Is Lower Testosterone Responsible for Lack of Libido in Women?
Like it or not, even the most heavenly human experiences and sublime emotions seem anchored in physiological underpinnings. Appearing as no exception to this rule is the erotic urge in women. Fact Women have testosterone. Dr. Richard A. Lehne notes that in healthy pre-menopausal women the adrenal cortex and ovaries secrete preandrogens that are converted into testosterone at a rate of 0.3 mg per day. Multiple Factors Lack of libido, or sexual anorexia, in women may stem from testosterone deficiency but also from depression, alcohol or other substance abuse, prolactin-secreting tumors, or certain drugs used for heart disease (beta-Adrenergic blockers), according to Sue E. Huether and Kathryn L. McCance. Medical Considerations Joyce M. Black, Jane Hokanson Hawks and Annabelle M. Keene observe that because testosterone synthesis depends largely on the ovaries, their removal will lead to loss of testosterone and, possibly, sexual anorexia. Menopause The perimenopausal period also sees a dr
