Betty Dodson with Carlin Ross
Better Orgasms. Better World.
Currently, there are two popular ways of thinking about female sexual dysfunction: the traditional DSM-IV perspective that sees it as a medical disorder and a New View approach (which I will be looking at in a later post) that takes into consideration psychosocial factors.
In my last post in this series, Female Sexual Dysfunction: A DSM-IV Perspective, I gave an overview of the disorder, according to the DSM-IV. Now, I will talk about the the various kinds of disorders that are available for your displeasure.
I am a healthy 28-year-old female, and I have been suffering from an undiagnosed sexual dysfunction for about six or seven years now. I began a very satisfying masturbation career at the age of about 18. My clitoris was too sensitive, and I've always preferred to stimulate my labia. Sometime in my early twenties, I'd found that I'd lost most of the sensation in my labia, and that persisted until a couple of months ago, when a small amount returned.