Female Sexual Dysfunction- Causes And Treatment

FSD refers to the recurrent problems that cause distress during any stage of the sexual response cycle or even can disturb your sexual relationship. Some of the common female sexual dysfunction symptoms are low libido, vaginal dryness, orgasm problems and difficulty in sexual arousal.

Don’t fret because there are various FSD treatments are available depending on the cause. Female sexual dysfunction can occur due to physical cause, hormonal cause and psychological cause. Let’s discuss about the factors which are responsible for Female sexual dysfunction-

Physical causes:
Low sex drive is the most common symptom of Sexual dysfunction. If you’re suffering from any health issue such as the cancer, diabetes, cardiac problem, arthritis, urinary or bowel problem, you may experience low sex drive.Apart from this, women who consume excessive drink or drug also cab ne a victim of sexual dysfunction. Sometimes it also occurs as a side effect of anti depressants, blood pressure medications and chemotherapy. Low sex drive also found in women who have had their ovaries and womb removed due to any health issue because their body doesn’t produce testosterone.

Hormonal causes:
Maximum women experience sexual dysfunction during or after menopause as a result of low level of estrogen. Due to decreased level of estrogen hormone, lots of changes occur in genital tissues of a female and hence, affect her sexual responsiveness also. Sex during menopause may become painful, or you won’t achieve an orgasm. 

Psychological cause:
Prominent psychological reasons of female sexual dysfunction are stress, anxiety, and depression, self perception during and after pregnancy. Any kind of emotional disturbance between you and your partner also causes the low sex drive.

Female Sexual Dysfunction- Treatment:
Consult it with a doctor for proper diagnosis and appropriate treatment. Here are some non-medial female sexual dysfunction treatments that can resolve your problem-
•    Take help of a sex therapist or psychiatrist.
•    Adopt healthy lifestyle to improve your overall health.
•    Perform exercises that strengthen your pelvic muscles.

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What Makes a Sexual Intercourse So Painful?

There is a number of conditions are responsible to cause pain or discomfort during the sexual intercourse. Some of the conditions are as follows:

Vaginal Infection:

There are some vaginal infections that don’t cause any symptoms but makes an intercourse painful. Some of such infections are vaginal yeast infection and trichomoniasis. However, during sex, the rubbing motion of the penis against a vagina and genitalia cause vaginal infection symptoms such as stinging, burning, etc.

Vaginal Irritation:

There are some products that have irritants as an ingredient that leads to pain during the sexual intercourse. Such products include:

• Contraceptive cream, lotion, jelly or foam

• Allergic to condoms, diaphragms

• Deodorant spray for vagina

• Scented tampons

• Excessive vaginal douching

Vaginal Dryness:

Dryness is the most common reason that makes sexual intercourse painful. Lack of lubrication in Vagina can be caused by many reasons such as:

• You try to achieve vaginal penetration before sufficient stimulation has occurred that allow normal vaginal lubrication.

• You are nervous or tense during the sexual intercourse

• Using a condom without any additional vaginal lubricant

• Hormonal imbalance during menopause, the years preceding menopause or after childbirth

Vaginal Tightness:

It happens when you feel tense, or you are not fully relaxed when vaginal penetration occurs. Difficulty in penetrating a tight vagina can also be happened even when lack of lubrication is not a reason. The vaginal penetration can cause pain during the first few times due to a hymen.

Apart from this, a severe condition called vaginismus is also responsible for vaginal tightness. A woman suffering from vaginismus may experience strong muscle spasms during the sexual intercourse.

Clitoris pain:

Clitoris is the most sensitive art of female genitalia. Women experience extreme pleasure when touching or rubbing the clitoris, but some may experience unbearable pain if such activity is done. The main reasons of clitoris pain are poor hygiene, accumulation of vaginal secretion under the clitoris hood, etc.

Pain or discomfort doesn’t occur during normal sexual intercourse. If you experience any kind of pain during sex, inform your partner because he has no other way of knowing that you’re not comfortable. Consult your doctor to diagnose and treat the underlying cause.

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