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SEXUAL AROUSAL PROBLEMS IN WOMEN

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1. inhibitions, ignorance, negative attitudes to sex, cultural or religious restrictions
2. sexual anxiety, lack of privacy
3. negative sexual experiences, sexual or emotional abuse, traumatic experience, imposed frequency and types of sex
4. distractions: work stress, children, financial concerns
5. relationship problems: anger, resentment, lack of trust, partner’s dysfunction, inadequate stimulation

1. medical or psychiatric illness
2. vaginal dryness after childbirth or after menopause, or infections, or pain with intercourse
3. fatigue, stress
4. side effects of some medicines: oral contraceptive, hormone replacement therapy after menopause
5. alcohol or substance abuse.

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