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ORIGINAL RESEARCH—WOMEN’S SEXUAL HEALTH Women’s Motivations for Sex: Exploring the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fourth Edition, Text Revision Criteria for Hypoactive Sexual Desire and Female Sexual Arousal Disordersjsm_1693 1454..1463

Ana Carvalheira, Lori A. Brotto, Isabel Leal

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Introduction. There are problems with the existing definition of hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) in that desire for sex and sexual fantasy are not a universal experience. Aims. To explore: (i) women’s motivations to engage in sexual activity; (ii) frequency and predictors of sexual fantasies; (iii) sexual arousal; (iv) recognition of sexual arousal; and (v) association between relationship duration and

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Key concepts: Hypoactive sexual desire disorder, Sexual arousal, Sexual desire, Psychology, Reproductive health, Arousal, Fantasy, Sexual attraction