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Decreased or low sexual desire is commonly reported by women from late adolescence through the seventh decade across a number of cultures. Estimates of prevalence range from 25 to 53%.^1,2,3 Low desire is not always a "problem" causing distress for women,^4,5 but it can have substantive negative effects on women's intimate relationships or their motivation to form them.⁶ Low desire may be caused by a number of factors, many "nonphysiological," including relationship distress, a partner who has an illness or a disorder, neglect of the physical aspects of the relationship, or more global psychosocial problems, such as job loss or . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the Kinsey Institute for Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, Indiana University, Bloomington.

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