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Indian J Psychiatry
2015[Jul]; 57
(Suppl 2
): S296-302
PMID26330647
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Sex is a motive force bringing a man and a woman into intimate contact. Sexuality
is a central aspect of being human throughout life and encompasses sex, gender
identities and roles, sexual orientation, eroticism, pleasure, intimacy, and
reproduction. Sexuality is experienced and expressed in thoughts, fantasies,
desires, beliefs, attitudes, values, behaviors, practices, roles and
relationships. Though generally, women are sexually active during adolescence,
they reach their peak orgasmic frequency in their 30 s, and have a constant level
of sexual capacity up to the age of 55 with little evidence that aging affects it
in later life. Desire, arousal, and orgasm are the three principle stages of the
sexual response cycle. Each stage is associated with unique physiological
changes. Females are commonly affected by various disorders in relation to this
sexual response cycle. The prevalence is generally as high as 35-40%. There are a
wide range of etiological factors like age, relationship with a partner,
psychiatric and medical disorders, psychotropic and other medication. Counseling
to overcome stigma and enhance awareness on sexuality is an essential step in
management. There are several effective psychological and pharmacological
therapeutic approaches to treat female sexual disorders. This article is a review
of female sexuality.
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