Female Sexual Dysfunction

If it’s widely accepted that men should be able to enjoy sex, as evidenced by the massive promotion and sales of Viagra. Why should women settle for anything less?“Women have to recognize that their sexuality should not be ignored or feared, but should be celebrated,” says Betty Kamen, Ph.D., who has written more than a dozen books on women’s
health and nutrition and has just published a book on female sexuality, “She’s Gotta Have It: Sexuality, Euphoria, Orgasm.”

“When some women are questioned about their feelings toward sex, they express many fears, prejudices and problems,” Kamen says. “The list of problems is long, but at the top is decreased libido. On the clinical side, this is rooted for most women in vaginal dryness leading to painful intercourse, declining sensation and difficulty achieving orgasm,” Kamen says.

“But on the emotional side, the greatest problem is often the relationship with the woman’s partner,” Kamen points out. “The emotional part of sex, the passion, the attraction, is declining or missing altogether. She’ll complain there’s too little foreplay or no
consideration for the time or place intimacy occurs. It became obvious to me that men were enjoying sex a lot more than women were, and so I began doing research to find out why and what could be done about it.”

Robert Rudelic, a physiotherapist, noted the same issues and trends with his female patients. “They expressed a lot of dissatisfaction and disinterest when it came to sex,” he says. “They often attributed their lack of desire to the stresses of parenting or demanding careers. Those are all valid issues, but I also had to wonder about lifestyle choices.”

Rudelic began looking at issues including diet, hormonal changes related to childbirth and menopause, and the current medical advice generally given for handling these changes. He found that often, an existing imbalance of hormones was only made worse by commonly accepted therapies such as hormone replacement, which in turn often decreased a woman’s energy and libido even further.

Based on his extensive research, Rudelic developed Euphoria for Women, a transdermal gel/cream that helps enhance a woman’s sexual pleasure. Euphoria for Women contains arginine and ornithine, which stimulate blood flow to the woman’s genital area; Siberian ginseng, which increases energy and stimulates libido; menthol, which dilates capillaries and aids absorption into the blood stream; and nutrients; aloe and herbs, which help maintain and repair vaginal tissue.

In addition to lifestyle changes including improved diet and more relaxation, Rudelic recommends Euphoria for Women to couples looking for ways to enhance their sexual relationship. “The short-term effects include increased blood circulation to the woman’s genitals, which makes it easier for her to achieve orgasm, and makes her orgasm more intense,” Rudelic says. “Because the cream also contains many beneficial herbs and nutrients, some of the long-term benefits include greater balance of energy and bio-chemical functions which can decrease stress, and help eliminate vaginal dryness, which also increases her sexual pleasure.

Rudelic and Kamen say their experience shows that once sex becomes more mutually satisfying, issues relating to the frequency of intimacy begin to be resolved and other areas of a
couple’s relationship also improve.

Kamen stresses that issues and problems surrounding sexuality aren’t only relevant for younger people. “Young people tend to think that sexuality belongs to them exclusively. But the fact is that older women have a greater desire for sex than younger women do, and they should realize that a healthy sex life can easily continue into their 70s or 80s,” she says.