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Postmenopausal sexual dysfunction

^1. University of the Highlands and Islands
^2. University of Aberdeen
^3. Dr Gray’s Hospital, Elgin, Moray IV30 1SN, UK Email: grant.cumming{at}nhs.net (corresponding author)
^4. Aberdeen University, Foresterhill Campus, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen AB35 2ZD, UK
^5. Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, UK

Key content:

• Sexuality, sexual interaction and sexual activity do not end when a woman reaches a certain age.
  
• Sexual interaction does not necessarily mean intercourse and absence of orgasm does not necessarily mean dysfunction.
  
• Postmenopausal sexual dysfunction describes a wide range of symptoms which are multifactorial in origin.
  

Learning objectives:

• To raise awareness that postmenopausal sexual activity is important and that a woman’s sexual response is not the same as that of a man.
  
• To provide a framework for managing postmenopausal sexual dysfunction.
  

Ethical issues:

• How to explore sensitively sexual interaction in the UK’s increasingly culturally and spiritually diverse postmenopausal population.
  

Please cite this article as: Cumming GP, Mauelshagen AE, Parrish MH. Postmenopausal sexual dysfunction. The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2010;12:1–6.

Keywords acculturation / noncoital pain disorder / prevalence / sexual desire disorder / sexual pain disorder