Sexual & Reproductive Health

Sexual arousal issues in menopausal women may be psychological

Published in Women's Health Weekly, February 24th, 2005

Menopausal women who feel a lack of sexual arousal may have psychological issues rather than physical issues.

According to published research from Netherlands, "The incidence of women's experiences of lack of sexual arousal increases in the years around the natural menopause transition. This raises the questions to what extent are sexual complaints in postmenopausal women related to hormonal changes, and what is the contribution of psychological and contextual factors to sexual function in this transitional phase of life."

R.H.W. Van Lunsen and associates at the University of Amsterdam explained that their study, "[R]eviews all published evidence...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-02-24)

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