can make women and their partners feel isolated or less
connected, so it’s important to address these issues.
What doctors call Female Sexual Dysfunction (FSD) can fall
into five types of problems:
1.) LOW LIBIDO, or what doctors refer to as Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD).
2.) PAINFUL SEX.
This can include pain during sex due to menopausal vulvo-vaginal atrophy resulting from a lack of
hormones as well as a burning pain syndrome of the genitals.
3.) DIFFICULTY BEING AROUSED.
Sexual Arousal Disorder can originate in the genital area (comparable to erectile
dysfunction in men) or an issue at the brain level (which is more common in women).
4.) AVERSION to SEX.
Often, this is related to a history of sexual abuse.
5.) INABILITY TO ACHIEVE ORGASM.
Up to 10-20 percent of women never achieved orgasm and many others have difficulty.
But there are treatments available for this.
It’s important to note that if a woman isn’t bothered by low libido or if she likes intimacy with her partner but simply
doesn’t seek it, this isn’t considered a problem. It is normal for women to lose some of their sexual drive as they get older, and much depends on whether or not she considers this an issue.
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