Boehringer Ingelheim finds low sexual desire most common problem young women

Boehringer Ingelheim has released results from a Preside poll which found that low sexual desire is the most commonly reported problem among women aged 18 and above.

According to the survey of 31,000 women, one in ten women (ten per cent) said they experience low desire with sexually-related personal distress, a condition known as Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder.

The disorder is defined by the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as little or no feelings of sexual interest or fantasies.

Jan L Shifren, the leading author and director of the Menopause Programme said: “Distressing sexual problems were identified in approximately one in eight women, health care providers need to ask their patients about sexual concerns ? that may be impacting their quality of life.”

The Preside survey also found that 44.2 per cent of women reported a sexual problem of some kind, with over a fifth (20.5 per cent) experiencing orgasm difficulty.

Based in Ingelheim, Germany, the Boehringer Ingelheim group contains 135 affiliates in 47 countries and employs 39,800 people.

Founded in 1885, the company posted net sales in 2007 of 10.9 billion euros (8.76 billion pounds).