Actualización sobre el trastorno del deseo sexual hipoactivo femenino

Abstract

Hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) is the most common type of female sexual dysfunction (FSD). A diagnosis of HSDD requires evidence of personal distress or interpersonal difficulty associated with low sexual desire that cannot be better accounted for by another psychiatric condition and is not due exclusively to a medical condition or substance. HSDD can have a major impact on women's emotional wellbeing and relationships and occurs in both pre- and post-menopausal women. Until recently, diagnosis of HSDD required an extensive diagnostic interview conducted by a clinician with experience in the diagnosis of FSD. The decreased sexual desire screener (DSDS) is a brief diagnostic instrument that has been developed to aid clinicians who are not experts in FSD to diagnose generalized acquired HSDD in women. There is a need for greater understanding of the etiology of HSDD and for more therapeutic options.