ORIGINAL RESEARCH-EPIDEMIOLOGY: Correlates of Sexually Related Personal Distress in Women with Low Sexual Desire

Age has a curvilinear relationship with distress, and the strongest correlate of sexual distress was having a current partner. Sexual distress and dissatisfaction with sex life are strongly correlated. Distress is higher in women with low sexual desire in a partner relationship; further research on this factor is needed. Rosen RC, Shifren JL, Monz BU, Odom DM, Russo PA, and Johannes CB. Correlates of sexually related personal distress in women with low sexual desire. J Sex Med 2009;6:1549-1560.