Female Sexual Dysfunction: What is female sexual dysfunction? Know why women lose interest in having sex

Women's Sexual Health: Loss of interest in sex is also called female sexual dysfunction. NDTV has had a special conversation with a sexual health expert to get factual information on this subject.

Sex is more a mental process than a physical one.

Female Sexual Dysfunction:  In today's era, the role of men and women has changed a lot. Earlier men used to go to work and women used to take care of the house, but now along with taking care of the house, women also go to work. Handling responsibilities both at home and outside is not an easy task. This is the reason why problems like fatigue and stress have increased in women as compared to before. Sexual health experts consider this to be a major reason behind women losing interest in having sex, which is also called female sexual dysfunction. For factual information on this subject, NDTV has had a special conversation with sexual health expert Nidhi Jha.

What is female sexual dysfunction?

The lack of interest in sex in women is called female sexual dysfunction. Many factors can be responsible for this. Dr. Nidhi Jha says that sex is more of a mental process than a physical one. Due to stress or different reasons, women's sexual drive also decreases if they are mentally or emotionally disturbed. Many times, due to fear of sex, women try to avoid it, which is called vaginismus.

Due to taboos, women often think that there will be a lot of pain during sex and hence they do not want to have sex. Many times, due to living in a joint family, there is not enough space for sex, due to which the interest in sex gradually starts to fade away. However, this is not a serious problem and it can be treated. There can be more than one reason behind female sexual dysfunction. Therefore, to treat it, work has to be done on more than one level.

Why does interest in sex decrease?

Dr. Nidhi Jha says that sex starts on a mental level before the physical one. Due to excessive stress, many times women are not able to fully participate in sexual activity mentally, due to which they feel less. Apart from this, due to hormonal changes with age, vaginal dryness occurs, which causes sexual dysfunction. Due to vaginal infection, micro cut, STD, pain, burning or any growth, sex becomes painful or a bad experience. Many times women also become victims of sexual dysfunction due to fear of sex.

Female sexual dysfunction can be treated. There can be many reasons behind low sexual drive, it is very important to know about them. For this you should meet your gynecologist. By taking treatment for vaginal infection or STD, you can correct it and enjoy your sex life again.

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