female sexual arousal disorder

A sexual disorder in women characterized by a persistent or recurrent inability to attain or maintain a satisfactory lubrication and swelling response of sexual excitement (when sexual stimulation is adequate in focus, intensity, and duration) leading to distress or interpersonal difficulties. When using this term as a diagnosis, sex therapists and other clinicians specify whether the condition is lifelong or acquired, genealized or situational, and due to psychological or combined factors. See also male erectile disorder.