What Are The Categories Of Female Sexual Dysfunction? What To Eat When Sexual Function Declines

Abstract: Female sexual dysfunction refers to the occurrence of obstacles or pain related to sexual intercourse in one or several stages of the sexual response cycle of female individuals, and can not participate in or achieve the expected period of sexual relations, causing psychological distress. Includes libido disorder, sexual arousal disorder, dyspareunia, and orgasm disorder. 

There is no gold standard and objective indicators for the diagnosis of female sexual dysfunction.

To rely on clinical judgment, the necessary condition for diagnosis is the mental distress caused by the female's own sexual status. Let’s take a look at the symptoms of female sexual dysfunction with the editor below.

Female Sexual Dysfunction Category

1. Suppression of libido

The woman has sexual desires and impulses, but for some reason, she is unwilling to expose, unwilling to express and express, and is in a state of inhibition.

2. Sexual aversion

There is disgust towards the spouse and is unwilling to have any form of contact; it can also be manifested as resistance and disgust for the matter of sex life.

3. Low libido

There is no requirement for sexual life, and no sexual impulse, showing an indifferent attitude.

4. Sexual arousal disorder

Sexual desire is slow, and impulses are delayed; but if aroused, there may be normal sexual performance. However, the arousal process is quite unstable, and men should be more patient.

5. Orgasmic disorder

Such women can have a normal sex life. Just lack of orgasm or not noticeable. But don't stress this issue, as long as both parties feel good, harmonious, and happy. if by Problems caused by certain diseases require timely treatment.

6. Sexual pain

This pain includes pain in the vulva, vagina, and lower abdomen. Pain time can be divided into pain during sexual intercourse and pain after sexual intercourse. If non-pathological pain, and

It is astringent pain caused by insufficient lubrication in sexual life. It is recommended to use lubricating fluid, which can keep the genitals in a moist state, which is conducive to the process of sexual life.

7. Vaginismus

It can be divided into primary and secondary. The former after marriage, the contact of the sexual organs, the vagina is spasms, so that the sexual life can not be completed. The latter is to have a normal sex life after marriage,

This happens months or years later. The time when the spasm occurs, it can be divided into two types: before sexual intercourse and during sexual intercourse. The former, can not complete the sex life, the latter can make sexual intercourse

break up, and even the spouse is in great pain.

8. Anxiety and fear about sex

If there is anxiety and fear about sex life, then women will not be interested in it, or even quite resistant to it. If this happens, you have to be careful and patient understands the patient's medical history and experience. The best-related psychotherapy.

1. Vaginal dryness

Cause: Changes in hormonal levels in a breastfeeding or menopausal woman can cause vaginal dryness. A study of 1,000 postmenopausal women found that nearly half of postmenopausal women experience vaginal dryness.

2. Decreased libido

The reason: the decline of hormone levels in women during menopause can also cause symptoms of loss of libido. But the problem of loss of libido is not unique to older women. The study found that the year women between the ages of 30 and 50 are also at risk for decreased libido. 

Loss of libido can lead to a range of health problems, such as diabetes, abnormal blood pressure, depression, and more. some drugs, such as antidepressants and hormonal contraceptives can also be libido killers.

3. Pain during intercourse

Why: 30% of women experience pain during sex. Pain during intercourse can be caused by vaginal dryness or some serious medical condition signs of ovarian cysts, endometriosis, vaginismus, etc.

4. Sexual arousal disorder

Why: Just like men can't get an erection, women have arousal disorders. There are many reasons for sexual arousal disorder, such as anxiety, lack of foreplay, etc. Pain during intercourse, vagina Dryness of the canal can also lead to sexual arousal disorders. In addition, women who are in menopause, or women whose partners have sexual dysfunction (such as erectile dysfunction or premature ejaculation) are also more likely to be prone to sexual arousal disorder.

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5. Inability to orgasm

Why: About 5% of women have trouble reaching orgasm. In addition to hormonal changes, it may also be associated with anxiety, lack of foreplay, drug effects, chronic diseases, etc.

Causes of female-male sexual dysfunction

psychological factors

At present, it is believed that more than 90% of the causes of female sexual dysfunction are psychological factors. Common psychological factors include:

1. Emotional relationship with sexual partner (the most important factor)

2. Past negative sexual experience or history of sexual injury

3. Low level of self-identity

4. Low self-identity

5. Insecurity

6. Mistaken or negative perceptions of sex

7. Emotional stress, depression or anxiety

8. Physical or mental fatigue

Age

Women's aging with age, although the frequency of sexual desire and sexual activity decreases, does not mean the end of sexual interest, especially in women with a living partner. but aging sexual reactivity can be reduced due to tissue changes such as pelvic floor muscle relaxation and reproductive organ atrophy. 

