There are many women of all ages who suffer from a low sex drive. And a decreased sex drive can be caused by a number of factors including a low-active pituitary gland, alcoholism, prescription drugs including tranquilizers, diseases such as diabetes, hormonal changes associated with childbirth, and a number of others.
However, menopause is not, as popularly believed, a cause of diminished libido.
You used to feel sassy, sexy and full of life. You enjoyed the aspects of physical closeness; the natural desire that coincides with a natural, healthy libido.
But, that interest in sex, the desire for sex is long gone. You may assume that it’s a natural part of the aging process. But, what if it’s not?
Healthy women enjoy a natural interest in and desire for sex.
That includes healthy women who are past their childbearing years.
Just because a woman has reached or passed her menopausal life stage, by no means indicates that she is no longer interested in sexual activity.
In fact, often times women who have gone through menopause relate increased sexual drive.
With the relief of concerns, especially that of unwanted pregnancy, related to sexual activity, some women at later life stages feel a greater sense of freedom and liberation in exploring their sexual desires.
Decreased sex drive may also be associated with psychological factors in addition to or in place of the physical conditions mentioned above.
These may include fatigue, increased stress, depression, anxiety, overwork, living environment, and relationship problems. Ensuring your physical and mental health provides the optimum environment for healthy libido.
One of the circumstances that may manifest itself in low sex drive is hormonal imbalance.
Progesterone is one of the body’s essential hormones, especially for women. It is essential for many of the body’s functions including embryo survival during pregnancy, it is a precursor for the production of cortisone, helps in the use of fat for energy, helps to stabilize blood sugar levels, promotes optimal operation of the thyroid, acts as a natural diuretic, and a natural antidepressant.
But one of progesterone’s most important functions is that it works in counterbalance to the varying levels of oestrogen in a woman’s body during differing pre and post menopausal stages.
When the cause of diminished Sex Drive is found to be due to hormonal imbalance, the restoration of normal levels of progesterone through the use of natural progesterone can help to restore a normal hormonal balance, and thus a normal libido.
