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Basic Treatment Strategies for Female Sexual Dysfunction
At this time women suffering from sexual dysfunctions can choose form several treatments. These are efficient only if the patient and her partner agree to cooperate. Treatments are directed towards women who do not use psychotropic drugs and do not smoke. Women still in fertile phase and using an efficient birth control methods (the treatment can not be taken during pregnancy) or menopausal women, following hormone therapy if needed, can expect improvement. A key requirement is for the woman to be involved in a steady relationship with somebody willing to help her overcome this condition.
- The treatment of orgasm disorders
Besides treating possible organic risk factors (partial ablation of thyroid in case of hyperthyroidism a. o.), the actual treatment of orgasm disorders is implemented at two levels: general and local.
The general treatment includes indications about means of improving couple life (to spend more time together in privacy, to share activities, to please each other, etc.), but also advice meant to awaken the sexual appetite of the female patient (to pay more attention to sexual activities and to focus on stimulating the secondary erogenous areas such as breast or thighs).
Local stimulation requires that the female patient agrees to finger explore her vagina in especially conceived sessions, aiming to give her the possibility to identify pleasure. These sessions may take place wherever the patient is confident and relaxed (bed, bathroom).
- The treatment of penetration disorders
Treating vaginismus differs depending on the determining factor and may consist in surgery or antibiotics in case of malformation or infection, or in psychological specialized help if lacking an organic cause.
Treating dyspareunia - Treating pain that occur during sexual intercourse, in other words of dyspareunia, consists, first of all in treating the cause: anti-inflammatory drugs in case of vulva inflammations, anti-mycosis drugs in case of microscopic fungus infection (mycosis), surgical recovery of a prolepsis, ablation of a fibroma, etc. Women suffering from dyspareunia may develop an anxiety of performing sexual intercourse lasting even after healing.
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Pharmaceutical companies forecast an enormous market for female Viagra. Most companies direct their attention to developing this needful treatment. Side effects still represent an issue: increased risks of heart conditions and breast cancer.
The testosterone patch Intrinsa seemed to help women with sexual disorders, including those who have had their ovaries removed.
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