Women Libido Enhancers

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Because for years this problem was considered evidence of either a psychological issue or a hormone imbalance, treatment was either counseling or estrogen therapy. Then medical researchers examined another possibility. Since blood flow plays a crucial role in arousal, researchers speculated that blood flow problems might produce arousal disorders in women, much the same way that diminished blood flow can cause erectile dysfunction in men. The search for a female Viagra was on.

Researchers studying female sexual arousal were surprised to discover that women can become aroused as quickly as men can. The scientists, from McGill University, used thermal imaging technology to measure sexual arousal rates in both men and women and now say that the conventional wisdom that women become aroused more slowly than men is incorrect.

During the arousal phase of the experiment, the male and female subjects watched separate sexually explicit films from the Kinsey Institute that had been determined to be sexually arousing to specific genders. To minimize possible distractions, the subjects watched the videos through special goggles. "In any experiment on sexual arousal done in a laboratory, there is some distraction," said Dr. Binik. "But compared to previous techniques involving invasive measures or electrodes, this is minimally invasive."

A decrease in estrogen levels may be triggered by a number of things. Since women constantly have fluctuating hormonal levels, from menstrual cycles, to pregnancy and menopausal stages, any of these is a likely cause. Cigarette smoking, excess consummation of alcohol are other culprits, as well as long abstinence from sexual activities.

Studies suggest that almost half of women in the United States suffer from one or more of four types of sexual dysfunction: low libido (hypoactive sexual desire), sexual arousal disorder, orgasmic disorder, and sexual pain disorder. Low libido is the most prevalent.