How do you treat low libido? We asked experts to identify some of the common culprits for low sex drive in women, plus their best strategies to help rev it back up.
However, James and Denise’s situation is not unique. It reflects what has become a suspiciously common pattern in women’s relationships with men more broadly, where a woman’s sexual desire disappears and/or becomes “too low” and then is deemed a dysfunction within the woman. This pattern...
Dr. JoAnn Manson, chief of preventive medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Harvard Medical School and leader of a large vitamin D randomized trial calledVITAL,found that increasing vitamin D did not protect against fractures, heart disease or cancer. “We only need small to moderate amo...
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Objectives To describe pelvic floor symptoms among women with low sexual desire/arousal. To compare pre and post-intervention pelvic floor symptoms, sexual desire and distress. Methods Adult women with low sexual desire/arousal participated in a randomized trial of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (...
testosterone can contribute to a range of physical and emotional symptoms, including depression, that can affect both men and women. Low testosterone levels in men can lead to changes in mood and mental function, as testosterone has an impact on various physical and cognitive processes in the ...
Atrophic vaginitis (AV) is common in postmenopausal women, but its causes are not well understood. The symptoms, which include vaginal itching, burning, dryness, irritation, and dyspareunia, can usually be alleviated by low doses of estrogen given orally
Clinical investigations by a good doctor will help. Common laboratory investigations include hormonal tests for Thyroid disorders, tests for diabetes. Special investigations may be required in case of significant loss of erection in men and indications of neurological symptoms in women. ...
Tuberculosis (TB) case notification rates are usually higher in men than in women, but notification data are insufficient to measure sex differences in disease burden. This review set out to systematically investigate whether sex ratios in case notifications reflect differences in disease prevalence and...
Low-income and African American patients in women’s health clinics are at risk for depression and under-treatment of their depression. This study aimed to understand women’s health patients’ experiences of depressive symptoms and perspectives on the low uptake of psychotherapy. Twenty-three women...