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Female sexual dysfunction

MedGen UID:
807402
•Concept ID:
C1112442
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
HPO: HP:0030014

Definition

A problem occurring during any phase of the female sexual response cycle that prevents the individual from experiencing satisfaction from the sexual activity [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The clinical management of testosterone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder: a review.
Uloko M, Rahman F, Puri LI, Rubin RS
Int J Impot Res 2022 Nov;34(7):635-641. Epub 2022 Oct 5 doi: 10.1038/s41443-022-00613-0. PMID: 36198811Free PMC Article
Medical Treatment of Female Sexual Dysfunction.
Nappi RE, Tiranini L, Martini E, Bosoni D, Righi A, Cucinella L
Urol Clin North Am 2022 May;49(2):299-307. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2022.02.001. PMID: 35428435
Female Sexual Dysfunction: ACOG Practice Bulletin Clinical Management Guidelines for Obstetrician-Gynecologists, Number 213.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' Committee on Practice Bulletins—Gynecology
Obstet Gynecol 2019 Jul;134(1):e1-e18. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003324. PMID: 31241598

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The clinical management of testosterone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder: a review.
Uloko M, Rahman F, Puri LI, Rubin RS
Int J Impot Res 2022 Nov;34(7):635-641. Epub 2022 Oct 5 doi: 10.1038/s41443-022-00613-0. PMID: 36198811Free PMC Article
The effect of pelvic floor muscle training on pelvic floor function and sexuality postpartum. A randomized study including 300 primiparous.
Schütze S, Heinloth M, Uhde M, Schütze J, Hüner B, Janni W, Deniz M
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2022 Sep;306(3):785-793. Epub 2022 Apr 4 doi: 10.1007/s00404-022-06542-z. PMID: 35377043Free PMC Article
Female Sexual Dysfunction: Pharmacologic and Therapeutic Interventions.
Wheeler LJ, Guntupalli SR
Obstet Gynecol 2020 Jul;136(1):174-186. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003941. PMID: 32541291
Women's sexual dysfunction associated with psychiatric disorders and their treatment.
Basson R, Gilks T
Womens Health (Lond) 2018 Jan-Dec;14:1745506518762664. doi: 10.1177/1745506518762664. PMID: 29649948Free PMC Article
Female sexual dysfunction.
Clayton AH, Hamilton DV
Psychiatr Clin North Am 2010 Jun;33(2):323-38. doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2010.01.011. PMID: 20385340

Diagnosis

Female Sexual Dysfunction.
Reed MA
Clin Plast Surg 2022 Oct;49(4):495-504. Epub 2022 Aug 17 doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2022.06.009. PMID: 36162944
Diabetes-Related Microvascular Complications - A Practical Approach.
Mishriky BM, Cummings DM, Powell JR
Prim Care 2022 Jun;49(2):239-254. Epub 2022 Apr 22 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2021.11.008. PMID: 35595480
Medical Treatment of Female Sexual Dysfunction.
Nappi RE, Tiranini L, Martini E, Bosoni D, Righi A, Cucinella L
Urol Clin North Am 2022 May;49(2):299-307. doi: 10.1016/j.ucl.2022.02.001. PMID: 35428435
Female Sexual Dysfunction.
Clayton AH, Valladares Juarez EM
Med Clin North Am 2019 Jul;103(4):681-698. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2019.02.008. PMID: 31078200
Women's sexual dysfunction associated with psychiatric disorders and their treatment.
Basson R, Gilks T
Womens Health (Lond) 2018 Jan-Dec;14:1745506518762664. doi: 10.1177/1745506518762664. PMID: 29649948Free PMC Article

Therapy

The clinical management of testosterone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder: a review.
Uloko M, Rahman F, Puri LI, Rubin RS
Int J Impot Res 2022 Nov;34(7):635-641. Epub 2022 Oct 5 doi: 10.1038/s41443-022-00613-0. PMID: 36198811Free PMC Article
Sexual Health in Menopause.
Scavello I, Maseroli E, Di Stasi V, Vignozzi L
Medicina (Kaunas) 2019 Sep 2;55(9) doi: 10.3390/medicina55090559. PMID: 31480774Free PMC Article
Physiotherapy for pelvic pain and female sexual dysfunction: an untapped resource.
Berghmans B
Int Urogynecol J 2018 May;29(5):631-638. Epub 2018 Jan 9 doi: 10.1007/s00192-017-3536-8. PMID: 29318334Free PMC Article
Increasing women's sexual desire: The comparative effectiveness of estrogens and androgens.
Cappelletti M, Wallen K
Horm Behav 2016 Feb;78:178-93. Epub 2015 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2015.11.003. PMID: 26589379Free PMC Article
Female sexual dysfunction.
Wright JJ, O'Connor KM
Med Clin North Am 2015 May;99(3):607-28. Epub 2015 Mar 6 doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2015.01.011. PMID: 25841603

