Sexologists never use “sexual diseases” referring to sexual problems; they prefer the term “sexual disorder”. Sexuality is such a complicated thing and so many factors are interlaced into this notion (psychological, emotional, organic, etc.), that it could be referred to only in very careful expressions.
Once you tell a man that his impotence or premature ejaculation is a disease which requires treatment, as his “disease” would be with him for the rest of his life. That is why in response to complaints about potency most doctors prefer to answer in one world “disorder”.
In sexual relations there is no such a notion as a standard, everything is very individual. One may lead a very active sexual life and be sure that something is wrong with his potency; others may have a less active sex life and be fully satisfied with it. Most sexologists think that a man could be diagnosed with sexual disorder only when he is bothered with his condition. People who number themselves among “sexually disordered” are usually pleased to know that they are not alone. According to statistics 40% of men and 60% of women suffer from various sexual disorders. Half of men with sexual disorders complain about their potency, 25 %- about ejaculation, 15% – about decreased libido and 10 % are sexually dissatisfied with their sex life.
Women too are often dissatisfied with their sex life. 40% have difficulty getting orgasm and 10 % suffer from veganism (painful spasm of the vagina). Most sexologists think that half of all so called “disorders’ occur due to sexual ignorance. Most people just do not know their body and unwilling to study their erotic reactions; in general, they put all the blame on the disease. As a rule, half of the time a doctor spends on such a patient goes on his sexual education; the treatment itself consists in intensive psychotherapy and rarely includes medications.
In most cases, sexual disorders have psychogenic nature. Psychoanalysis considers that they are consequences of traumatic situations in childhood, which have to be recognized and overcome consciously.