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 Now that I am a little more calm after reading a recent article on female sexual dysfunction, there are a few points that I think are worth making.

The article states that since only 12% of women find their issues of “dysfunction” as bothersome, it’s not really an issue. The article says that it is reassuring that women are not concerned.

 As most women know, our sex drive does fall into natural cycles where it is lower at times than others. Simple stress, the demands of child rearing and careers do have a definite effect on our libidos.  But is it something to be brushed off as normal? My answer is “Not so fast”.

 It is important to trace the loss of libido to a definitive cause. Is it daily stress or the demands of my job, or could there be something more going on? Loss of libido can be a symptom of depression, diabetes, nervous system problems, and even early Parkinson’s disease. In the examples of depression and diabetes, both can lower our libidos and create a new sense of “normal”. With the loss of sex drive, we don’t crave sex, and therefore do not miss it. So it does not seem bothersome to us on a daily basis. So I wouldn’t be so fast to brush it off as “normal.” 

 But it is important that we understand our bodies, and if we do see a change in libido, we follow up on it and make sure that we are not missing an important diagnosis.