Feeling like you’re losing your sex drive can be devastating. Often leading to the feeling of sexual inadequacy. Although this can happen in both men and women, the causes differ. For us women, it can be a bit more complex because our bodies go through many biological changes throughout our lifetime. To make things even more complicated, very little attention is given to our condition by the medical field. In February 1999, a study by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) revealed that that about 43% of women and 31% of men suffer from sexual inadequacy. Regardless of the difference in the outcome, studies on this issue continue to focus on men.
So what are the real causes of sexual inadequacy in women?
Menopause is the most common cause of sexual inadequacy for women.
Menopause is the most common cause. Mood swings, hot flashes, depression, and vaginal dryness can mean sex during and after menopause can be less pleasurable than it should be. These symptoms, however, do not only occur to menopausal women. Sexual inadequacy is also common among younger women and this is often due to hormonal deficiency.
Hormonal deficiency can cause our sex drive to drop to very low levels. A decline in the estrogen, progesterone, or testosterone levels is thought to be the cause of this drop in libido. Each of these hormones plays a specific role in our sex drive. Estrogen helps heighten sensitivity during sexual intercourse, testosterone lubricates the vagina and progesterone is the hormone that excites the libido of a woman. A decline in any of them can switch off our drive for sex. So how do we set our bodies back into gear?
Many women are not aware that their discomforts and lack of sex drive are usually caused by the same hormonal imbalance. The treatments for the symptoms of menopause and sexual inadequacy are one and the same. Treating your hormonal imbalance will boost your sex drive and bring you back in motion.
What treatments can help boost my sex drive?
Hormone Creams: Estrogen hormone creams can be applied to the vagina which increases blood flow and sensitivity. It is an effective way of putting your sex drive back into gear. It makes reaching orgasm easier. However, it is necessary to ensure that the cream also has progesterone, as estrogen alone is dangerous.
Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT): Seen as one of the most successful treatments for menopause it can also boost your libido. However, it should be prescribed with caution as HRT has been found to be the cause of many cases of breast cancer and heart failure.
Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT): Recent studies have shown that testosterone plays a major role in the female sex drive. Proven to be effective in improving feeling of sexual inadequacy in women, testosterone supplements can be a good means or revitalizing your sex drive. HRT testosterone supplements, however, should be used cautiously as they are not free of side effects. They can cause rapid hair growth and deepening of the female voice.
If properly balanced with exercise, Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) can put your sex drive back into motion and you can easily wave goodbye to those feelings of sexual inadequacy.
There are two types of TRT options available, synthetic and bio-identical. The use of bio-identical treatments is always the better treatment to take as synthetic hormones can increase the risk of cancer. Application of bioidentical testosterone cream once a week can increase you interest in sex with no side effects.
Vitamin E: Vitamin E vaginal suppositories are another safe way to treat your feelings of sexual inadequacy. When used twice a day, it promotes the plumping of the tissues in the vagina, which helps in the natural lubrication process during sexual intercourse.
Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT): BHRT restores hormone balance by replenishing your body’s hormonal deficiencies with bio-identical hormones. If properly balanced with exercise, this therapy can put your sex drive back into motion and you can easily wave goodbye to those feelings of sexual inadequacy.
