What Is Sexual Desire?
When we talk of “low sexual desire,” we are talking of a lack of interest in sex. In street language, the person with low desire does not get “horny,” or does so infrequently. Without desire, there is little or no biological motivation to be sexual. Individuals without a sex drive do not understand why they are not interested, and might not even know what it is that’s missing. They feel powerless when expected to want sex. Traditionally, sexual drive was called LIBIDO, and this term is still used by those not trained in the diagnosis and treatment of sexual disorders. Clinically, low sexual desire was initially classified as INHIBITED SEXUAL DESIRE (or ISD), but in recent years has been relabeled HYPOACTIVE SEXUAL DESIRE (or HSD). Regardless of what it is called, when the level of sexual desire is down, a person’s lack of interest can create serious problems within a relationship. However, this is only true if the partner has a higher level of desire. There is no problem if both want s
