Can doctors help women with a low sex drive?

Can doctors help women with a low sex drive?

Jennifer Berman (Director, Berman Women's Wellness Center) gives expert video advice on: What is a 'normal sex drive' for a woman?; How common is a low sex drive in women?; Can doctors help women with a low sex drive? and more...

If a woman is experiencing loss of desire or low sex drive that is related to a hormone imbalance. Treatment with hormones is probably the standard of care. Which include estrogen, progesterone as well as testosterone. Testosterone is a critical hormone in woman as it is in men, in particular related to libido. There are other off label medications and supplements that are available to help enhance libido and desire. Diet and exercise even in and of itself separate from hormones can help and sleep can help enhance and improve libido. So there are simple lifestyle changes that women can make, medications that women can take and supplements that women can take to help with their libido.