| All you hear about is male sexual dysfunction. Well | | | | 10. Fibroid tumors |
| women have their problems too. | | | | 11. Endometriosis |
| They can have chronic (recurring) or acute (all the | | | | 12. Arthritis |
| time) lack or loss of sexual function. Surveys show | | | | 13. Thyroid disease (Grave's Syndrome) |
| that approximately 43 percent of women between the | | | | 14. Medications (birth control pills, anti-depressants, |
| ages of 18 and 59 suffer some sort of sexual | | | | allergy medications) |
| dysfunction. | | | | How to Prevent this: |
| There symptoms can be: | | | | Make time for yourself. |
| 1. Lack of interest in sex and therefore they avoid it | | | | Go to the gym (if possible), ride a bike, take a nice |
| altogether | | | | relaxing walk |
| 2. Unable to be aroused, either through physical | | | | Do deep breathing exercises to relieve stress |
| contact or emotional suggestion | | | | Spend time alone with your mate |
| 3. Lack of orgasms, none or delayed | | | | Talk to a doctor who is knowledgable about this and |
| 4. Pain during sex or very tight vaginal muscles that | | | | sympathetic to this problem |
| prevent intercourse completely | | | | Ways to treat this: |
| The cause: | | | | Try Replens Vaginal Moisturizer every 3 days |
| A woman's sex drive and libido is different from a | | | | Some people are helped by Premarin Vaginal Cream, |
| mans. They can be aroused through mental | | | | only by prescription |
| suggestions and through physical touching. The blood | | | | Estrogen Replacement Therapy - pills that are taken |
| flow and her hormone levels are both responsible for | | | | every day for a few years |
| this. If anything disturbs this, the process cannot be | | | | Vaginal dilators - a small device (about the size of a |
| completed. | | | | tampon) used to prevent and repair vaginal spasms |
| 1. Depression | | | | Pelvic exercise - Do your Kegel's everyday This is a |
| 2. Stress | | | | muscle that you can contract while doing almost |
| 3. Anxiety | | | | anything else. If done right, it can help with orgasms |
| 4. Fatigue | | | | and the pain of vaginal spasms. Do five them wait, and |
| 5. Marital problems (any relationship) | | | | then 5 more, everyday! |
| 6. Menopause | | | | Sex therapy can sometimes help. Talking about your |
| 7. Insufficient Hormone levels | | | | problems helps some people. Either alone, or with your |
| 8. Surgery (hysterectomy) | | | | partner. |
| 9. Vaginal or pelvic infections | | | | |