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Libido
Sex Terms
Female Libido Sex Terms Dictionary Definitions
Androgens:
A group of hormones that promote the development and
maintenance of male
sex characteristics.
Complementary
therapy:
Practices not generally recognized by the medical community
as standard or conventional medical approaches and used to
enhance or complement
standard treatments. Complementary medicine includes dietary supplements, mega dose
vitamins, herbal preparations, herbal tea,
acupuncture, massage therapy, magnet therapy,
spiritual healing and
meditation.
Estrogen:
A female sex hormone that stimulates and maintains female sex characteristics.
They are either natural or synthetic.
Estrogens are used to treat menstrual and menopausal
disorders and are also used as oral
contraceptives.
Hormone therapy (HT): Also known as hormone
replacement therapy (HRT). The use of
hormones, usually a combination of estrogen and
progesterone (or estrogen only in women
who no longer have their uterus), as a
therapy that may be used to treat the discomforts of
menopause or to replace
hormones (especially estrogen) lost after menopause.
Hormones:
Chemicals produced by glands in the body. Hormones control the actions of
certain cells or organs.
Hot flash:
A momentary sensation of heat that may be accompanied by a
red, flushed face
and sweating.
Inhibited sexual desire (reduced libido): A decrease
in desire for or interest in sexual
activity.
Kegel exercises: Exercises to strengthen the muscles
that line the floor of the pelvis by
alternately squeezing and holding the muscles and
then relaxing them. They can help prevent
incontinence.
Menopause:
End of a woman's reproductive years. At this time, menstrual
have stopped.
Menstrual
cycle:
The monthly cycle of hormonal changes from the beginning of
one
menstrual period to the beginning of the next.
Menstruation:
The periodic shedding of the uterine lining.
Reduced libido (inhibited sexual desire): A decrease
in desire for or interest in sexual
activity.
Sexual
health:
Sexual health refers to the many factors that impact sexual
function and
reproduction. These factors include a variety of
physical, mental and emotional issues.
Disorders that affect any of these factors can impact
a person's physical and emotional
health, as well as his or her relationships and
self-image.
Sexual
response cycle:
The sequence of physical and emotional changes that occur as a
person becomes sexually aroused and participates
in sexually stimulating activities, including
intercourse and masturbation. The
sexual response cycle has four phases: excitement,
plateau, orgasm and resolution.
Testosterone: The male hormone that is essential for
sperm production and the
development of male characteristics, including muscle mass
and strength, fat distribution,
bone mass and sex drive.
Vaginal
dryness:
Inadequate lubrication of the vagina that can be caused by low estrogen
levels, medication or lack of sexual arousal.
Vaginal
lubricant:
A moisturizing product used to treat vaginal dryness.
(Courtesy of webmd.com)
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