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DSM-IV: Male Orgasmic Disorder


Men with this sexual dysfunction disorder experience delay in or absence of sexual orgasm.

Diagnostic criteria for 302.74 Male Orgasmic Disorder 
(cautionary statement)
 

A. Persistent or recurrent delay in, or absence of, orgasm following a normal sexual excitement phase during sexual activity that the clinician, taking into account the person's age, judges to be adequate in focus, intensity, and duration. 

B. The disturbance causes marked distress or interpersonal difficulty. 

C. The orgasmic dysfunction is not better accounted for by another Axis I disorder (except another Sexual Dysfunction) and is not due exclusively to the direct physiological effects of a substance (e.g., a drug of abuse, a medication) or a general medical condition. 

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Lifelong Type   
Acquired Type 

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Generalized Type   
Situational Type 

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Due to Psychological Factors   
Due to Combined Factors

Reprinted with permission from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fourth Edition. Copyright 1994 American Psychiatric Association

Also: inhibited male orgasm



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