How is lowered libido diagnosed?
If you have lost interest in sex for no apparent reason, a doctor can help find the cause by carrying out a range of tests, including:
- physical examination
- medical history
How is
lowered libido treated?
- treatment for any underlying medical condition, such as depression (although a side effect of
some antidepressants is a lessened libido)
- counselling
- stress management
- hormone therapy.
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Conditions affecting male libido
Some of the medical conditions that can cause a man’s sex drive
to lessen include:
- hormone
changes – as a man
ages, his testosterone levels slowly fall, which some researchers think is
linked to a lessened libido
- impotence – not being able to achieve or
maintain an erection needed for sex
- premature ejaculation – a lack of control over
ejaculation, causing it to happen sooner than the man or his partner would
want
- retarded
ejaculation – not
being able to reach orgasm.
Conditions affecting female libido:
Some of the medical conditions that can cause a woman’s sex
drive to lessen include:
- menopause – because of the drop in sex
hormones
- dyspareunia
– painful sex
- vaginismus
– the involuntary (not under the woman’s conscious control) clamping or
spasm of the vaginal muscles, making penetration difficult, if not
impossible
- pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding – because of changes in hormone levels,
especially the hormone prolactin
- infections
– such as thrush or urinary tract
infections (UTI)
- problems
reaching orgasm – the woman cannot reach orgasm or reach it within the
time wanted by her and her partner.
Can relationship issues
affect libido?
A reduced sex drive may also be caused
by relationship problems. If a couple is having
problems in other areas of their relationship, their sex life may be affected.
If you and your partner are not
satisfied with your sex life, you can seek professional counselling to:
- learn communication skills to improve the overall quality of your
relationship.
- try to resolve underlying problems, such as tension.
- learn how to increase intimacy and physical affection without having
sex
- learn different sexual techniques.
- talk about sexual desires and fantasies together.
- learn strategies to boost sex drive, such as masturbating and
fantasizing.
What causes a lowered
libido?
As well as medical conditions and the
side effects of some medications, there are a number of other causes of a
lowered sex drive, including:
- performance anxiety – premature
ejaculation or painful sex can make a person avoid sex out of fear that it
could happen again
- Fatigue – feeling too tired for sex
is common.
- lack of time and privacy – the demands of work and home life may not
leave enough time for intimacy and sex.
- familiarity – a couple’s desire for sex tends to lessen over time.
- sexual incompatibility – sexual desire can be affected if a person
constantly wants more sex than their partner or wants a type of sexual
activity that their partner is not comfortable with
- sexual turn-offs – sexual attraction to your partner may lessen if
there are changes in their physical appearance, such as excessive weight
gain.
- depression – mental health
conditions such as depression can cause tiredness, lack of motivation,
feeling sad and withdrawing from activities, including sex.
- stress – researchers have found
stress hormones can lessen sexual desire and response.
- exercise and physical activity – either
too much or too little physical activity can cause a loss of sex drive
- past traumatic experience – going through trauma such as sexual
harassment, sexual abuse or rape, can impact
sexual desire.
- Low libido effect on male sexual health:
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Libido, which means sex drive or the desire for sex, varies
dramatically from one person to the next. It also varies depending on a
person’s preferences and life circumstances. Libido can be affected by medical
conditions, hormone levels, medications, lifestyle, and relationship problems.
·
Many new couples will go through an early period of having
a lot of sex that then decreases over time. On the other hand, a busy life can
leave some people too tired or preoccupied to even think about sex. Unless you
are worried about your sex drive or it is causing problems between you and your
partner, you do not need to seek professional help.
·
There is no right or wrong level of libido, and there is no
‘normal’ when it comes to how often you have sex. Some people have sex,or feel
like having sex, every day, others may have sex once a year or not at all. It
all depends on what you prefer and your life circumstances.
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