Counselling
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 January 2024
- Textbook of Contraception, Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Textbook of Contraception, Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Copyright page
- Contents
- About the Authors
- Contributors
- Section 1 Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Public Health Aspects and Prevention in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
- Section 2 Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
- Section 3 Sexual Healthcare
- Section 3A Sexual Dysfunction and Counselling
- Chapter 46 Sexual Counselling
- Chapter 47 Disorders of Desire, Arousal and Orgasm in the Female
- Chapter 48 Sexual Pain Disorders in the Female
- Chapter 49 Vulvodynia
- Chapter 50 Disorders of Desire, Arousal and Orgasm in the Male
- Section 3B Sexual Healthcare along the Life Course
- Section 4 Sexual and Reproductive Health Indicators and Policies
- Index
- References
Summary
Since the publication of Masters and Johnson’s Human Sexual Inadequacy in the 1970s, the general term sexual dysfunction became part of the vocabulary of clinical medicine and generally refers to sexual behaviour. Sexual functioning requires an integration of neurological, vascular and endocrine systems and interpretation in the brain. As a complex biopsychosocial process, in addition to the biological factors, including health and psychological status of the person/couple (mood, personality traits), and psychosocial factors like religious beliefs, personal experience, ethnicity and socio-demographic conditions play an important role in sexual functioning and satisfaction. It is important to keep in mind that sexual satisfaction does not always correlate with sexual function. Furthermore, partnered sexual activity involves interpersonal relationships and the unique attitudes, needs and responses of each of the partners. A problem in any of these areas may lead to sexual complaints or dysfunctions [1].
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- Textbook of Contraception, Sexual and Reproductive Health , pp. 317 - 332Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024