Shenoi SD, Prabhu SS. Female sexual dysfunction: A clinical case series.
Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS 2022;
43:208-210. [PMID:
36743123 PMCID:
PMC9891021 DOI:
10.4103/ijstd.ijstd_67_20]
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Abstract
Introduction
Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is a much-neglected area of medicine possibly due to the stigma attached to sexual functioning in most religions and cultures.
Materials and Methods
Here, we report a case series of 12 females with FSD from the data collated from the sexual dysfunction clinic of a tertiary care hospital in South India.
Results
Of the 370 patients who were seen in the sexual dysfunction clinic, only 12 (3.24%) were women aged from 22 to 58 years with a duration of marriage 3 months to 25 years. The commonly encountered problems were dyspareunia and hypoactive sexual disorder. Three had nonconsummated marriages. After evaluation, two patients were treated with antipsychotics and all were offered psychosexual counseling.
Conclusion
Female sexual dysfunction remains unrecognized and under reported, especially in patriarchal cultural societies of the Indian subcontinent.
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