Sexual Dysfunction Among Female Patients of Reproductive Age in a Hospital Setting in Nigeria (Clinical Report‪)‬

INTRODUCTION Sexual dysfunction is a group of disorders associated with desire, arousal, orgasm, and painful sex (dyspareunia and vaginismus) (1). Sexual intercourse is as old as humanity itself and is necessary for the propagation of the species. Sexual intercourse is not only influenced by the integrity of the genital tract but also by the limbic system and spinal arousal centres (2-3). A large component of sexual desire in women is responsive rather than spontaneous. Therefore, motivation and ability of women to find and respond to sexual arousal and subsequent sexual desire is crucial, but complex. In ongoing relationships, motivation of a woman appears to be largely influenced by her intimacy with her partner and her wish to enhance it. It correlates well with how mentally-exciting she finds the sexual stimulus and its context and poorly with objective genital blood flow changes (4-7).