Why is my libido gone
How to deal with low libido - Dealing with a loss of sex drive
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hi there I'm Denise Richardson for
howdini comm if you're a woman who's
finding that your sex drive is in
neutral or worse there are a variety of
causes for decreased libido some
physical some emotional so here to help
us sort it all out is gynecologist dr.
Jennifer woo what happens if you're
feeling as though you just don't want to
have sex when do you take it to your
doctor as a possible medical problem if
patients are experiencing decreased
libido ongoing for two to three months I
think that they should then see a doctor
and get a full medical check-up the
doctor will also probably explore
whether there any problems with the
relationship at the same time what are
the possible medical causes patients who
are having problems with their thyroid
or with depression with sleep disorders
new medications there are a million
different factors that can affect libido
what about high blood pressure actually
some of the notorious medications for
decreasing libido include anti
hypertensive medications and also
psychiatric medications are there
certain groups that are more susceptible
to decrease libido
than other groups will often see women
who are going through menopause they may
experience a decrease in libido because
they're having a sharp decrease in their
estrogen and testosterone levels they
may also be experiencing vaginal dryness
due to decreased estrogen and that may
make sex quite painful which can also
kill libido in certain women who are
postpartum just after a delivery they're
having a shift in hormones and they may
be also having some postpartum
depression if they're breastfeeding
their estrogen levels may go down they
may also have painful sex you're talking
about millions of women here decreased
libido is a common problem among women
and men and there are many reasons for
it I think you have to investigate fully
any medical causes before you pinpoint
solely emotional causes what about
treatment often times when we correct an
underlying medical condition like a
thyroid disorder patients will start to
feel better they'll start to have an
increase in libido is it possible that
you have a medical condition and an
emotional condition going on Simon
and easily it is a possibility
depression is a medical condition it's a
medical illness that can be easily
treated with medications and there's a
lot of emotion involved with it and that
can definitely affect libido so the
bottom line here is if you're not
feeling like you want to have sex with
your partner for an extended period of
time
fill in this blank what should you do
you should see your doctor
don't be embarrassed about talking about
libido and be very frank about you know
what's going on in your life absolutely
dr. Wu thank you very much for being
with us
I'm Denise Richardson for howdini
dot-com
