Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder 433
Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder
Diagnostic Criteria 302.72 (F52.22)
A. Lack of, or significantly reduced, sexual interest/arousal, as manifested by at least
three of the following:
1. Absent/reduced interest in sexual activity.
2. Absent/reduced sexual/erotic thoughts or fantasies. 
3. No/reduced initiation of sexual activity, and typically unreceptive to a partner’s at-
tempts to initiate. 
4. Absent/reduced sexual excitement/pleasure during sexual activity in almost all or
all (approximately 75%–100%) sexual encounters (in identified situational contexts
or, if generalized, in all contexts).
5. Absent/reduced sexual interest/arousal in response to any internal or external sex-
ual/erotic cues (e.g., written, verbal, visual).
6. Absent/reduced genital or nongenital sensations during sexual activity in almost all
or all (approximately 75%–100%) sexual encounters (in identified situational con-
texts or, if generalized, in all contexts).
B. The symptoms in Criterion A have persist ed for a minimum duration of approximately
6 months.
C. The symptoms in Criterion A cause clinically significant distress in the individual.
D. The sexual dysfunction is not better explained by a nonsexual mental disorder or as a
consequence of severe relationship distress (e.g., partner violence) or other significant
stressors and is not attributable to the effects of a substance/medication or another
medical condition.
Specify whether:
Lifelong:  The disturbance has been present since the individual became sexually
active.
Acquired:  The disturbance began after a period of relatively normal sexual function.
Specify whether: