Sexual Dysfunction: Treatment for Men and Women

In the Journal of American Medical Association in 1999 article, sexual problems are common in women and men. In a survey of men and women aged 18 - 59 years, about 43 percent of women and 31 percent of men reported some sexual problem. According to Sexual Function Health Council of the American Foundation of Urological Diseases (2006) in the United States, estimated about 30 million men have some form of erectile dysfunction (ED) or sometimes called impotence. Experiencing the inability to get or achieve sexual achievement of satisfaction does vary from chronic, partial or brief episodes. In older men the problem associated to ED usually is physically related to disease, injury or side of effects of medication. 

Also, erectile dysfunction has been linked to emotional stress, such as the loss of a partner and depression. Statistically, about five percent of men in their forties and fifteen to twenty-five percent of sixty-five year old men experience erectile dysfunction. In some cases, erectile dysfunction causes emotional and relationship problems and has lead to diminished self-esteem. In 1999, according to the National Ambulatory Medical Survey, approximately 22 out of 1000 men in the United States received medical attention for erectile dysfunction. Female sexual dysfunction is caused by hormonal imbalance, such a decrease in estrogen following menopause or related to a medical condition (Including having pain during intercourse, linked to a variety of medical problems). Also, depression or emotional stress can be linked to a lack of sexual desire or achievement of sexual fulfillment. The problem can cause stress and have a negative impact in a relationship.