Prevalence :
Prevalence Concern May Present in 30-40% of Women
Sexual Fantasizing
Looking Forward
Positive Thoughts
Emotional Bonding
Arousal and Vaginal Congestion :
Arousal and Vaginal Congestion Women Who Complain of Chronic Low Arousal, Show Congestion Comparable to Control Group Women
Van Lunsen & Laan, 2004
If Subjective Arousal is Experienced, Emotions May be Positive or Negative
Trudel, et. al., 1993
Vaginal Congestion in Complaining Women May Correlate With Negative Emotions
Laan, et. al., 1995
Aging and Distress :
Aging and Distress Large Studies Fail to Show an Increase in Prevalence of Desire Concerns with Age
Laumann, et. al., 1999, 2005
Smaller Studies Show that Low Desire Increases with Age but Distress about that low Desire Decreases
Hayes, et. al. 2005
Examples
Women with Hysterectomy
Sexual Abuse History
Multifaceted Assessment :
Multifaceted Assessment Emotional Intimacy
Mental Health
Sexual Context
Thoughts During Interaction
Biological Factors
Outcome Assessment :
Outcome Assessment Ask About Emotional and Sexual Satisfaction
Examples
Consequences of a Partner’s ED
Improvement in Sexual Dysfunction When ED was Treated
Cayan, et. al. 2004
One Third of Female Partners of Men with ED were Dissatisfied
Salonia, et. al., 1999
Foreplay Opposed to Intercourse
Carroll, et. al. 1990