The focus on the physiological ignores the relationship context of sexuality despite the fact that this is often the cause of sexual problems. The focus on discrepancy in desire between two partners may result in the partner with the lower level of desire being labeled as "dysfunctional," but the problem really sits with the difference between the two partners. However, within couples the assessment of desire tends to be relative. That is, individuals make judgments by comparing their levels of desire to that of their partner. The sexual problems that females complain of often do not fit well into the DSM-IV framework for sexual dysfunctions. The DSM-IV system of sub-typing may be more applicable to one sex than the other. Research indicates a high degree of comorbidity between HSDD and female sexual arousal disorder. Therefore, a diagnosis combining the two (as the DSM-5 eventually did) might be more appropriate. See also
Drugs and sexual desire
HypersexualityAsexuality
Sexual anhedonia
Sexual anorexia
Sexual arousal disorder

References
Further reading
Cryle, Peter; Moore, Alison (2011). Frigidity: An Intellectual History. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-230-30345-4. Cryle, Peter; Moore, Alison (May 2010). "Frigidity at the Fin-de-Siècle, a Slippery and Capacious Concept". Journal of the History of Sexuality. 19 (2): 243–61. doi:10.1353/sex.0.0096. PMID 20617591. S2CID 40019141. Moore, Alison (November 2009). "Frigidity, Gender and Power in French Cultural History – From Jean Fauconney to Marie Bonaparte". French Cultural Studies. 20 (4): 331–49. doi:10.1177/0957155809344155. S2CID 145773398. Moore, Alison (2009). "The Invention of the Unsexual: Situating Frigidity in the History of Sexuality and in Feminist Thought". French History and Civilization. 2: 181–92.
Off-label
A few studies suggest that the antidepressant, bupropion, can improve sexual function in women who are not depressed, if they have HSDD. The same is true for the anxiolytic, buspirone, which is a 5-HT1A receptor agonist similarly to flibanserin.Testosterone supplementation is effective in the short term. However, its long-term safety is unclear. History
The term "frigid" to describe sexual dysfunction derives from medieval and early modern canonical texts about witchcraft. It was thought that witches could put spells on men to make them incapable of erections. Only in the early nineteenth century were women first described as "frigid", and a vast literature exists on what was considered a serious problem if a woman did not desire sex with her husband. Many medical texts between 1800 and 1930 focused on womens frigidity, considering it a sexual pathology.The French psychoanalyst Princess Marie Bonaparte theorized about frigidity and considered herself to have it. In the early versions of the DSM, there were only two sexual dysfunctions listed: frigidity (for women) and impotence (for men). In 1970, Masters and Johnson published their book Human Sexual Inadequacy describing sexual dysfunctions, though these included only dysfunctions dealing with the function of genitals such as premature ejaculation and impotence for men, and anorgasmia and vaginismus for women. Prior to Masters and Johnsons research, female orgasm was assumed by some to originate primarily from vaginal, rather than clitoral, stimulation.