Editing Paraphilia (section)

==Prevalence==
Although paraphilic interests in the general population were believed to be rare, research has shown that fantasies and behaviors related to voyeurism, sadomasochism and couple [[exhibitionism]] are not statistically uncommon among adults.<ref name=":1" /> In a study conducted in a population of men, 62% of participants reported at least one paraphilic interest. In another sample of college students, voyeurism was reported in 52% of men.<ref name=":0" /> The DSM-5 estimates that 2.2% of males and 1.3% of females in Australia engaged in bondage and discipline, sadomasochism, or dominance and submission within the past 12 months. The population prevalence of sexual masochism disorder is unknown.<ref name="DSM-5">{{Citation|last=American Psychiatric Association|title=Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: Fifth Edition|date=2013|pages=694|edition=5th|id={{ASIN|0890425558|country=uk}}}}</ref>

=== Among women ===
Paraphilias are rarely observed in women;<ref>{{cite book|author=American Psychiatric Association|title=Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: Fourth Edition|date=1994|edition=IV|page=594|id={{ASIN|0890420629|country=uk}}}}</ref><ref name="DSM-V">{{Citation|last=American Psychiatric Association|title=Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: Fifth Edition|date=2013|pages=685–706|edition=5th|id={{ASIN|0890425558|country=uk}}}}</ref> however, there have been some studies on females with paraphilias.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Eva W. C. Chow|author2=Alberto L. Choy|date=April 2002|title=Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Response to SSRI in a Female Pedophile|url=http://0-download.springer.com.mercury.concordia.ca/static/pdf/886/art%253A10.1023%252FA%253A1014795321404.pdf?auth66=1425842757_14e2bfac5512359c2fbdb237bd2d809b&ext=.pdf|journal=Archives of Sexual Behavior|volume=31|issue=2|pages=211–215|doi=10.1023/A:1014795321404|pmid=11974646|s2cid=20845516|access-date=14 March 2015}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> Men and women differ on the content of their sexual fantasies, with the former reporting greater proportions of [[Sexual fetishism|fetishism]], exhibitionism and sadism, and the latter reporting greater proportions of masochism.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Dawson |first1=Samantha J. |last2=Bannerman |first2=Brittany A. |last3=Lalumière |first3=Martin L. |date=2016 |title=Paraphilic Interests: An Examination of Sex Differences in a Nonclinical Sample |url=http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1079063214525645 |journal=Sexual Abuse |language=en |volume=28 |issue=1 |pages=20–45 |doi=10.1177/1079063214525645 |pmid=24633420 |issn=1079-0632|url-access=subscription }}</ref> Sexual masochism has been found to be the most commonly observed paraphilia in women, with approximately 1 in 20 cases.<ref name="DSM" /><ref name="DSM-V" />