並不存在的差別
上述傳統術語表列舉了三種女性和五種男性的性功能障礙，乍一看，似乎男女的性功能障礙是無任何共同生理學基礎和完全不同的現象。這樣的傳統定義，其結果會讓人建立男女性生理反應不可比較的虛假印象。然而，現代的性研究已經清晰地表明，我們對男女性生理反應的可比較性有了充分的瞭解。的確是這樣，我們現在開始認識到：恰恰是因為男性與女性的性反應是完全相似的，所以他們的性功能障礙也是完全相似的。因而，我們需要新的能夠運用於兩性的特別術語。

Non-existing Differences
The table of traditional terms lists three female and five male sexual dysfunctions, and it seems, at first glance, that they are totally different phenomena without any common physiological basis. As a result of such traditional distinctions, many people are under the false impression that the physical reactions of men and women cannot really be compared. Modern sex research has clearly demonstrated, however, that such a comparison makes a great deal of sense. Indeed, we are now beginning to realize that, just as the sexual responses of males and females are quite similar, so are their sexual dysfunctions. We therefore need new special terms that can be applied to both sexes.