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Treatment Model for Young Patients with Psychogenic Erectile Dysfunction and Resultant Infertility

Treatment Model for Young Patients with Psychogenic Erectile Dysfunction and Resultant Infertility

Published on: May 30, 2025

Sex therapy for female sexual dysfunction.

Valeska Martinho Pereira¹, Oscar Arias-Carrión, Sergio Machado

¹Movement Disorders and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Unit, Hospital General Dr, Manuel Gea Gonzalez, Secretaria de Salud, México, DF, México. arias@ciencias.unam.mx.

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|September 27, 2013

Summary

Sex therapy is a common treatment for female sexual dysfunction, but evidence does not consistently show it as the best option. More systematic research is needed, especially for less-studied conditions.

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Treatment Model for Young Patients with Psychogenic Erectile Dysfunction and Resultant Infertility

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Published on: May 30, 2025

Area of Science:

Psychology
Sexology
Clinical Medicine

Background:

Female sexual dysfunction affects approximately 45% of women.
Despite its high prevalence, systematic evaluations comparing sex therapy with other interventions are limited.

Purpose of the Study:

To review randomized clinical trials evaluating psychotherapeutic interventions for female sexual dysfunctions.

Main Methods:

A comprehensive literature search was conducted across Medline, Web of Science, and PsycInfo.
1419 references were identified, and 27 articles met the inclusion criteria for the review.

Main Results:

Sex therapy, based on Masters and Johnson and Heiman and LoPiccolo models, remains prevalent.
While sex therapy shows some positive outcomes, results do not consistently establish it as the optimal treatment for all female sexual dysfunctions.

Conclusions:

Many female sexual dysfunctions lack systematic study.
Orgasmic disorder and sexual pain disorders (vaginismus, dyspareunia) are the most researched and appear to respond best to sex therapy.