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Antidepressants, pills cause low libido in women
Reported April 23, 2010
Many young women are reporting that they have a low sexual desire, with a
new research blaming antidepressants and birth control pills for the
problem.
Many young women have distress piled on top of the guilt about their lagging
sex lives, according to a study by the International Society for the Study
of Women’s Sexual Health.
And a 2008 research in Obstetrics and Gynecology magazine of 31,000 women
age 18 and above found that in the 18 to 44 age group, one in 10 reported
low libido, or hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD).
While dysfunctional relationships, stress and depression are thought to
contribute to decreased sex drive, it’s often antidepressants or birth
control pills that are the culprits.
The disorder is marked not just by lack of sexual desire but also by
accompanying distress.
"I think a lot of women are distressed out there and feel bad and think
something is wrong with them," the New York Daily News quoted Dr. Carolyn
Nemec, woman’s health specialist in the department of family medicine at the
Cleveland Clinic, as telling ABCNews.com.
"The younger patients hear so much about menopause and a lot of these women
- aged 18 to 30 - don’t feel they have a voice. We need to focus on them,"
Nemec added.
Source : timesofindia.indiatimes.com |
