Testosterone is the hormone of sexual desire. Perimenopausal and menopausal women often experience a decreased
desire for sex caused by an imbalance in the hormones: estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone.
Surgical menopause (i.e., removal of uterus and ovaries) causes immediate decline in testosterone by 50% as well
as an 80% fall in estradiol.
The decline in women’s sex drive and libido continues steadily
from approximately 30% of 30-year-old women to 50% of 50-year-old women. Women who are having normal periods in their 40's
and 50's may still be 50% low in testosterone levels compared to 30-year-old women. Testosterone levels are reduced by more
than 40% with estrogen replacement.
This is because, normally after menopause, the pituitary
gland in our brain continues to secrete a hormone (LH) that stimulates the ovary to continue producing androgens. (Libido
actually improves for some women after 50.) Adding replacement estrogen, however, keeps the pituitary from producing the androgen-stimulating
hormones. Symptoms in addition to low sex drive and decreased intensity of orgasm may include loss of energy and sense of
well being, and affect as many as 50% of menopausal women.
How To Increase Female Libido
At
Saylor Wellness we use a natural way to increase female libido with bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT).
