Originally published June 21 2004
Low libido in women found to be caused by DHEA deficiency, not low testosterone
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
New research is blowing away an accepted medical "truth" -- that low testosterone is to blame for women's lack of sexual drive. But it turns out that DHEA levels may be to blame, and that means adrenal gland fatigue is very likely to blame. What causes the adrenals to become fatigued? Chronic stress and poor diet, primarily.
In a finding that overturns medical dogma about women's sexual problems, a major new study has found low testosterone has little to do with low libido in younger women.
Doctors have long blamed low sex drive in women on dwindling testosterone levels and many females are being encouraged to top up their testosterone with pills, patches, creams and gels designed for, and officially approved only for use in, men.
But Australian researchers who examined 1,423 women, aged 18 to 75, found low levels of DHEA, a hormone produced by the adrenal gland, is significantly associated with desire and arousal problems in women under 45.
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