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Pathophysiological (physiological disruption of normal function) sexual
disorder includes any sexual disorder that results from physical problems.
The disorder can be as serious as structural deformities in the male or
female sex organs. Further classification involves whether the disorder is
congenital (existing from birth) or if it was acquired (shaped by a traumatic
incident). Pathophysiological sexual disorders have similar symptoms to
sexual dysfunction except the causes are different: Sexual dysfunction is
often brought on by psychological or psychophysical (the influence of
psychological factors on physical function) influences. Only 10 percent of
sexual disorders are truly pathophysiological with a clear physical or medical
origin. They include intersex (discrepancies between external genitals
and internal sex organs) conditions, male pathophysiological sexual dysfunction,
and female pathophysiological sexual dysfunction.