title: Female sexual dysfunction: definition, classification, and debates.
abstract: Sexual dysfunction refers to difficulties that occur during the sexual response cycle that prevent the individual from experiencing satisfaction from sexual activity. It is relatively difficult to estimate the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction (FSD), because the definition and diagnostic criteria are still controversial and under development. These difficulties reveal our insufficient understanding of the basis of FSD. This review was conducted in an effort to deal with this complicated clinical issue, by examining the most updated clinical criteria of FSD under the context of a redefined female sexual response model.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ching-Hui
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yen-Chin
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Li-Hsuan
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Yuan-Hsiang
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Fang-Fu
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Ruan
authors.forename: Wei-Min
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Peng-Hui
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology