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Sexual desire is not increased in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in spite of high testosterone levels. [28] Women with PCOS actually experience an improvement in sexual desire following treatment of their condition, likely due improved psychological functioning (e.g., body image). [28]
Some degree of weight gain is expected during pregnancy. The enlarging uterus, growing fetus, placenta, amniotic fluid, normal increase in body fat, and increase in water retention all contribute weight gain during pregnancy. The amount of weight gain can vary from 5 pounds (2.3 kg) to over 100 pounds (45 kg).
Androgen deficiency most commonly affects women, and is also called Female androgen insufficiency syndrome (FAIS), although it can happen in both sexes. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Androgenic activity is mediated by androgens (a class of steroid hormones with varying affinities for the androgen receptor ), and is dependent on various factors including androgen ...
Dr. Jennifer Wider, a women’s health expert, tells Yahoo Life, “There are many reasons why women can have a lower sex drive, including depression, anxiety, stress, side effects from a ...
These factors have been more extensively explored in men than in women. Physical etiologies such as neurological and cardiovascular illnesses have been directly implicated in both premature and retarded ejaculation as well as in erectile disorder, [ 6 ] but the contribution of physiological factors to female sexual dysfunction is not so clear.
Men with low serum testosterone levels should have other hormones checked, particularly luteinizing hormone to help determine why their testosterone levels are low and help choose the most appropriate treatment (most notably, testosterone is usually not appropriate for secondary or tertiary forms of male hypogonadism, in which the LH levels are ...
I was curious about the effects—if any—GLP-1 drugs have on sexual health, so I tapped Craig Primack, MD, the SVP of Weight Loss at Hims and Hers and a specialist in obesity medicine, to learn ...
American and British studies found that at six weeks, 57% of women had resumed sexual intercourse, [20] 82–85% had by three months, [7] [20] and 89–90% had by six months. [10] [15] [20] Another American survey found that masturbation (74%) and oral sex (58%) were begun much more frequently within six weeks than vaginal penetration (34%). [21]