How common is lack of sex drive in women?


Extremely common. The American Medical Association has estimated that several million US women suffer from what US doctors prefer to call 'female sexual arousal disorder' or 'FSAD'. However, recent (2005) US claims that ‘45 per cent of women have FSAD’ are clearly absurd. At the moment there is a sort of ‘FSAD bandwagon’ – driven by doctors who think that nearly half the female population is lacking in desire.

This really doesn’t seem very likely! However, in the UK, family planning clinics and Relate clinics do see quite large numbers of women who complain of lack of desire. Our estimate is that at any one time, several hundred thousand women in Britain are troubled by lack of libido. It's important to stress that many of these women have no problems with having orgasms. However, they have no real desire to have sex, and their minds are not turned on by the prospect of lovemaking. Fortunately, for many women, lack of libido is only a temporary phenomenon. Some will get over it by themselves - and a lot more can be helped by expert medical or psychosexual advice.

What are the causes of lack of libido in women?

Physical causes:
Possible physical causes in females include:

* anaemia - which is very common in women, because of iron loss during their periods (and in childbirth).
* alcoholism.
* drug abuse.
* generalised disorders, such as diabetes.
* post-baby coolness (PBC): this is the term we have coined for the extremely common loss of libido that occurs after childbirth. It is almost certainly linked to the violent changes in hormones that occur at this time, though oddly enough, no clear-cut changes in hormones have ever been identified. The general trauma of childbirth also plays a part - and after having a baby, many women are simply too exhausted to think about sex!
* prescribed drugs, particularly tranquillisers
* hyperprolactinaemia - a rare disorder in which the pituitary gland is overactive

Psychological causes :
Psychological causes include:

* depression
* stress and overwork
* anxiety
* hang-ups from childhood
* past sexual abuse or rape
* latent lesbianism
* serious relationship problems with the husband/partner
* difficult living conditions - eg sharing a home with parents or parents-in-law.

*Source:
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk


FEMALE LIBIDO:
The female libido or sex drive changes throughout the menstrual cycle as do many other aspects of life. Libido often peaks at mid cycle and premenstrually and the experience of these separate peaks is different. Moods aside, in natural state female have an "inordinately high drive and orgasmic capacity" at this time.

Biological sexual peaks, like many behavior in the human body are thought to reflect the action of hormones. Two of the hormones linked to female desire are testosterone and estrogen. Testosterone is the sex hormone most often associated with men, aggressiveness, lust and masculinity. Women produce testosterone too, (in the ovaries and adrenal glands), albeit at much lower levels than men.

Both estrogen and testosterone levels peak at mid cycle they seem to combine interactively affecting the brain in different ways. Whilst testosterone may work to boost libido and energy, estrogen's basic behavioral strategy is to hone the senses.

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