National Differences in Patient-Clinician Communication Regarding Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder

More carefully constructed definitions, based on understanding the common language between clinicians and patients, would improve doctor-patient communications and set common expectations for treatment of HSDD. Defining HSDD in simpler, non-psychiatric terms such as “decreased sexual desire” illustrates how HSDD can be translated into more patient-friendly language. Goldstein I, Lines C, Pyke R, and Scheld JS. National differences in patient-clinician communication regarding Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder. J Sex Med 2009;6:1349-1357.