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Sexual health is important for overall emotional and physical well-being of a woman.
There are many factors which can lead to the inability to enjoy sex. Sexual needs may vary depending upon stress, personal commitments, aging, disease, medications and unmet needs that cause differences with the partner.
In the long run, these unmet needs can lead to resentment and isolation. The problems that can affect a womanâs ability to enjoy sex are referred to as sexual dysfunctions that include decreased sexual desire, inability to achieve orgasm, vaginismus and painful intercourse. Majority of women experience one or more of these problems.
- Studies show that the sperm counts of Indian men have dropped by one-third in the past three decades.
- More than 12 to 18 million couples in India are diagnosed with infertility every year.
- Presently, almost 40% men in the reproductive age group are undergoing a quantitative and qualitative decline in sperm quality.
- Stress also decreases the hormones that stimulate sperm production.
- A 10-year-long AIIMS study surveyed 1,000 men from north India and found that lifestyle factors like tight clothing, hot tub dips and long visits to the sauna, intensive gardening and farming resulting in pesticide exposure, and increased obesity rates were major causes for decreasing sperm count.
Hypomenorrhea is a condition in which woman experiences light or scanty menstrual flow. This can be caused by a variety of factors, including hormonal imbalances, certain medications, stress, or underlying health conditions.
This is a condition where a woman has difficulty becoming aroused during sexual activity. This can involve a lack of physical responses (such as vaginal lubrication or swelling) or a lack of desire for sexual activity
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Low sexual desire in females, often referred to as Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD), is a condition where a woman experiences a lack of interest in or desire for sexual activity, and this causes distress or interpersonal issues.
Oligomenorrhea is a condition where a woman experiences infrequent menstrual periods, typically defined as having cycles that are longer than 35 days but less than six months apart.
Amenorrhea is the absence of menstruation, either temporarily or permanently. It can occur in women of reproductive age who have not yet reached menopause.
Metrorrhagia refers to abnormal, irregular bleeding from the uterus that occurs outside of a woman's normal menstrual cycle. Metrorrhagia is considered a type of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB).
Menorrhagia refers to abnormally heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding. Women with menorrhagia experience periods that last longer than usual or involve excessive blood loss.
Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a group of physical, emotional, and behavioral symptoms that occur in the two weeks leading up to a womanâs menstrual period.
Dysmenorrhea refers to painful menstruation, often characterized by cramps or discomfort that occur during or just before a womanâs menstrual period.
Sexual Pain Disorder refers to a group of conditions that cause significant pain or discomfort during sexual activity. This type of disorder can affect both men and women.
Orgasmic Disorder, also known as Anorgasmia, refers to the inability or difficulty to reach orgasm (the peak of sexual pleasure) despite adequate sexual stimulation.