There has been increased interest in female sexual health in the past few years largely due to the development of effective treatments and orgasm boosters. Physicians are now learning what happens with females during sexual excitement and orgasm.

With the knowledge of normal physiology during orgasm, physicians as well as therapists, can now help females with their sexual difficulties. Sexual wellness for a woman translates simply to being able to have a satisfying sex life. Sex can only be truly satisfying if an orgasm is achieved and there is no discomfort during sex.

Many women go throughout life never experiencing the joy of an orgasm let alone multiple ones. Sometimes sex can be uncomfortable if not downright painful. There are multiple reasons for female sexual health problems like this that we’ll examine.

Female Sexual Dysfunction & Female Sexual Health: Psychological female sexual health dysfunction tends to be relatively common. Mental and emotional contributors, which include stress, changes in body image, relationship issues, and changes in sexual expectations all contribute to psychogenic Female Sexual Health problems.

There is no physical damage holding back a satisfying sex life. Female sexual dysfunction brought about by the use of anti depression drugs, antihistamines and beta blockers to reduce blood pressure could be considered a subset of this female sexual health problem. A Neurogenic female sexual health problem is a term used when female sexual dysfunction is associated with a neuropathy, which interferes with sensations between the brain and the sexual organs.

Organic causes of female sexual dysfunction, which is extremely common, are more complex and varied that of men. The female sexual health function is a complex interaction of hormonal events and psychosocial relationships. Apart from the emotional or psychological causes, atherosclerosis of the arteries still plays an important role as do physical changes which can include vaginal dryness or atrophy which in turn contributes to vaginal pain or irritation, fatigue, sleep disturbances, hot flashes, night sweats, and other general female sexual health concerns.

Some synthetic progestins commonly used for contraception have also been associated with a decrease in libido. It’s because of the complexity and the scope of the organic causes of female sexual health problems that drug companies haven’t been successful in producing the female product equivalent to male ‘Viagra’.