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Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised (FSDS-R) Test

Understand how much sexual concerns cause emotional distress in about 3 minutes. Fast 13 item screen to guide next steps, support care planning, and track progress over time.

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Questions: 133 minutes

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September 1, 2026

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24/52

Female Sexual Distress Scale (FSDS)

Assesses the level of personal distress and emotional discomfort related to a woman's sexual life.

Low distress

Elevated distress

0 – 10: Low distress | 11 – 52: Elevated distress

A score of 24 falls in the Elevated distress range, indicating a higher level of sexual-related distress on this screening scale.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Women feeling sexual distress

46%OF USERS

Women who feel worried, sad, tense, or dissatisfied about their sexual life and want to understand how much it affects them.

Women starting treatment

34%OF USERS

Women beginning counseling or medical care for sexual concerns who want a baseline and a way to track emotional distress over time.

Postpartum or hormone changes

20%OF USERS

Women whose desire, comfort, or confidence has shifted after childbirth, menopause, or other hormone-related changes and who want clarity on the emotional impact.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Female Sexual Dysfunction Scale (FSDS)

Average

31.7

Normal range

23.5 — 39.9

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

Below is a list of feelings and problems that women sometimes experience in relation to their sexuality. Please read each item carefully and select the response that best describes how often this problem has bothered or distressed you during the past 30 days, including today.

- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Always
- Never
- Rarely
- Occasionally
- Often
- Always
- Never
- Rarely
- Occasionally
- Often
- Always

These are 3 of the 13 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

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Female Sexual Distress Scale, FSDS-R Test

Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised (FSDS-R) Test - Symptoms and Signs

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This measure assesses subjective distress related to sexual functioning and associated emotional discomfort. The Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised (FSDS-R) is intended to support clinical screening and research by capturing the degree of personal distress linked to sexual concerns.

It is a brief self-report questionnaire with 13 items and typically takes about 3 minutes to complete. Items query the frequency or intensity of negative emotional responses (e.g., worry, sadness, dissatisfaction) related to one’s sexual life, providing a focused index of distress that may be considered alongside other clinical information.

The Female Sexual Distress Scale-Revised (FSDS-R) may be used to identify individuals who could benefit from further assessment and to monitor change over time in response to intervention.

Literature: DeRogatis, L., Clayton, A., Lewis-D’Agostino, D., Wunderlich, G., & Fu, Y. The Female Sexual Distress Scale–Revised (FSDS-R): Psychometric validation and development of a screening tool for sexually related distress in women. Journal of Sexual Medicine. 2008.