Rachel lost her husband and daughter in the same month. She resorted to binge-eating sweets as a way to cope with her loss. She started getting sick so she decided to go to the hospital. She was diagnosed with diabetes. This news led her to be depressed. After a year of living with depression and diabetes, she met someone, fell in love and decided to re-marry. They were perfect for each other but had major troubles when it came to their sex life. The diabetes coupled with depression had lowered her sexual drive, arousal and enjoyment satisfaction. This low arousal caused vagina dryness which led to pain anytime her husband tried to penetrate her. There were a few times she was able to have sexual intercourse successfully, but even with that, she never experienced an orgasm.
FEMALE ORGASMIC DISORDER CAUSES: Individuals who have this disorder can desire and be aroused but have delayed orgasm or cannot experience it at all. This disorder can be caused by diabetes which lowers one’s sexual arousal, drive and enjoyment satisfaction. Cardiovascular diseases, multiple sclerosis, kidney failure and spinal cord injury are all factors that can cause this disorder. Low levels of estrogen also reduces arousal. Drugs such is antihypertensive drugs,antidepressants, lithium and tranquilizers can reduce sexual drive and arousal which in turn causes this sexual disorder.
PENETRATION DISORDER CAUSES:
This disorder is characterized by pain during sexual intercourse. The pain may be shallow during intromission(insertion into the vagina) or deep during thrusting. This pain is normally caused by vagina dryness which may be caused by antihistamines or other drugs, infection of the clitoris or the vulva, injuries or irritations to the vagina, tumors of the internal reproductive organ, tampons, douches, vaginal contraceptives, radiation therapy and injuries during child birth that haven’t healed properly. Low level of estrogen, diabetes and other diseases also reduce arousal which reduces vagina lubrication, therefore causing dryness which leads to pain.
GENERAL CAUSES OF BOTH (PSYCHOSOCIAL):
Generally, mental disorders such as depression, anxiety disorder, panic disorder, schizophrenia and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder interfere with sexual arousal. Also people who have been taught that sex is dirty, disgusting or sinful can develop these sexual disorders. People who don’t know enough about their bodies find it difficult to make sex pleasurable. Some people worry to much about whether they are going to be aroused and have an orgasm that it affects their sexual performance. Trauma such as loss of a loved one, unemployment and sexual assault can also cause sexual disorders. Bad communication between couples could cause these sexual disorders, that is, not telling your partner how best to serve you because of fear in general or because you want to protect their ego. Relationship problems in general like trust issues, cheating etc can also cause these disorders. In some cultures, the goal of sexual intercourse is to satisfy a man, once the man has ejaculated the sex is over, attention is not paid to the woman’s needs.
MentalMondays by Akwama
MentalMondays by Akwama 