Menopause and Loss of Libido
By Cathy Taylor
As reported by numerous females, menopause, the final
stage in the cycle of female menstruation, contributes to a significant
loss of libido. One of the more common complaints from women (and
their partners) is the loss of sexual desire and drive. This absence
disrupts the sexual lives of countless couples, and therapy is often
sought after as an answer to this problem.
In the following paragraphs, we will discuss causes,
external factors such as physical pain that prevents sexual intercourse,
solutions for restoring estrogens, and life situations menopausal
women face that contribute to their hormonal causes for libido failure
(i.e. body image.)
The period before menopause is known as the pre- or
perimenopause period when some loss of libido occurs. The hormone
called progesterone is responsible for this downfall and is key to
causing a resulting hormonal imbalance.
Remember, the job of hormones is to regulate certain
processes in the body. An insufficiency in hormones disrupts this
balance and creates problems. Loss of libido is not restricted to
having a lack of sexual desire. Vaginal dryness and discomfort can
force women to avoid having sex altogether.
Creams and gels are used to combat this problem. The
emotional changes associated with menopause can also affect sexual
desires, as women often feel overly aggressive, irritable, and sometimes
depressed – mental conditions that require peace time instead of ´hot
and heaviness.´
Estrogen is the primary sex hormone in a woman. As
discussed earlier, a loss of estrogen leads to a loss of sexual desire.
Remember, women also produce testosterone (in low levels), and testosterone
is also responsible for promoting sexual drive.
Lack of energy and depression occur because of these
decreased levels, plummeting libido to close to non-existent. In order
to restore libido, hormone therapy is highly recommended.
Doctors can prescribe testosterone in a liquid form
to keep you alert and increase what you’ve lost. There are gels and
creams (such as Alura) designed to directly stimulate the clitoris.
These creams often leave you with a tingling feeling that can help
you achieve multiple orgasms.
There are over the counter medications out there that
combat loss of libido. There are progesterone creams with ¨bio-synthetic¨
qualities that restore safe amounts of progesterone in the body to
increase sex drive.
There is also something called Phytoestrogen Cream
that help balance the levels of available amounts of estrogen in the
body and provide homeostasis when there are plummeting estrogen levels.
There are other things that affect menopausal women’s´
level of libido. Not all women have the same levels of sexual drive.
For example, 65-year-old women who have already undergone menopause
are more likely to have less sexual desire than 49 year old women
who has just finished the final stages of their menstruation.
Menopause also affects the way women look at themselves
in terms of body. Distorted views on body shape during menopause,
when thought is greatly affected, can also decrease the desire for
sex. If a woman is taking medicine for depression during this period,
her libido can increase more than someone off the drug.
Outside factors such as work-related stress, can also
determine libido levels in a woman and usually require a shift in
perspective to regain balance. In a lot of ways, menopause is a reshaping
of who we are and what we want out of life.
Cathy Taylor is a marketing consultant with over
25 years experience. She specializes in internet marketing, strategy
and plan development, as well as management of communications and
public relations programs for small business sectors. She can be reached
at Creative Communications: creative--com@cox.net
or by visiting http://www.menopauseinfo.org
or http://www.internet-marketing-small-business.com
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