Prognosis

Characterization of Female Sexual Dysfunction Associated with Spinal Pathology and Surgery.
Moscicki P, Bachmann GA
Sex Med Rev 2022 Oct 1;10(4):493-498. doi: 10.1016/j.sxmr.2022.01.003. PMID: 37051949
Characterization of Female Sexual Dysfunction Associated with Spinal Pathology and Surgery.
Moscicki P, Bachmann GA
Sex Med Rev 2022 Oct;10(4):493-498. Epub 2022 Jul 16 doi: 10.1016/j.sxmr.2022.01.003. PMID: 35853824
Sexual Dysfunction, Cardiovascular Risk and Effects of Pharmacotherapy.
Imprialos KP, Stavropoulos K, Doumas M, Tziomalos K, Karagiannis A, Athyros VG
Curr Vasc Pharmacol 2018 Jan 26;16(2):130-142. doi: 10.2174/1570161115666170609101502. PMID: 28595561
Female sexual dysfunction post radical cystectomy and urinary diversion.
Zahran MH, Fahmy O, El-Hefnawy AS, Ali-El-Dein B
Climacteric 2016 Dec;19(6):546-550. Epub 2016 Sep 20 doi: 10.1080/13697137.2016.1225714. PMID: 27649461
Incidence and Prevalence of Sexual Dysfunction in Women and Men: A Consensus Statement from the Fourth International Consultation on Sexual Medicine 2015.
McCabe MP, Sharlip ID, Lewis R, Atalla E, Balon R, Fisher AD, Laumann E, Lee SW, Segraves RT
J Sex Med 2016 Feb;13(2):144-52. doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2015.12.034. PMID: 26953829

Clinical prediction guides

Characterization of Female Sexual Dysfunction Associated with Spinal Pathology and Surgery.
Moscicki P, Bachmann GA
Sex Med Rev 2022 Oct 1;10(4):493-498. doi: 10.1016/j.sxmr.2022.01.003. PMID: 37051949
Characterization of Female Sexual Dysfunction Associated with Spinal Pathology and Surgery.
Moscicki P, Bachmann GA
Sex Med Rev 2022 Oct;10(4):493-498. Epub 2022 Jul 16 doi: 10.1016/j.sxmr.2022.01.003. PMID: 35853824
Female Sexual Dysfunction in Women After Treatment of Cervical Dysplasia.
Litman EA, Cigna ST
Sex Med Rev 2022 Jul;10(3):360-366. Epub 2022 Apr 7 doi: 10.1016/j.sxmr.2022.02.003. PMID: 35400602
Diet and Female Sexual Health.
Towe M, La J, El-Khatib F, Roberts N, Yafi FA, Rubin R
Sex Med Rev 2020 Apr;8(2):256-264. Epub 2019 Oct 25 doi: 10.1016/j.sxmr.2019.08.004. PMID: 31669123
Sexual Dysfunction, Cardiovascular Risk and Effects of Pharmacotherapy.
Imprialos KP, Stavropoulos K, Doumas M, Tziomalos K, Karagiannis A, Athyros VG
Curr Vasc Pharmacol 2018 Jan 26;16(2):130-142. doi: 10.2174/1570161115666170609101502. PMID: 28595561

Recent systematic reviews

The effects of smoking on female sexual dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Salari N, Hasheminezhad R, Abdolmaleki A, Kiaei A, Shohaimi S, Akbari H, Nankali A, Mohammadi M
Arch Womens Ment Health 2022 Dec;25(6):1021-1027. Epub 2022 Nov 29 doi: 10.1007/s00737-022-01281-1. PMID: 36445469
Sexual Dysfunction in Women With End-Stage Renal Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Pyrgidis N, Mykoniatis I, Tishukov M, Sokolakis I, Nigdelis MP, Sountoulides P, Hatzichristodoulou G, Hatzichristou D
J Sex Med 2021 May;18(5):936-945. Epub 2021 Apr 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jsxm.2021.02.008. PMID: 33903042
Sexual dysfunction in infertile women: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Mendonça CR, Arruda JT, Noll M, Campoli PMO, Amaral WND
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2017 Aug;215:153-163. Epub 2017 Jun 7 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.06.013. PMID: 28628848
Prevalence of female sexual dysfunction in Brazil: A systematic review.
Wolpe RE, Zomkowski K, Silva FP, Queiroz APA, Sperandio FF
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2017 Apr;211:26-32. Epub 2017 Jan 18 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.01.018. PMID: 28178575
Female sexual dysfunction and diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Pontiroli AE, Cortelazzi D, Morabito A
J Sex Med 2013 Apr;10(4):1044-51. Epub 2013 Jan 24 doi: 10.1111/jsm.12065. PMID: 23347454

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