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Sexual aversion disorder

MedGen UID:
48644
•Concept ID:
C0036903
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Aversion Disorders, Sexual; Disorders, Sexual Aversion; Sexual Aversion Disorder; Sexual Aversion Disorders
SNOMED CT: Sexual aversion (55728007); Sexual aversion disorder (55728007)

Definition

A disorder characterized by recurrent or persistent extreme aversion to, and avoidance of, all genital contact with a sexual partner. The aversion to sexual contact is not attributable to another psychiatric disorder. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSexual aversion disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Female sexual disorders: assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.
Kingsberg SA, Knudson G
CNS Spectr 2011 Feb;16(2):49-62. doi: 10.1017/S109285291200017X. PMID: 24725342
The DSM diagnostic criteria for sexual aversion disorder.
Brotto LA
Arch Sex Behav 2010 Apr;39(2):271-7. doi: 10.1007/s10508-009-9534-2. PMID: 19784769
Evaluation and treatment of female sexual disorders.
Kingsberg S, Althof SE
Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 2009 May;20 Suppl 1:S33-43. doi: 10.1007/s00192-009-0833-x. PMID: 19440781

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Prevalence and risk of developing sexual dysfunction in women with multiple sclerosis (MS): a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Yazdani A, Ebrahimi N, Mirmosayyeb O, Ghajarzadeh M
BMC Womens Health 2023 Jul 4;23(1):352. doi: 10.1186/s12905-023-02501-1. PMID: 37403051Free PMC Article
Sexual dysfunction: a neglected complication of panic disorder and social phobia.
Figueira I, Possidente E, Marques C, Hayes K
Arch Sex Behav 2001 Aug;30(4):369-77. doi: 10.1023/a:1010257214859. PMID: 11446198
Sexual dysfunction following vulvectomy.
Green MS, Naumann RW, Elliot M, Hall JB, Higgins RV, Grigsby JH
Gynecol Oncol 2000 Apr;77(1):73-7. doi: 10.1006/gyno.2000.5745. PMID: 10739693
The relationship between worry, sexual aversion, and low sexual desire.
Katz RC, Jardine D
J Sex Marital Ther 1999 Oct-Dec;25(4):293-6. doi: 10.1080/00926239908404006. PMID: 10546167
Sexual dysfunction, Part I: Classification, etiology, and pathogenesis.
Halvorsen JG, Metz ME
J Am Board Fam Pract 1992 Jan-Feb;5(1):51-61. PMID: 1561922

Diagnosis

Is Sexual Aversion a Distinct Disorder or a Trans-Diagnostic Symptom across Sexual Dysfunctions? A Latent Class Analysis.
Lafortune D, Dussault É, Vaillancourt-Morel MP, Lapointe VA, Blais M, Godbout N
J Sex Marital Ther 2024;50(1):105-120. Epub 2023 Sep 29 doi: 10.1080/0092623X.2023.2261933. PMID: 37771315
Female sexual disorders: assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.
Kingsberg SA, Knudson G
CNS Spectr 2011 Feb;16(2):49-62. doi: 10.1017/S109285291200017X. PMID: 24725342
The DSM diagnostic criteria for sexual aversion disorder.
Brotto LA
Arch Sex Behav 2010 Apr;39(2):271-7. doi: 10.1007/s10508-009-9534-2. PMID: 19784769
The relationship between worry, sexual aversion, and low sexual desire.
Katz RC, Jardine D
J Sex Marital Ther 1999 Oct-Dec;25(4):293-6. doi: 10.1080/00926239908404006. PMID: 10546167
Sexual dysfunction, Part I: Classification, etiology, and pathogenesis.
Halvorsen JG, Metz ME
J Am Board Fam Pract 1992 Jan-Feb;5(1):51-61. PMID: 1561922

Therapy

Sexual dysfunction following vulvectomy.
Green MS, Naumann RW, Elliot M, Hall JB, Higgins RV, Grigsby JH
Gynecol Oncol 2000 Apr;77(1):73-7. doi: 10.1006/gyno.2000.5745. PMID: 10739693

Prognosis

The relationship between worry, sexual aversion, and low sexual desire.
Katz RC, Jardine D
J Sex Marital Ther 1999 Oct-Dec;25(4):293-6. doi: 10.1080/00926239908404006. PMID: 10546167
Sexual fears are increasing.
Katz RC, Frazer N, Wilson L
Psychol Rep 1993 Oct;73(2):476-8. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1993.73.2.476. PMID: 8234599

Clinical prediction guides

Prevalence of Female Sexual Dysfunction Among Premenopausal Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.
McCool ME, Zuelke A, Theurich MA, Knuettel H, Ricci C, Apfelbacher C
Sex Med Rev 2016 Jul;4(3):197-212. Epub 2016 Apr 19 doi: 10.1016/j.sxmr.2016.03.002. PMID: 27871953
The effect of major depression on sexual function in women.
Fabre LF, Smith LC
J Sex Med 2012 Jan;9(1):231-9. Epub 2011 Aug 30 doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02445.x. PMID: 21883948
The relationship between worry, sexual aversion, and low sexual desire.
Katz RC, Jardine D
J Sex Marital Ther 1999 Oct-Dec;25(4):293-6. doi: 10.1080/00926239908404006. PMID: 10546167
Sexual fears are increasing.
Katz RC, Frazer N, Wilson L
Psychol Rep 1993 Oct;73(2):476-8. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1993.73.2.476. PMID: 8234599

Recent systematic reviews

Prevalence and risk of developing sexual dysfunction in women with multiple sclerosis (MS): a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Yazdani A, Ebrahimi N, Mirmosayyeb O, Ghajarzadeh M
BMC Womens Health 2023 Jul 4;23(1):352. doi: 10.1186/s12905-023-02501-1. PMID: 37403051Free PMC Article
Prevalence of Female Sexual Dysfunction Among Premenopausal Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.
McCool ME, Zuelke A, Theurich MA, Knuettel H, Ricci C, Apfelbacher C
Sex Med Rev 2016 Jul;4(3):197-212. Epub 2016 Apr 19 doi: 10.1016/j.sxmr.2016.03.002. PMID: 27871953

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