They are associated with a number of biological, medical, and psychological risk factors and increase markedly with aging.
Sexual difficulties are also a significant source of emotional and relationship dissatisfaction.
This article reviews and critiques the current classification system of sexual disorders and highlights the most common risk factors for sexual problems. Although people are bombarded daily with sexual references, pictures, articles, and exploits of both famous and infamous individuals, actual sexual comfort and effortless sexual performance tend to be rather rare. In fact, sexual problems and complaints in both sexes are ubiquitous. The situation is even more dramatic among women, despite their high degree of physical resilience and intrinsic capacity for satisfactory sexual response. In fact, in almost every sexual domain, the percentage of women reporting difficulties outnumbered that of men.