A practical guide to female sexual dysfunction: An evidence-based review for physicians in Canada
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Abstract
Introduction: Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is characterized as distress related to sexual pain, sexual arousal, sexual desire, and/or orgasmic dysfunction. Despite prevalence rates similar to male sexual dysfunction, women with sexual complaints have been long under-evaluated, treated, and studied. Over the last decade there have been advances in the medical evaluation and management of FSD, however, there remains a paucity of clinical resources available for women in Canada with sexual dysfunction. Methods: The state of knowledge in the evaluation and treatment of FSD was reviewed. Recommendations are given for the practical evaluation and treatment of women with sexual symptoms that can be applied widely in Canada. Results: Approaches to the management and treatment of FSD are discussed with a focus on the practical application of diagnostic and therapeutic tools in the management of sexual pain, low desire, low arousal, and orgasmic dysfunction. Conclusions: There are evidence-based diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to FSD that can be broadly applied by Canadian physicians to improve access to female sexual medicine in Canada.
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