Sexual Arousal Disorder (Symptoms)

In Men or Women:

  • Lack of interest or desire in sex
  • Inability to feel aroused
  • Pain with intercourse (much less common in men than women)
  • Infertility

In Men:

  • Inability to achieve an erection
  • Inability to maintain an adequate erection for intercourse
  • Delay or absence of ejaculation despite adequate stimulation
  • Inability to control timing of ejaculation

In Women:

  • Inability to relax vaginal muscles enough to allow intercourse
  • Inadequate vaginal lubrication before and during intercourse
  • Inability to attain female orgasm
Sexual Arousal Disorder. Last reviewed 12/14/2006

Sources:

  • Journal of Men's Health and Gender
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • National Institutes of Health - National Library of Medicine