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Many people either do not know, or reject, the normalcy of human sexuality. It is as normal as any other physiological response, such as breathing or eating or moving. It also has a marked emotional and psychological element, mainly directed to pleasurable feelings. In one way the sexual response is unique. It can be delayed or denied during a person’s entire life. But for most people a functioning, happy sexual relationship is important. Sexual dysfunction mars an important human relationship. While a sexual relationship is not the only form of relationship between two humans, it is an important one.

Because the sexual response is not only a physiological event but has a psychological component, much sexual dysfunction is due to distorted learning about human sexuality or to early, hurried, ill-understood sexual experiences. The correction of sexual dysfunction is largely a matter of directed re-education in human sexuality. The importance of the involvement of the partner in this re-education is paramount.