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How to deal with sexual problem

Questions to ask the person with a sexual problem

• What is the problem? When did the problem start? What have you done about it so far? Frank

questions about the problem will help the person feel more comfortable in discussing this

sensitive subject with you. It is also important to get a clear history of the problem.

• Tell me about your relationship. How long have you and your partner known each other? How

much do you love each other? Have you enjoyed sex with each other before? What sorts of

things do you enjoy doing? It is difficult to enjoy sex when the relationship is unhappy.

• Do you masturbate? Are you having sex with anyone other than your spouse? If the person has

a sexual problem only with a specific partner, then the problem may be because of a difficulty in

their relationship.

• Have you been feeling tense or worried recently? Do you feel as if you have lost interest in daily

life? Ask about symptoms of anxiety and depression.

• Have you had any infections of the sexual organs?

Ask a man the following:

• Do you suffer from diabetes, high blood pressure or any other medical disease?

• Are you taking any medicines?

• Do your drink alcohol?

• Do you smoke cigarettes?

• Do you get erections in the mornings? Usually, if a man does not get any erections at all, then

you should suspect a medical cause for the impotence.

Ask a woman the following:

• How much control do you have over having sex? For example, do you feel sometimes that your

husband forces you to have sex?

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