What Causes Reduced Sexual Desire?

Reduced sexual desire can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'minor' to 'life-threatening'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.

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Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose reduced sexual desire, we could:

Research the topic
Find a doctor with the time
Use a diagnostic computer system.

The process is the same, whichever method is used.

Step 1: List all Possible Causes

We begin by identifying the disease conditions which have "reduced sexual desire" as a symptom. Here are eight of many possibilities (more below):

Low Testosterone
Progesterone Excess
Low Estrogens
Hypothyroidism
Alcohol Consequences
Anorexia/Starvation Tendency
Diabetes II
Low Female Testosterone

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

We then identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

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very low HDL cholesterol level

severe calorie restriction

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prednisone use

high iodine consumption

anorexia

... and more than 120 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of reduced sexual desire:

Cause	Probability	Status
Low Estrogens	90%	Confirm
Low Testosterone	24%	Unlikely
Progesterone Excess	17%	Unlikely
Anorexia/Starvation Tendency	3%	Ruled out
Hypothyroidism	3%	Ruled out
Alcohol Consequences	3%	Ruled out
Diabetes II	1%	Ruled out
Low Female Testosterone	0%	Ruled out

* This is a simple example to illustrate the process

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

In the Reproductive Symptoms section of the questionnaire, The Analyst™ will ask the following question about level of sexual desire:

How strong is your sex drive (libido)? In other words, how strong is your desire for sexual activity?

Possible responses:

→ Totally absent - I am not at all interested in sex
→ Reduced
→ About average / prefer not to say / don't know
→ Increased
→ Very strong - I can't live without it!

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate absent sexual desire, weak sexual desire, strong sexual desire or very strong sexual desire, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

Anorexia / Starvation Tendency

Histadelia (Histamine High)

Hormone Imbalance

Hyperthyroidism

Alcohol-related Problems

Andropause/Male Menopause

Depression

Mental states such as depression and strong emotions such as anger can effectively cool sexual desire.

Diabetes Type II

Lack of sexual desire can be a consequence of diabetes.

Estrogens Low

Histapenia (Histamine Low)

Low DHEA Level

DHEA is the precursor to testosterone. Low testosterone levels, which reduce sex drive, may be due to low DHEA levels.

Low Female Testosterone Level

Low Male Testosterone Level

Many studies over the years have shown that testosterone is critical to sexual desire. One of the most common symptoms of low male testosterone level is a loss of libido.

Progesterone Excess

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)

Stress

Zinc Requirement

... and also rule out issues such as:

Histadelia (Histamine High)

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