During perimenopause and postmenopause, there are low levels of estrogen and androgen Decreased libido, vaginal dryness and pain during intercourse, sexual activity can lack spontaneous libido, so the physical condition of the sexual partner plays an important role in the frequency of sexual activity in older women effect.

Somatic disease

low hormone levels

Decreased estrogen levels for any reason can lead to vaginal dryness, painful intercourse, and orgasm disorders. Decreased androgen levels after menopause can lead to sexual dysfunction, but

The normal range of androgen levels required to maintain normal sexual function is unknown.

drug

Many commonly used drugs can affect female sexual function. Most commonly a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor for depression/anxiety, which suppresses libido and orgasm sleepiness

Disaster.

The treatment of sexual dysfunction

1. Low libido

Treatment: There is currently no clear treatment drug. For menopausal women, Leviathan can increase libido. Androgen therapy is in clinical trials. General treatment includes:

price and improve interpersonal relationships, psychological state and environmental factors; treat chronic diseases; change the original chronic disease drug treatment plan; 

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2. Sexual aversion

Treatment: Sexual aversion is difficult to treat because most patients refuse to talk about sexual dysfunction. Therefore, treatment should be systematically desensitized by a psychiatrist.

3. Hypersexuality

There was no hypersexuality in the DSM-IV and ICD-10 and CCFSD categories of libido disorder. Hypersexuality refers to excessive, fast, and dramatic sexual arousal, and sexual demands

If you can't control yourself, if you can't be satisfied, it will be very painful, and you may even ask for it several times a day. Often seen in patients with organic disease, including: hypothalamus/pituitary/ovary/adrenal gland

Tumors, hyperthyroidism, and manic psychosis are also caused by social and spiritual factors such as indulging in sexual imaging materials all day long. Treatment should focus on finding the cause of the disease, targeting

Cause treatment. Hypersexuality caused by psychosocial factors is mainly through psychotherapy, but also can be supplemented by sedative drug treatment.

4. Sexual arousal disorder

Treatment: Sexy concentration training can be used. The treatment of sexual arousal disorder cannot only be aimed at the patient but must be jointly participated by both husband and wife. 

Treatment success must improve society's Psychological problems and have good intimacy as a basis. Both men and women should be informed of the need for focused, direct, and sufficiently effective stimulation to be adequate.

Sexual arousal, repetitive monotonous and brisk sexual activity will inevitably lead to a lack of interest in sexual life and sexual arousal disorder. should create a harmonious and fresh sexual lifestyle, Law, location, atmosphere, etc., so that both men and women have positive requirements for sexual life.

Available treatments for genital arousal disorder:

(1) The application of vaginal lubricant to improve secretion deficiency, reduce vaginal tingling caused by friction, and insist on vaginal insertion itself can increase vaginal lubrication.

(2) The sexual arousal disorder of menopausal women is related to the low level of estrogen, so local or systemic application of estrogen in the vagina can have obvious effects, and estrogen can

In order to reduce vaginal atrophy and increase the sensitivity of local vagina, but because of concerns about the tumor risk of systemic medication, local vaginal medication is generally recommended.

(3) The EROS clitoral therapy device approved by the US FDA for the treatment of sexual arousal disorders must be purchased with a prescription, and the clitoral blood flow can be increased through a negative pressure device.

Improves vaginal lubrication reduction and enhances the ability to achieve orgasm.

(4) Patients can be recommended to try some botanical health products in the absence of effective drug treatment.

5. Orgasmic disorder

Treatment: The first step in the treatment of orgasm disorder is to encourage and educate couples to learn the skills and process of making women sexually aroused by communicating with each other.

Orgasm disorder is due to social, cultural, and spiritual factors that suppress women's sexual pleasure, especially some women cannot achieve orgasm disorder through vaginal intercourse alone, and they need an extra amount.

External clitoral stimulation. If the orgasm disorder is caused by the side effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, drugs such as bupropion can be replaced. Painful sexual intercourse 

Orgasmogenic disorders should be treated according to the cause of the pain. Older women can be treated with vaginal lubricants and estrogen. Sexual concentration training has a role in the treatment of orgasm disorders.

Limiting, pelvic floor muscle function exercises can help improve the feeling of orgasm. Physician-directed behavioral therapy (masturbation coaching, oscillator training) can improve orgasm disorders.

Before the treatment of orgasm disorder, the patient should be fully communicated, and practical goals should be set, that is, the treatment goals follow Basson's nonlinear pattern response cycle.

Sexual life increases the level of emotional intimacy between couples, rather than various physical responses during orgasm.

6. Painful sexual intercourse disorder

Treatment: For organic diseases such as inflammation, endometriosis, etc., the primary disease is mainly treated. Oral or topical vaginal application for older women with vaginal atrophy

The lowest dose of estrogen, topical lubricants can also be used, hormone therapy must comply with hormone therapy routines, and inform the possible risks of treatment options by the patient.