- cisnormative
- person who has a gender identity that is congruent with their biological sex, or sex assigned at birth
- dyspareunia
- painful intercourse
- ejaculation disorder
- pattern of ejaculation occurring either prematurely or delayed
- erectile disorder
- difficulty in obtaining or maintaining a penile erection or experiencing a significant decrease in the rigidity of the erection during sexual activity
- exhibitionism
- exposure of one’s external genitalia to another person without their consent
- female genital mutilation/circumcision (FGM/C)
- intentional removal of one or more parts of the external genitalia of young girls to protect their femininity and virginity in paternalistic cultures
- fetishistic disorder
- paraphilia in which an individual has had intense and recurring sexual arousal from the use of nonliving objects, such as garments, or a highly specific focus on nongenital body parts
- frotteurism
- person’s tendency to become sexually aroused by rubbing oneself against another person without their consent
- gender dysphoria
- personal, distressing disconnect between one’s gender identity and their sex assigned at birth
- gender identity
- one’s sense of “self” as being a male, female, or some combination thereof
- hypogonadism
- decreased activity of the ovaries or testes, which can cause endocrine disorders
- myotonia
- increase in muscle tension (voluntary and involuntary muscles) throughout the body that occurs during sexual activity
- orgasmic disorder
- disordered frequency or intensity of orgasm during sexual arousal and stimulation
- paraphilia
- sexual desire or behavior involving inanimate objects or nonconsenting other persons, or including subjugation
- pedophilic disorder
- paraphilia in which an individual, age sixteen years or older, is intensely attracted to a child or children and may engage in actual sexual behavior, including vaginal or rectal penetration
- sexual dysfunction
- person’s inability to respond sexually to mental or physical stimulation or to experience sexual pleasure
- sexual interest/arousal disorder
- greatly reduced or lack of interest in or arousal by sexual stimulation
- sexual masochism disorder
- paraphilia in which an individual has intense and recurring sexual arousal from being made to suffer from being beaten, bound, or humiliated
- sexual response cycle
- pattern of physiological changes that occur in the human body during sexual arousal, stimulation, and engagement in sexual behavior
- sexual sadism
- sexual arousal that results from inflicting physical or psychological suffering on another person
- Transgender
- describes a person whose sex assigned at birth may differ from their gender identity
- transvestic disorder
- paraphilia in which the person becomes sexually aroused or has urges and fantasies about becoming sexually aroused from cross-dressing
- vaginismus
- very strong, involuntary contractions of muscles in the outer layers of the vagina, often associated with female sexual dysfunctions
- vasocongestion
- increased presence of blood in spongy body tissues such as the penis and clitoris, labia, and nipples that occurs during sexual arousal and stimulation
- vestibulodynia
- severe pain at the entrance of the vagina, often associated with female sexual dysfunctions
- voyeurism
- being aroused by watching other people as they undress or engage in sexual activity, without their knowledge or consent