Table 2.
Studies of sexual dysfunction in the general population
| Population | Subjects (M/F) | Dysfunctions assessed (%) | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40-year-old Danish women | 0/324 | Impaired interest (41.8), orgasmic difficulties (36.7), dissatisfaction (35.4), pain/dyspareunia (1.3) | Garde and Lunde (1980) |
| 35–59-years-old Oxford women | 0/521 | Impaired interest (17), orgasmic difficulties (16), pain/dyspareunia (8) | Osborn et al. (1988) |
| 29-year-old men, 30-year-old women | 197/218 | Men dissatisfaction (21), impaired interest (7), premature ejaculation (4) | Ernst et al. (1993) |
| Women dissatisfaction (21), impaired interest (16), orgasmic difficulties (7), pain/dyspareunia (6) | |||
| Iranian women aged 20–60-years-old | 0/2626 | Orgasmic difficulties (37), low sexual desire (35), lubrication disorders (33.7), dissatisfaction (31.5), arousal disorders (30), pain/dyspareunia (26.7) | Safarinejad (2006) |
| US adults (57–85-years of age) | 1455/1550 | Men erectile difficulties (37), lack of interest in sex (28), climaxing too quickly (28), anxiety about performance (27), inability to climax (20) | Lindau et al. (2007) |
| Women lack of interest in sex (43), lubrication disorders (39), inability to climax (34), finding sex not pleasurable (23), pain (17) | |||
| British women aged 18–85-years-old. | 0/1489 | Low sexual desire (17.3), dissatisfaction (14.6), orgasmic difficulties (13.5), arousal disorders (13.3), lubrication disorders (11.5), pain/dyspareunia (11.5) | Burri and Spector (2011) |
| Danes aged 16–95-years-old | 2120/2295 | Men premature ejaculation (7), erectile dysfunction (5), anorgasmia (2), dyspareunia (0.1) | Christensen et al. (2011) |
| Women lubrication insufficiency (7), anorgasmia (6), dyspareunia (3), vaginismus (0.4) | |||
| Swiss men aged 18–25-years-old | 3886/0 | Erectile dysfunction (29.9), premature ejaculation (11.4) | Mialon et al. (2012) |
| Flemish men and women 14–80-years-old | 651/695 | Men erectile dysfunction (7.1), premature ejaculation (6.3), hyperactive sexual desire (3.3) | Hendrickx et al. (2016) |
| Women lubrication dysfunction (9.6), absent or delayed orgasm (7.4), low responsive sexual desire (6.9), low spontaneous desire (5.3) |