Given the symptoms (“my sexual
attraction and desire has severely
decreased”), you are probably
experiencing frigidity. Frigidity is
defined by the lack of sexual desire
(libido). Libido is result of the
psycho-emotional constitution of the
person and influenced by the social
environment. A libido is usually stronger
in men than in women. Lack of sexual
desire is normal before puberty and during
menopause for some women. During
pregnancy and soon after delivery ,sexual
desire can be also decreased.
Reasons for frigidity can be various:
1. Some women have a constitutionally weak
libido. Such women are usually not
interested in men;
2. Puritan education and ideas where sex
is considered as a sin;
3. Sexual traumas during childhood;
4. Unreasonable fear of getting pregnant
or delivery due to bad experience or
stories;
5. Disappointment after prolonged and
unsuccessful treatment therapies for
sterility;
6. Prolonged lack of sexual intercourse;
7. Mental and physical fatigue;
8. Severe chronic and acute diseases;
9. Endocrine diseases: hypofunction of the
suprarenal glands, disorders of the
thyroid gland and diabetes mellitus.
Therapy and treatment for frigidity
depends upon the cause so it is very
important to identify the cause of
frigidity. Hormonal therapy is successful
in cases of endocrine disorders.
Psychotherapy is also very important for
treating decreased sex drive.
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