General Information About Sexual Dysfunction
Disease Details and Frequently Asked Questions
It encompasses persistent or recurrent difficulties experienced during any phase of sexual desire, arousal, orgasm, or resolution, which cause distress to the individual.
Diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases, hormonal imbalances (low testosterone), neurological diseases, and certain medications (especially antidepressants) directly impair sexual function.
Stress, performance anxiety, communication problems with the partner, past sexual traumas, and depression are the most important psychological triggers.
In men, erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation; in women, low libido, inability to orgasm, and vaginismus (inability to engage in intercourse) are the most frequently encountered conditions.
The patient's detailed medical, psychological, and sexual history is taken. To rule out physical causes, hormone tests, blood sugar measurements, and pelvic/urological examinations are performed.
For physical problems, hormone supplements or medications that regulate blood flow are prescribed. For psychologically based issues, lasting success is achieved through clinical sexual therapy attended as a couple.
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