- Hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) affects about 30% of women and 15% of men.
- Researchers from Imperial College London in the United Kingdom say the hormone kisspeptin could be used to treat HSDD.
- Scientists found that kisspeptin helps improve sexual brain processing, boosting sexual responses in both men and women with low sex drive.
Hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) — where a person has an extremely low sex drive that causes them distress — affects about
Treatment options for HSDD include psychotherapy, sex therapy, lifestyle changes, medications, and hormonal therapies.
Adding to these choices, researchers from Imperial College London in the United Kingdom say the hormone
Two studies examining the effect of kisspeptin on HSDD were recently published in the journal JAMA Network Open — one
HSDD research suggests that it tends to affect more
Those at a higher risk for HSDD include those with:
Symptoms of HSDD include:
- little to no sexual desire
- little to no sexual thoughts
- no interest in masturbation
- inability to be aroused
- no response to sexual signals
- inability to orgasm
- loss of erectile or ejaculatory function in men.
A person can have a low sex drive but not have HSDD. When a person has HSDD, it causes them distress.
Previous research finds people with HSDD have a lower quality of life, lower general happiness, and experience more negative emotions.
Kisspeptin is a naturally occurring hormone found in the hypothalamus region of the brain. It helps stimulate the release of other reproductive hormones in the body.
Past research shows that kisspeptin plays an important role in the
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