A new study has suggested that women suffering with low sexual desire and associated distress experience personal and emotional distress related to the sexual issue.

The findings from the European study have been presented at the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH) 2010 Annual Meeting in St. Petersburg, Fla. In addition, it concluded that low sexual desire may emotionally affect the fairer sex.

The study involved a survey of 5,098 women reported to have low sexual desire and associated distress. Among these women, 5,098 participated and were surveyed on a wide range of attitudes and behaviors relating to their experience of low sexual desire.

In the study (DESIRE), many women revealed to experience negative emotions, such as dissatisfaction with their sex life, guilt about sexual difficulties and affliction about their sex life, frequently or always during the previous three months.