Female and Male Sexual Dysfunctions -
Sexual Dysfunctions

What can be done?

Past Negative Attitudes
In the past, a woman's sexual dysfunctions were largely ignored or taken for granted, and a  man's sexual inadequacy was often ascribed to witchcraft or some evil curse (if he was believed to be innocent) or to "degeneracy," "self-abuse," "immorality," and "excess" (if he was held responsible for his condition). Today, we have learned, however, that both kinds of explanation are false, and that the real causes lie elsewhere. In fact, as sex therapists have shown, people become sexually dysfunctional mainly because of a rigid upbringing, traumatic sexual experiences, ignorance, narrow religious beliefs, and bad advice from ill-informed clergymen, marriage counselors, doctors, psychotherapists, and other professionals. All of these different causes can be traced to the sexually oppressive character of our civilization.