Sexual Vitality for Women: Menopause or Hysterectomy
In years past, sexuality after menopause notoriously received little attention from the traditional medical community. Many women hesitated to report low libido or problems with arousal or sensation because they were embarrassed or doubted that their doctors would have the time or interest to address it. Today, 42 million post-menopausal women in the United States realize they might live another forty years. They want to know: “Why should I go without sex for one third of my life?” They are demanding that libido and sexual function be a central component in their medical strategy for health aging. The problem is that many physicians don’t know how to reverse the negative impact hormone level decline has on libido and other aspects of female sexual health.
Menopausal women and women who have had a hysterectomy will need to boost lagging hormone levels across the full spectrum: progesterone, estrogen and testosterone. Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is another hormone that influences the levels of your sex hormones thereby also influencing your sex drive. DHEA is called a “precursor hormone” because it can be converted to testosterone. Levels of DHEA naturally decrease with age. By the time you are eighty years old your DHEA levels will be about five to ten percent of the amount produced during your reproductive years. Age is not the only factor influencing DHEA production. Chronic stress also depletes DHEA levels. Surveys of women have linked declining DHEA production in women with a decreasing tendency to think about or initiate sex, as well as reported decrease in feelings of sexual satisfaction
Many menopausal women find that over-the-counter supplementation is all they ever need. You can safely self-treat with over-the-counter bioidentical progesterone (Dr. Randolph’s Natural Balance Cream) and Dr. Randolph’s signature herbal testosterone boosting formulation (Libido Boost). Some of you however, will not have full symptom solution with over-the-counter formulations. You will need something more, an individualized prescription for the sex hormones you are deficient in. Consider making an appointment to come into our Ageless and Wellness Medical Center for an in-person consultation or find a physician or medical professional in your area who is expert in BHRT.
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