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Sexual Aversion Disorder - Sexual Aversion Disorder Symptom, Cause, Treatment
Sexual aversion disorder is a psychological disorder where the person seeks to avoid sex and undertakes various behaviors to avoid sex. All disorders listed in the DSM in some way disturb the process of arousal and the sexual response cycle . Sexual aversion disorder is characterized not only by a lack of desire, but also by fear, revulsion, disgust, or similar emotions when the person with the disorder engages in genital contact with a partner.It is over-diagnosed in cases where the patient has other reasons that are interfering with sexuality, such as tiredness , fatigue , other causes of low libido, or other causes of sexual pain . Some individuals' aversion extends to all sexual behaviors, including kissing and touching. A person's reaction "may range from moderate anxiety to and lack of pleasure to extreme psychological distress . The aversion must result in significant distress for the individual and is not better accounted for by another disorder or physical diagnosis. In some cases the person with sexual aversion disorder avoids any form of sexual contact; others, however, are not upset by kissing and caressing, and are able to proceed normally until genital contact occurs. It may be lifelong (always present) or acquired after a traumatic experience; situational (with a specific partner or in a specific set of circumstances) or generalized (occurring with any partner and in all situations).
Symptoms of Sexual Aversion Disorder
Some are common Symptoms of Sexual Aversion Disorder :
- An intense antipathy/aversion to various forms of sexual contact, e.g. caressing, seeing sperm, kissing, seeing sex, etc.
- The wish to end every sexual contact as quickly as possible.
- When presented with a sexual opportunity, the individual may experience panic attacks or extreme anxiety.
- In the first meetings the sexologist will determine what the problem is, how long it has existed and if certain unpleasant sexual events have happened in the past.
- The aversion must result in significant distress for the individual and is not better accounted for by another disorder or physical diagnosis.
Causes of Sexual Aversion Disorder
The common Causes of Sexual Aversion Disorder :
- Sexual violence, during childhood or at a later age, is often the cause of sexual aversion.
- Stress, alcohol and drug use, fear of pregnancy, depression and relation problems can cause aversion to sex.
- Emotional problems; distraction
- Negative body perception
- Drugs and medications; birth control pill
- Stress
- These are those who lack all interest in sexual contact, possibly becausethey lack a certain substance in the body.
- Surgery (of or near reproductive-urinary system or abdomen; may damage nerves)
Treatment of Sexual Aversion Disorder
- Typical treatment would involve discovering and resolving underlying conflict or life difficulties.
- Medications can be used to treat some symptoms that may be associated with sexual aversion disorder, such as panic attacks, if they are severe enough to be causing additional distress.
- Hormone replacement therapy (including treatment of the underlying disorder)
- Psychological treatment that tries to influence the thoughts and feelings about sexual contact is also used.
- Education on female anatomy, arousal, and response; where blood flow, hormone levels, and sexual anatomy are normal
- Panic states can be treated with tricyclic antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, or benzodiazepines.
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