What are the Causes, Risk factors of Female Sexual Health?
Female Sexual Health Causes
Low sexual desire
Emotional reasons can be the cause of low sexual desire. This includes the following:
- abuse;
- anxiety/fear/worries;
- harsh sexual experience;
- fear of intimacy;
- fear to lose control;
- fear of pain;
- negative self-image;
- fear of pregnancy;
- fear of sexually transmitted infections; and
- stress.
Social factors:
- cultural or spiritual background;
- relationship issues;
- family set-up, i.e., living in joint families, lots of distractions, etc.;
- lack of space;
- fatigue from caring for young children and old parents; and
- too much alcohol or excessive smoking may also cause lack of sexual desire.
Diseases:
- atrophic vaginitis – thinning of the vaginal wall due to menopause;
- dryness/reduced vaginal lubrication;
- hormonal issues;
- chronic illness, such as blood pressure and diabetes;
- pelvic surgery;
- depression; and
- poor health.
Medications for convulsions, heart disease, anti-depressants and opioids.
Risk Factors of Female Sexual Health
- alcohol and smoking and
- conditions related to aging, such as menopause.