Symptoms and Complications
Women who do not enjoy satisfying sexual experiences with their partners
often report the following:
- lack of sexual desire (low libido)
- inability to attain an orgasm
- experience pain or other distress on penile penetration
- an inability to fantasize about sexual situations
- indifference to, or repulsion by, having sex
- feelings of fear or anger towards their partners
Most often, any of these responses have psychological complications. Whether
the symptoms are due to physical factors, such as menopause, or have their origins
in more deep-seated psychological triggers, many women are likely to feel inadequate
or dysfunctional. They blame themselves for not being sexually responsive, cannot
explain to their partners about how they feel, and experience low self-esteem
as a result.