1. World problems
  2. Fear of sexual intercourse

Fear of sexual intercourse

  • Genophobia
  • Sexophobia
  • Coitophobia
  • Sexo-phobia

Nature

Genophobia is the fear of sexual relations and/or sexual intercourse. People develop genophobia for different reasons: former incidents of sexual assaults or abuse, feelings of intense shame or medical reasons around body image, or gender dysphoria. Others may have the fear without any diagnosable reason.

Broader

Phobia
Presentable
Misuse of sex
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Celibacy
Excellent
Vaginismus
Presentable
Misogyny
Presentable
Homosexuality
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Fear of intimacy
Presentable
Fear of blood
Presentable
Unsafe sex
Unpresentable
Sex guilt
Yet to rate

Strategy

Treating phobia
Yet to rate

Value

Sex appeal
Yet to rate
Phobia
Yet to rate
Fear
Yet to rate

Reference

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-beingSustainable Development Goal #5: Gender EqualitySustainable Development Goal #10: Reduced Inequality

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Psychology » Psychology
  • Content quality
    Presentable
     Presentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    F6910
    DOCID
    11669100
    D7NID
    139623
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020