title: Female sexual dysfunctions: definitions and classification.
abstract: Female sexuality is complex and a variety of schemes have evolved to attempt the definition and categorization of the various kinds of female sexual dysfunction. This paper reviews some of the current systems of classification and describes how understanding these systems can help the physician in evaluating the individual patient, who may present with overlapping features of several co-morbid sexual dysfunctions.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Psychosomatic Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Robert Debré Hospital, 48 Boulevard Serurier, 75019 Paris, France. sylvainmimoun@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Sylvain
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mimoun
authors.forename: Kevan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wylie
mesh_terms: D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000145:classification* / Q000503:physiopathology; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000145:classification*; D019529:Sexuality