TY - JOUR
T1 - Sexual desire, distress, and associated factors in premenopausal women
T2 - Preliminary findings from the hypoactive sexual desire disorder registry for women
AU - Connor, Megan K.
AU - Maserejian, Nancy N.
AU - De Rogatis, Leonard
AU - Meston, Cindy M.
AU - Gerstenberger, Eric P.
AU - Rosen, Raymond C.
PY - 2011/5
Y1 - 2011/5
N2 - This article presents data from a validation sample of 390 premenopausal women clinically diagnosed with hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) enrolled in the HSDD Registry for Women. Participants completed validated measures of sexual distress (e.g., Female Sexual Distress Scale Revised, Question 13) and sexual function including desire (e.g., Female Sexual Function Index). Results showed that lower levels of desire in these women were associated with diminished sexual satisfaction, increased sexually related distress, and fatigue or stress in the women's lives. In addition, the level of distress related to sexual desire decreased with age. The authors conclude that even among women with clinically diagnosed HSDD, the level of sexually related distress varies with situational factors, such as stress and fatigue.
AB - This article presents data from a validation sample of 390 premenopausal women clinically diagnosed with hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) enrolled in the HSDD Registry for Women. Participants completed validated measures of sexual distress (e.g., Female Sexual Distress Scale Revised, Question 13) and sexual function including desire (e.g., Female Sexual Function Index). Results showed that lower levels of desire in these women were associated with diminished sexual satisfaction, increased sexually related distress, and fatigue or stress in the women's lives. In addition, the level of distress related to sexual desire decreased with age. The authors conclude that even among women with clinically diagnosed HSDD, the level of sexually related distress varies with situational factors, such as stress and fatigue.
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U2 - 10.1080/0092623X.2011.560533
DO - 10.1080/0092623X.2011.560533
M3 - Article
C2 - 21512938
AN - SCOPUS:79957667102
VL - 37
SP - 176
EP - 189
JO - Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
JF - Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy
SN - 0092-623X
IS - 3
ER -