This condition must cause a problem in the relationship with the sexual partner in order to be defined as a disorder. After a normal phase of sexual excitement, the woman's orgasm is persistently or repeatedly delayed or absent. The clinician's judgment of this is based on her sexual experience, adequacy of foreplay and norms for her age. Except for another Sexual Dysfunction. It causes marked distress or interpersonal problems.
Some disorders have similar or even the same symptoms.
A disorder which can result from trauma but can also be acquired through problems within relationships. There are those for whom the problem is of lifelong duration. The capacity for orgasm increases with age, and female orgasmic disorder is more common in younger women. Many women increase orgasm capacity as they acquire more knowledge of the responses of their own bodies. However, sex therapy and counselling can be helpful.