Treatment for Low Sex Drive

Best Treatments for Low Sex Drive in Women

Temporary or occasional loss of interest in sex usually isn’t anything to worry about at all. In fact, at almost every woman will experience a passing loss of interest in sex at some point in her life. But if loss of libido persists, it is usually an indication that something is amiss or out of balance.

There are many physical, phycological, and medical causes of loss of interest in sex. But whatever the cause, low libido can seriously impact a woman’s quality of life and negatively affect her relationship with her partner.

Fortunately, there are many lifestyle changes – as well as non-invasive medical treatments – that can restore libido and improve sexual enjoyment at any age. However, because of the sensitive and personal nature of the problem, many women are often too embarrassed to seek help with low sex drive.

At AHA Women’s Health in Dearborn and Lincoln Park, MI our caring providers want women to know that they do not have to give up on sex and suffer in silence. We offer the most effective, all natural, women’s sexual health treatments that can restore libido and increase sexual enjoyment.

In this article, the women’s health experts at AHA Women’s Health in Dearborn and Lincoln Park discuss some of the most common causes of low sex drive – and we explain some of the new treatments that are available to restore libido and improve sexual enjoyment.

Stress and Low Sex Drive

Stress is one of the primary causes of low sex drive in women. Working long hours, caring for children, financial worries, etc. can all take their toll on one’s interest in sex. Fortunately, low libido due to stress is usually only temporary.

Alleviating stress and striking a better overall life balance through exercise, meditation, journaling, getting regular sleep, or talking to a therapist are all means of helping reduce the toll of stress on one’s sex drive.

Depression and Low Sex Drive

Mild, moderate, or severe depression is another extremely common cause of loss of interest in sex – as well as loss of interest in other aspects of life one previously found enjoyable. If you believe you may be suffering from depression, seeking the help of a mental health care professional should be your first step.

The caring women’s health care providers at AHA Women’s Health in Dearborn and Lincoln Park will be happy to refer our patients to a therapist or psychiatrist.

Medication and Low Sex Drive

Many medicines have the side effect of lowering a woman’s sex drive. Medications prescribed for depression (including SSRIs such as Prozac, Lexapro, and Zoloft) are especially prone to reducing libido.

If your loss of libido coincided with a new medication, ask your health care provider about medication alternatives that are available to you. For example, some antidepressants – including Wellbutrin and other non-SSRI medications – do not have the side effect of loss of sex drive.

Vaginal Conditions Causing Low Sex Drive

For many women, vaginal changes caused by childbirth, aging, and the hormonal changes of menopause are the underlying cause of low libido.

It is well known that the skin on the face and body thins, sags, becomes drier, and loses elasticity with age. And the same thing happens to the tissue in the vagina. But as the vaginal walls become looser, thinner, drier, and less firm, intercourse can become less pleasurable and even painful.

This physical discomfort and loss of sensitivity often leads to both a loss of sexual interest as well as a decline in sexual sensitivity and pleasure.

Hormone Changes and Low Sex Drive

Sadly, as they get older, many women erroneously believe that loss of libido is simply a natural part of aging that they must “live with”.  But this is far from the case.

It is actually the hormone decline that comes with menopause – and not age itself – that may cause a woman’s sex drive to decline. The decreasing estrogen levels of menopause can cause vaginal dryness, itching, painful sex, and a decrease in sex drive.

And testosterone also plays a role in female low libido! While most individuals believe that testosterone is only a male hormone, it is also produced by the female body. And when testosterone levels decline over time in women, their interest in sex often declines, too.

Hormone Replacement Therapy for Treatment of Low Sex Drive

Thankfully, hormone replacement therapy can replace declining hormones to help restore sex drive and sexual pleasure in most women (and men!) Bio-identical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT) is an effective, safe, and natural method of replacing declining hormones due to menopause. By replacing and rebalancing estrogen and testosterone levels, BHRT can help women enjoy an active, satisfying sex life at any age.

EmSella Chair for Treatment of Low Sex Drive

Another highly effective treatment for improving libido is the new, non-invasive EmSella Chair. Originally developed to treat urinary incontinence, the EmSella chair strengthens the pelvic muscles with comfortable but powerful pulses of electromagnetic energy. These painless pulses of energy contract the pelvic floor muscles at a rapid rate that could never be achieved by doing Kegel exercises alone.

Patients remain fully clothed, and after only two sessions per week for 3 weeks, muscle strength, neuromuscular control and circulation is improved in the pelvic region. This helps create a tighter vagina, improves the sexual sensation in the vagina and clitoris, increases sexual pleasure, makes it easier to achieve orgasm, and increases sex drive.

Treatments for Low Sex Drive | Dearborn, Lincoln Park

At AHA Women’s Health in Dearborn and Lincoln Park, MI we offer two of the most advanced, state-of-the-art, 100% treatments to restore a woman’s libido. The revolutionary, new non-invasive EmSella Chair and Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT). Both of these treatments can reverse the underlying effects of aging – so that a woman can once again enjoy a healthy and satisfying sex life.

If you are experiencing a troubling loss of libido and are interested in reinvigorating your sex life, call us today to schedule a consultation.  The caring providers at AHA Women’s Health in Dearborn and Lincoln Park, MI will help you identify the sex drive treatments that are right for you.

Low Sex Drive Treatment | Dearborn, Lincoln Park: 313-388-4247