Lack of libido in both men & women can wreak havoc on your sex life resulting in marital problems. While it may be easy for one partner to not think about sex for days, weeks or months at a time this may not be the case for the other party.
You may be going through a rough patch in your sex life and that's okay, but you don't have to keep living with it. Low sex drive in women can often be linked to some type of hormone imbalance.
Luckily there are ways to help improve or even restore libido back to normal.
Causes Of Low Sex Drive In Women
The culprit tends to be the same for most women.. hormonal changes! As we age our hormones are constantly changing and when they do your libido changes too. Luckily there are ways to balance your hormones and improve sex drive!
Here are some of the hormones we can blame for lack of sexual desire.
Cortisol
Also known as the stress hormone, when stress spikes so does your cortisol levels. Chronic stress ultimately leads to low libido. This sort of scenario can actually happen at any age of life. So if you've been biting off more than you can chew lately chances are your cortisol levels are too high! Now may be the time to start exploring natural ways to lower stress levels like taking time for yourself, deep breathing, yoga, meditation or a good ole fashion boxing class.
Estrogen
Estrogen is a group of hormones that play a VITAL role in your sexual health. When these hormones are balances all is harmonious with your sexual & reproductive state. However, if estrogen levels are out of whack it can lead to vaginal dryness and lower sexual desire.
Testosterone
While this hormone may be associated with male's, women also have testosterone. The hormone is part of what drives desire, fantasy, and thoughts about sex, and even helps provide the energy for sex in women, says Linda Bradley, MD, vice chair and ob-gyn for the Women’s Health Institute at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland. As we age women's testosterone levels naturally lower, this can lead to decreased sensitivity in the vagina & clitoris.
Low Thyroid Function
While this gland is responsible for a whole mess of things in the body, sex drive is also one of them. Low thyroid levels are often linked to high cortisol levels, leading to low libido. In addition, Thyroid disease can lower vaginal lubrication, which makes sex uncomfortable, painful, or unsatisfying, says the American Sexual Health Association (ASHA).
Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy
There is hope to restore libido through bioidentical hormone optimization! According to Hormone Therapy Centers Of America, Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy is an effective treatment using hormones that are identical to the hormones naturally made by your body.
Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) is transforming the lives of women as they enter the later stages of life.
It provides an alternative to hormones that are synthetic, such as injectable testosterone, or hormones concentrated from horse urine (Premarin). Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy is made by compounding pharmacists in customized dosages based on the individual needs of the patient as opposed to the narrow choices available with mass-produced, or “one size fits all” hormone therapies.