Women’s sexual needs by age

In a study by the Kinsey Institute for Sexuality, Gender and Reproduction (USA), found that women 18-29 years old usually have sex an average of 112 times per year, 30-39 years old. 86 times per year. For 40-49 year olds the number falls around 69 times per year and over 50 years old 52 times per year. Hormones are the main factor that greatly affects the frequency of female sex.

20 year old woman

Age is the most beautiful time of women when health, beauty and physiological needs are in the best state. Dr. Laura Berman, author of the book Loving Sex: The Book of Joy and Passion Published in 2011 explains: “During the 20s, hormones, especially progesterone, estrogen, and testosterone, are at their peak.”

The stability of hormones helps women to have full health, smooth skin, attractive physique, high libido, and the ability to conceive easily. Women at this stage have many favorable factors, but experts say this is not the peak period in their sex life. Because at this age they have no experience. Therefore, 20-year-old women, although passionate in love, are less “sublimated” emotionally.

Women 30-40 years old

During this period, women are often “sublimated” in sex, they have knowledge and skills. However, after the age of 35, women often face many unusual symptoms due to the decline in hormones. This is also the time, women often bear a lot of pressure from work, family responsibilities, taking care of the family, etc., so it is easy to cause stress and fatigue.

Women 40-50 years old

When they hit the threshold of 40, women have a successful career, less financial pressure, and their children have grown up, so they are often more relaxed and think more about sex. This period is compared to the “second honeymoon” of women when they are no longer burdened with family responsibilities and have more time for themselves.

However, it does not mean that women’s physiology during this period will increase. The reason is that at the age of 40, women often enter perimenopause. This phase usually lasts 5-10 years before entering menopause (when the ovaries stop working completely).

From 50 years old onwards

The age of women has entered menopause, no longer menstruating, and the reproductive period ends. Therefore, female physiological needs at this stage are affected. At this time, women face a series of physical problems the most such as vaginal dryness, hot flashes, mood swings, sleep disturbances, rapid weight gain… Even unpleasant symptoms also gradually eliminate the sexual needs of women if not improved. In case, the body has problems affecting the quality of life, it is necessary to consult doctors about other drugs, or products, and other treatments.

Solutions to maintain female physiological health

According to MSc Dinh Thi Hien Le, Obstetrics Department – Tam Anh General Hospital, Hanoi, over time, the brain – pituitary – ovary axis system weakens, causing female hormones (progesterone, estrogen, testosterone… ) erratic fluctuations. At this point, levels of progesterone and estrogen either become low, or low and high. This causes a series of symptoms to appear such as: irregular menstruation, vaginal dryness and irritation, painful intercourse, the pelvic area also shrinks, making sexual activity even more difficult.

Meanwhile, testosterone, the hormone that plays an important role in promoting desire and increasing pleasure, also gradually decreased. All contribute to the boredom of “communication” in women. Meanwhile, the unstable physiological condition in women can cause the couple’s relationship to be broken, and family happiness is at risk of being shaken.

Women need to understand that the decrease in physiological needs due to hormonal factors changes, erratic fluctuations (perimenopause – menopause) need a solution to affect the root, improve functioning. of the brain – pituitary – ovary axis system, helping the trio of hormones estrogen, testosterone, and progesterone to exist in harmony in the body. This is the leading cause of sexual problems in women.

In some cases of low hormones, the doctor will prescribe some measures such as estrogen therapy, hormone replacement therapy. Note, when using these therapies, women need to follow the doctor’s instructions to avoid unwanted side effects such as blood clots, breast cancer, endometrial cancer.

Currently, many women, eager to improve the instability, arbitrarily supplemented with estrogen alone, without doing specific tests, will be at risk of imbalanced hormonal components in the body. Moreover, when supplementing with hormones from the outside for a long time, the body thinks it has enough necessary hormones, so it will stop producing hormones, pushing the hormonal deficiency worse.

Along with the treatment measures prescribed by the doctor, women can prevent it early by using natural essences that affect the brain – pituitary – ovary axis system. This helps the body produce hormones according to the body’s needs such as Lepidium Meyenii. When the axis system works in harmony and stability, it will balance the trio of hormones estrogen, progesterone and testosterone in a stable and balanced manner in the body. Thanks to that, instability problems such as vaginal dryness and sexual decline are also improved.

Sex is considered the “glue” that binds together, helping to make family life happier and fuller. Therefore, understanding the physiological needs at each stage, each age helps women have a thorough look, have effective solutions to help balance “sex” when going through different stages of life.

Tue Diem