Sexual Disorders and Dysfunction

Sexual Disorders

Sexual disorders are related to a particular phase of the sexual response cycle. Sexual disorders include problems of sexual identity, sexual performance, and sexual aim. It is important to keep in mind that the diagnosis of sexual dysfunction is made only when the disability persists. Any of them could occur occasionally or be caused by a temporary factor such as fatigue, sickness, alcohol, or drugs.

According to DSM-IV (the American Psychiatric Association's classification system) there are a dozen or so sexual disorders. All have to cause marked distress or interpersonal difficulty to rate as disorders. A brief overview follows:

Sexual Disorders	Short Description
List of Sexual Disorders
Paraphilias	Paraphilia is used to indicate sexual arousal in response to sexual objects or situations that are not part of societally normative activity patterns.
Frotteurism	Frotteurism is obtaining sexual arousal and gratification by rubbing one's genitals against others in public places or crowds.
Vaginismus	Vaginismus is an involuntary spasm of the muscles surrounding the vagina that closes the vagina. Vaginismus Treatment and cure
Female Orgasmic Disorder	A lengthy delay or absence of orgasm following a satisfactory excitatory phase.
Sexual Masochism	Sexual masochism involves acts in which a person derives sexual excitement from being humiliated, beaten, bound, or otherwise abused.
Sexual Sadism	Sexual sadism involves acts in which a person derives sexual pleasure from inflicting physical or psychologic suffering on another person.
Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder	A persistently reduced sexual drive or libido, not attributable to depression where there is reduced desire, sexual activity and reduced sexual fantasy.
Transvestic Fetishism	Men with transvestic fetishism are typically heterosexual, and many have been or are married.
Male Erectile Disorder	Inability to gain an erection or inability to maintain an erection once it has occurred.
Sexual Dysfunctions	Sexual dysfunction disorders are generally classified into 4 categories: sexual desire disorders, sexual arousal disorders, orgasm disorders, and sexual pain disorders.
Sexual Aversion Disorder	An avoidance of or aversion to genital sexual contact.
Gender Identity Disorder	Strong and persistent identification of the self with another gender.
Fetishism	People with a fetish experience sexual urges and behavior which are associated with non-living objects. Foot Fetishism, Tickling Fetishism, Wet and Messy Fetishism
Female Sexual Arousal Disorder	A failure of arousal and lubrication/swelling response.
Transvestitism	Cross-dressing by heterosexual males is called transvestic fetishism or transvestitism.
Dyspareunia	Pain during or after sexual intercourse is known as dyspareunia.
Male Orgasmic Disorder	A lengthy delay or absence of orgasm following normal excitation, erection and adequate stimulation.
	Exhibitionism, Voyeurism, Pedophilia, Sexual Addiction, Premature Ejaculation
Sexual Disorder NOS	Many sexual disorders are not classifiable as sexual dysfunctions or paraphilias. These disorders are placed in this residual category.

Some other Sexual Diosrders:

Coprophilia, Coprolalia, Klismaphilia, Urophilia, hypoxyphilia, Acrotomophilia, Apotemnophilia, Ephebophilia, Gerontophilia, Mysophilia, Somnophilia, Troilism, Transsexualism, Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Retrograde ejaculation, Urolagnia

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Sexual Disorders

Paraphilias
Frotteurism
Vaginismus
Vaginismus Treatment and cure
Female Orgasmic Disorder
Sexual Masochism
Sexual Sadism
Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder
Transvestic Fetishism
Male Erectile Disorder
Sexual Dysfunctions
Sexual Aversion Disorder
Gender Identity Disorder
Fetishism
Foot Fetishism
Tickling Fetishism
Wet and Messy Fetishism
Female Sexual Arousal Disorder
Transvestitism
Dyspareunia
Male Orgasmic Disorder
Sexual Disorder NOS
Coprophilia
Coprolalia
Klismaphilia
Urophilia
hypoxyphilia
Acrotomophilia
Apotemnophilia
Ephebophilia
Gerontophilia
Mysophilia
Somnophilia
Troilism
Transsexualism
Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Retrograde ejaculation
Urolagnia

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