Anorgasmia (often related to delayed ejaculation in males) is a form of sexual dysfunction sometimes classified as a psychiatric disorder in which the patient cannot achieve orgasm, even with "adequate" stimulation.
However, it can also be caused by medical problems such as diabetic neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, pelvic trauma, hormonal imbalances, total hysterectomy, spinal cord injury and cardiovascular disease. Anorgasmia is far more common in females than in males and is especially rare in younger men.
A common cause of anorgasmia, in both men and women, is the use of anti-depressants, particularly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).
Women who have not yet had an orgasm usually have some combination of the following:
Sociocultural inhibitions that interfere with normal sexual response.
1: Unresolved feelings towards a traumatic sexual experience as in sexual abuse or rape.
2:A lack of knowledge about sex and sexuality, which interferes with normal sexual development.
3: A lack of opportunity to practice in a safe, secure, socially acceptable, and a private atmosphere (only two partaking) in a situation that offers approval and support.
4: Dyspareunia, or painful intercourse.
5: Genital cutting/ Genital mutilation (female circumcision) that removes part or all of the clitoris, scars the genital area, or constricts the opening to the vagina. Often, vaginal intercourse is painful not only because of scarring from this procedure but also because of associated infection.
6: Endogenous inability to experience orgasm.
However, it can also be caused by medical problems such as diabetic neuropathy, multiple sclerosis, pelvic trauma, hormonal imbalances, total hysterectomy, spinal cord injury and cardiovascular disease. Anorgasmia is far more common in females than in males and is especially rare in younger men.
A common cause of anorgasmia, in both men and women, is the use of anti-depressants, particularly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs).
Women who have not yet had an orgasm usually have some combination of the following:
Sociocultural inhibitions that interfere with normal sexual response.
1: Unresolved feelings towards a traumatic sexual experience as in sexual abuse or rape.
2:A lack of knowledge about sex and sexuality, which interferes with normal sexual development.
3: A lack of opportunity to practice in a safe, secure, socially acceptable, and a private atmosphere (only two partaking) in a situation that offers approval and support.
4: Dyspareunia, or painful intercourse.
5: Genital cutting/ Genital mutilation (female circumcision) that removes part or all of the clitoris, scars the genital area, or constricts the opening to the vagina. Often, vaginal intercourse is painful not only because of scarring from this procedure but also because of associated infection.
6: Endogenous inability to experience orgasm.
