Sexual function is a medical term used when assessing sexuality (mainly human sexuality) in clinical context. Look up Sex on Wiktionary, the free dictionary A sex is one of two specimen categories of species that recombine their genetic material in order to reproduce, a process called genetic recombination. ... This article is about the issues and phenomena pertaining to human sexual function and behavior. ...

Assessment of sexual function

A model defining different aspects of sexual function relevant for the assessment of sexual dysfunction developed at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, comprises the following components [1]: First, relevant aspects of sexual function are defined on the basis of a modified version of Masters and Johnson’s pioneer work. [2,3] The aspects of sexual function defined as being relevant to the assessment include sexual desire, erection, orgasm and ejaculation. Secondly, guidelines for assessing sexual function are suggested and divided into four stages. Stage 1 deals with the documentation of the defined aspects of sexual function. The main questions are: • Is the function intact? For example: Have there been any occurrences of erections or orgasms during a given period of time? • If the function is intact, what is the frequency and/or intensity of the function? For example: How often has the person had an orgasm or erections during the given period of time and how intense is the orgasmic pleasure and erection stiffness compared to youth or the best period in life. The suggested explanations for the absence or waning of functions at this stage are physiological and psychological. Stage 2 deals with the assessment of the frequency of different sexual activities, such as intercourse, within a given time frame. The possible explanations for an absence or a decreased frequency of sexual activities may include physiological, psychological, social, religious and ethical reasons. In stage 3 it is estimated if or to what extent waning sexual functions and/or activities cause distress. Finally, in stage 4, the association between the distress due to waning sexual function and well-being and emotional isolation is assessed. Sexual dysfunction or sexual malfunction (see also sexual function) is difficulty during any stage of the sexual act (which includes desire, arousal, orgasm, and resolution) that prevents the individual or couple from enjoying sexual activity. ... The Karolinska Institute or Karolinska institutet is a medical university in Stockholm, Sweden. ...   (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... Time magazine, May 25, 1970 Gynecologist William Howell Masters (December 27, 1915 – February 16, 2001) and Virginia Eshelman Johnson (born February 11, 1925) pioneered research into the nature of human sexual response and the diagnosis and treatment of sexual disorders and dysfunctions from 1957 until the 1990s. ... The word lust means sexual desire (this meaning is sometimes metaphorically extended to other forms of desire, e. ... The erection of the penis, clitoris or a nipple is its enlarged and firm state. ... It has been suggested that Dry orgasm be merged into this article or section. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Psychology (ancient Greek: psyche = soul and logos = word) is the study of mind, thought, and behaviour. ... Religious is a term with both a technical definition and folk use. ... Ethics is a general term for what is often described as the science (study) of morality. In philosophy, ethical behavior is that which is good or right. ... The well-being or quality of life of a population is an important concern in economics and political science. ... Emotional isolation – is a term used to describe a state of isolation where the individual is emotionally isolated, but may have a well functioning social life. ...

These guidelines were constructed to assess male sexual function [4] in relation with treatment for prostate cancer. However, the concept has been modified and adapted for females [5]. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Prostate cancer is a disease in which cancer develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. ...

References

1. Asgeir Helgason: Prostate Cancer Treatment and Quality of Life – a Three Level Epidemiological Approach. Stockholm, Karolinska Institutet; 1997. Ásgeir R Helgason (b. ...

2. Masters MH, Johnson V: Human sexual response. Boston: Little, Brown & co; 1966. Time magazine, May 25, 1970 The Masters and Johnson research team, made up of William Masters and Virginia E. Johnson, pioneered research into the nature of human sexual response and the diagnosis and treatment of sexual disorders and dysfunctions from 1957 until the 1990s. ...

3. Masters WH, Johnson V: Human sexual inadequacy. Boston: Little, Brown & co; 1970.

4. Helgason ÁR, Adolfsson J, Dickman P, Arver S, Fredrikson M, Göthberg M, Steineck G. Sexual desire, erection, orgasm and ejaculatory functions and their importance to elderly Swedish men: A population-based study. Age and Ageing. 1996:25:285-291.[1]

5. Bergmark K, Avall-Lundkvist E, Dickman PW, Henningsohn L, Steineck G. Vaginal changes and sexuality in woman with a history of cervical cancer. N Engl J Med. 1999: 304 (18):1383-9.