Difference between revisions of "Asexual health"

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Asexuality is an emerging identity, and is just beginning to become the topic of serious discussion in medical and psychological communities. There is very little understanding about the way that asexuality overlaps with existing medical and psychological conditions, and how the emergence of an asexual community could affect things like the treatment of [[Hyposexual Desire Disorder]] and [[Sexual Aversion Disorder]].
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Asexuality is an emerging identity, and is just beginning to become the topic of serious discussion in medical and psychological communities. There is very little understanding about the way that asexuality overlaps with existing medical and psychological conditions, and how the emergence of an asexual community could affect things like the treatment of Hyposexual Desire Disorder and Sexual Aversion Disorder.
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According to the [http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001952.htm U.S. National Library of Medicine], Sexual Aversion Disorder and Hypoactive Sexual Desire are both alternative names for "inhibited sexual desire". Causes are listed including:
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*anxiety, depression, or fear
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*communication problems
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*deep-seated psychological problems
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*fatigue and stress
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*gynecologic disease or other sexual dysfunctions
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*having an unskilled or uncaring partner
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*prior history of sexual abuse
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Some people who identify as asexual have experienced some of these causes. However, others have not, and many asexuals who have experienced a "cause" (such as marital strife, depression, or sexual abuse) claim to have already had no interest in sex before the onset of these problems.
  
 
[[Research relating to asexuality]] | [[Asexual Health Issues]]
 
[[Research relating to asexuality]] | [[Asexual Health Issues]]

Revision as of 17:48, 3 January 2007

Asexuality is an emerging identity, and is just beginning to become the topic of serious discussion in medical and psychological communities. There is very little understanding about the way that asexuality overlaps with existing medical and psychological conditions, and how the emergence of an asexual community could affect things like the treatment of Hyposexual Desire Disorder and Sexual Aversion Disorder.

According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, Sexual Aversion Disorder and Hypoactive Sexual Desire are both alternative names for "inhibited sexual desire". Causes are listed including:

  • anxiety, depression, or fear
  • communication problems
  • deep-seated psychological problems
  • fatigue and stress
  • gynecologic disease or other sexual dysfunctions
  • having an unskilled or uncaring partner
  • prior history of sexual abuse

Some people who identify as asexual have experienced some of these causes. However, others have not, and many asexuals who have experienced a "cause" (such as marital strife, depression, or sexual abuse) claim to have already had no interest in sex before the onset of these problems.

Research relating to asexuality | Asexual Health Issues