New Research Into The Distress Of Female Sexual Dysfunction

it is no good trying to put all sexual problems in the same basket

An important new study which has looked into the problem of female sexual dysfunction concludes that around 40 percent of women suffer from the condition and that twelve percent are “significantly distressed” by it. This extensive study looked at over 32,000 females over the age of eighteen and is probably the most far reaching research project into this much unresearched health condition.

For example the results showed that large numbers of women over the age of 65 suffered from female sexual dysfunction but in the vast majority of cases distress was not apparent. Obviously the younger the women the more likely that distress and depression due to a lack of desire was apparent. A high level of female sexual dysfunction was recorded in the group of women aged between 45 and 65 which is when the female condition menopause often kicks in. Menopause often changes the hormone balance in women and this has a significant effect on libido.

The research which was published in The Green Journal is interesting because it examines not only whether women suffer from a lack of sexual desire but also whether it is distressing to them. Lack of libido is far more prevalent among women than it is among men and drug companies all around the world are spending millions of pounds researching for a cure to the problem.

Interestingly the study showed that other health conditions such as hypertension, diabetes and heart problems did not link to a loss of libido in women which is the opposite case for men. Women were far more affected by things like depression, stress, general frustration and emotional problems as opposed to physical medical problems.

The difference between male sexual problems and female sexual problems is becoming more and more apparent and researchers are realising that it is no good trying to put all sexual problems in the same basket. Women’s sexual problems tend to be more of a psychological nature whereas the vast majority of male sexual problems are purely physical.