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Female Sexual Dysfunction – FSD

FSD or Female Sexual Dysfunction is a multi-faceted condition that involves components related to physiology, psychology, emotional aspects, spouse issues and social factors. Throughout the menopausal changeover phase, there is a significant plummet in a woman’s needs, libido, sexual receptiveness and regularity of sexual activity. For health experts there is mostly scrubby time to delve into sexual issues and hence the significance of these issues could be often marginalised. Hence, it is apposite that the regular practise of including queries on sexuality be included as a part of a routine gynaecological history. The problems would then be categorised into lack of desire, lack of arousal or lack of orgasm. Female Sexual Dysfunction Causes: Both aging and dipping oestradiol levels were  [...]

Female Sexual Dysfunction – FSD – Viable Treatment Alternatives – Part II

Testosterone with estrogen Testosterone is a noteworthy hormone that contributes to sexual function. Bilateral oophorectomy lowers the amount of free testosterone by fifty percent and this is strongly linked to reduced sexual function. Dearth of testosterone during menopause could lead to osteoporosis, muscle waste, sapped energy levels, depressive tendencies, lowered libido consequentially leading to FSD. Regrettably, presently available hormone blood tests are imprecise for testosterone and there is no concurrence regarding what the normal levels of testosterone must be in relation to age. Nonetheless, a testosterone blood level must be conducted before commencing on any testosterone therapy to avert any possibility of inappropriate treatment on those women having normal to high ranging testosterone  [...]

Female Sexual Dysfunction – FSD – Viable Treatment Alternatives – Part I

Treatments for postmenopausal sexual dysfunction involves a multidisciplinary strategy that mostly requires pharmacotherapy alongside proper counselling and/or spouse treatment to adeptly manage sexual dysfunction. In spite of the dearth of a pharmacological ‘gold standard treatment’ for sexual dysfunction, several agents have been discovered to be beneficial. The usage of compounded pharmacy preparations is not advisable due to the non-availability of information regarding their safety, efficiency or bioavailability. Oestrogen Concentrating on oestrogen paucity and essentially treating atrophic vaginitis with vaginal oestrogen is the chief treatment for sexual problems related to hormonal changes at the menopause. A latest, randomised controlled clinical trial spanning over six months  [...]