Natural Aphrodisiacs by Ravi K. Puri Ph.D

Author:Ravi K. Puri, Ph.D. [Ravi K. Puri, Ph.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781462894413
Publisher: Xlibris
Published: 2012-02-08T05:00:00+00:00

Figure 11: Role of Testosterone in the Body

Although, it is a clinically known factor that testosterone affects female sex life, how testosterone therapy affects female sexuality is not well understood. The male hormones may work directly on androgen receptors or may be a precursor for additional estrogen production in tissue such as fat, bone, brain, blood vessels or possibly by lowering sex hormone binding globulins (SHBG) and therefore causing an increase in the levels of bioactive steroids such as androgen.

There is no doubt that the administration of testosterone to women with sexual desire problems improves the intensity of sexual desire, arousal, and frequency of sexual fantasies, satisfaction, pleasure and relevancy and importance of sex to daily life. Postmenopausal women who are probably treated with estrogen therapy should be offered androgen replacement to improve this symptom complex.

A more difficult question deals with the pre-menopausal women who complain of decreased sexual drive and libido and who have low bioavailable testosterone. Studies have not been done; each case should be individualized especially in those individuals in whom other factors do not appear to play a role in desire and where the psychosocial and sexual history indicates hormonal problem as being the basic ideology of their libido decrease.

Oral testosterone undecenoate has not been studied in women and doses as low as 20 milligrams appear to cause undesirable side effects and therefore is not recommended.

Subcutaneous implants of testosterone are not available in the United States at this time, but have been in Australia and the United Kingdom for many years and have found to be quite effective for up to six months. Doses of 50 to 100 milligrams appeared to effectively raise the levels of testosterone for up to six months to adequate levels to treat sexual desire problems. In conclusion, androgen deficiency in women causes various symptoms including poor sexual desire is in the menopausal and pre-menopausal female.

Recently transdermotestosterone patches have been manufactured and approved for use by men and newer technology is developing androgen replacement patches for women. Patches that increase testosterone levels greater than 25 nanograms per DL appear to produce significant masculinization and side affects. Patches should not be used.

Transdermotesosterone cream using a transvaginal testosterone impregnated cream is available in the United States by specific prescriptions.

The aphrodisiac herbal preparation for female sexual deficiency should be taken with lots of care. The chemical constituents present in the products can interfere with female hormone equilibrium.

Contraindications to Testosterone Treatment Include

Acne, hirsutism, alopecia, and circumstances in which enhancing libido would be undesirable. Absolute contraindications include pregnancy and lactation as well as known or suspected androgen dependent neoplasia. Side effects from excessive testosterone include virilization, fluid retention and an adverse lipoprotein profile which more likely occur with the oral administration of the drug.

Female Sex Hormones

Estrogens and progesterone are female hormones. Estrogens control the development of feminine body characteristics. Progesterone regulates the menstrual cycle and pregnancy

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