Low Sexual Desire

Low sexual desire is a decline in the desire for sex, which includes the decline in thoughts of sex and sexual fantasies. Both women and men experience the loss in sexual desire although it occurs more often in women. There are a small minority of people that have this disorder all their lives, but with most it occurs several years after normal sexual activity. It could be caused from a traumatic event, from decline of interest in a relationship, depression, anxiety, use of certain drugs such as sedatives, tranquilizers and many other drugs. Symptoms of low sexual desire are decrease in sexual activity, apathy in sex, and boredom. Some with this disorder will continue sexual relations from a desire to please their partner or if urged to do so because this disorder does not usually affect performance. If the cause of this decline in desire is due to tiredness or boredom with the partner, this person could have strong desire and sexual activity with another partner.

The most effective treatment will be obtained from a therapist who specializes in sexual relationships. This treatment usually consists of counseling with each partner and then both together. The therapist tries to learn as much as possible from separate counseling and to discover the cause. The cause may be a hormone imbalance that can be helped with medication. If the cause is from use of a drug, it should be discontinued or reduced in amount. Sometimes it is necessary to get blood tests from each partner to get the level of testosterone and hormonal to see if treatment is necessary. After a thorough search and examination the therapist has a variety of options and treatments to help with this condition.

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