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Female anorgasmia

MedGen UID:
892329
•Concept ID:
C4022677
•
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonym: Female orgasmic disorder
 
HPO: HP:0030015
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0004258

Definition

The persistent of recurrent difficulty, delay in, or absence of attaining orgasm following sufficient sexual stimulation and arousal. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFemale anorgasmia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Psychological and Behavioral Treatment of Female Orgasmic Disorder.
Marchand E
Sex Med Rev 2021 Apr;9(2):194-211. Epub 2020 Oct 14 doi: 10.1016/j.sxmr.2020.07.007. PMID: 33069622
Sexual dysfunction--a silent hurt: issues on treatment awareness.
Adegunloye OA, Ezeoke GG
J Sex Med 2011 May;8(5):1322-9. Epub 2010 Nov 22 doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02090.x. PMID: 21091876

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Sexual dysfunction--a silent hurt: issues on treatment awareness.
Adegunloye OA, Ezeoke GG
J Sex Med 2011 May;8(5):1322-9. Epub 2010 Nov 22 doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02090.x. PMID: 21091876
Sexual dysfunction among secondary school teachers in Ilorin, Nigeria.
Adegunloye OA, Makanjuola AB, Adelekan ML
J Sex Med 2010 Dec;7(12):3835-44. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01764.x. PMID: 20345733
Communication and associated relationship issues in female anorgasmia.
Kelly MP, Strassberg DS, Turner CM
J Sex Marital Ther 2004 Jul-Sep;30(4):263-76. doi: 10.1080/00926230490422403. PMID: 15205064
Characteristics of couples applying for bibliotherapy via different recruitment strategies: a multivariate comparison.
van Lankveld JJ, Grotjohann Y, van Lokven BM, Everaerd W
J Sex Marital Ther 1999 Jul-Sep;25(3):197-209. doi: 10.1080/00926239908403994. PMID: 10407792

Diagnosis

Female orgasm, reproduction and couple relationships.
Pastor Z
Ceska Gynekol 2024;89(1):52-55. doi: 10.48095/cccg202452. PMID: 38418254

Therapy

Inhibited female orgasm resulting from psychotropic drugs. A five-year, updated, clinical review.
Shen WW, Sata LS
J Reprod Med 1990 Jan;35(1):11-4. PMID: 2405155
Three cases of female anorgasmia associated with MAOIs.
Lesko LM, Stotland NL, Segraves RT
Am J Psychiatry 1982 Oct;139(10):1353-4. doi: 10.1176/ajp.139.10.1353. PMID: 7124995

Clinical prediction guides

Sexual dysfunction--a silent hurt: issues on treatment awareness.
Adegunloye OA, Ezeoke GG
J Sex Med 2011 May;8(5):1322-9. Epub 2010 Nov 22 doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02090.x. PMID: 21091876
Sexual dysfunction among secondary school teachers in Ilorin, Nigeria.
Adegunloye OA, Makanjuola AB, Adelekan ML
J Sex Med 2010 Dec;7(12):3835-44. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01764.x. PMID: 20345733

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