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Female Sexual Dysfunction

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Sexuality is very complex and is coordinated by the neurologic (involving the nervous system), vascular (in relation to the vessels that transport and circulate fluids, i.e blood and lymph), and endocrine (relating to endocrine glands or the hormones secreted by them) systems.

Sexual dysfunction in it simplest sense is basically having problems with sex, whether it may be desire, arousal, orgasmic or pertaining to sexual pain
. Sexual pain disorders include dyspareunia (medical term for difficult or painful sexual intercourse) and vaginismus (medical term for muscular contraction or spasm that causes the vagina to close). Up to 70% of couples have a problem with sex at some point in their relationship and about 40% of women suffer from sexual dysfunction.

The female equivalent of impotence is known as Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD). FSAD is the inability of a woman to complete sexual activity with adequate lubrication. FSAD patients have the desire to have sex but their genital area fails to respond in the normal way, making sex painful or even impossible.

The symptoms of sexual dysfunction may include lack of sexual desire, an inability to enjoy sex, insufficient vaginal lubrication, or a failure to achieve an orgasm despite being sexually aroused. Several factors contribute to this condition and these include, but are not limited to: alcohol, anxiety, depression, illness, stress, emotional problems, negative body perception (how you feel about your bodily appearances). In addition to these factors, things like particular medicines, vaginal infections and diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure and cancer may effect sexual dysfunction. Most importantly, hormonal changes in a woman can also cause sexual problems. Lower estrogen levels during menopause may lead to differences in genital tissues and sexual responsiveness. The folds of skin that cover the genital region (labia) shrink and become thinner, exposing more of the clitoris, resulting in reduced sensitivity of the clitoris or may cause an unpleasant tingling.

Treatment of this condition involves: understanding your body and its needs whether emotional, physical or otherwise; may include hormone replacement therapy; vascular treatment, which may require the use of Viagra; or seeking counselling and using certain medications. Performing Kegel exercises helps strengthen the pelvic floor muscles that are involved in pleasurable sensations by tightening the pelvic muscles as if stopping the flow of urine, then hold for a few seconds and release. On-going research suggest that Viagra, the anti-impotence drug for men, may help to treat sexual disorders in women by increasing blood flow to the sexual organs and consequently increase physical stimulation in the area. This treatment is however not absolute and is still being tested.



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