SEXUAL BEHAVIORS AND PLEASURE IN COUPLES WITH HYPOACTIVE SEXUAL DESIRE

Hypoactive sexual desire (HSD) iras been defined as a loss of desire f or sexual activities accompanied by a decrease of sexual fantasies. Fo r various reasons, this sexual problem has gained considerable attenti on within the last ten years. The current research studies the charact eristics of the sexual repertoire of couples with HSD. We hypothesized that first, their sexual behavior repertoire is more limited and seco nd, that their degree of pleasure associated with various sexual activ ities is lower than couples without HSD. The results of the present st udy indicate that subjects with HSD have experimented with significant ly less sexual activities than subjects without HSD. Moreover, the pre sent study indicates a difference between couples with and without HSD for the level of pleasure associated with experimented sexual activit ies.