Female Lack of Interest in Sex
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10 Reasons Women Don't Want Sex
(courtesy of webmd.com)
A
common theme that runs through questions on the message
boards, comments on the blog
and other discussions across the Internet
concerns the reasons that
women are uninterested
in having sex with their partners. In future
entries at this blog, I'll be expanding on each of
these ten common causes:
1. 1.
Use of oral contraceptives.
Some women will find that their sexual drive i decreased by
the Pill (or
any of the other hormonal approaches to birth control - patch,
ring, and shot)
2. 2.
Use of antidepressants.
Not everyone experiences a decrease in sexual desire, but many
do.
3. 3.
Breastfeeding.
Prolactin (the
hormone that facilitates breastfeeding) decreases sexual
interest.
4. 4.
Lack of sleep.
For most women, sleep comes before sex once the
relationship has been established.
5. 5.
Stress. Due
to work, financial issues, educational stress, extended
family, and other important issues in life. When
stress is increased,
many women do not see sex as a solution to it.
6. 6.
Disagreements with one's
mate. Any relationship will bring with it the
challenges of conflicting feelings and desires. That can play
itself out in sex.
7. 7.
Low levels of free
testosterone. While knowing the level of
total testosterone
in the bloodstream can be helpful, finding out the free
testosterone is very essential to discovering the possible
physiological causes of low female sexual desire.
8. 8.
High levels of SHBG.
A woman with high levels of sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG),
may have low sexual interest. This is because it combines with
free testosterone (making it "unavailable") and that decreases
libido.
9. 9. Fear of intimacy.
The inability to handle the level of intimacy that sex brings
and
maintains in a relationship is a very common reason for a
decrease in sexual desire for one's partner.
10.
Body image. Women who view
themselves as unattractive to their mate
and/or in their own mind's eye.
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