Female Sexual Health Risk Factors
There are many reasons why a woman may experience a sexual health problem. Sometimes determining what is causing the issue is as important as treating it, in case the risk factor can be eliminated and the sexual health concern disappear. Learning that something you are doing or a medication you are taking may cause a problem in the future may mean you want to modify the activity now or talk with your doctor about an alternative medication. You may have several sexual health concerns from the same risk factor or from multiple risk factors. It may be helpful to let your doctor know that you have some of these risk factors because that may help in diagnosing the specifics of your desire, arousal, orgasm and/or sexual pain issues and subsequently in treating them. You may have none of the risk factors listed. The causes and risk factors listed on this site are provided as information only and are not meant for self-diagnosis and treatment.
Female Risk Factors
- Anti-convulsive, anti-epileptic medications
- By Sheryl A. Kingsberg, PhD
- Anti-Depressants and SSRIs
- By Irwin Goldstein, MD
- Anti-psychotic medications
- By Anita H. Clayton, MD
- Anxiety
- By Rose Hartzell, PhD, EdS
- Bicycle riding
- By Irwin Goldstein, MD
- Bladder Cancer
- By Brian Nguyen and Don S. Dizon MD
- Breast cancer
- By Michael Krychman MD, Susan Kellogg PhD CRNP
- Cancer Surgery
- By Michael Krychman MD, Susan Kellogg PhD CRNP
- Cancer Therapy
- By Brian Nguyen and Don S. Dizon MD
- Chemotherapy
- By Michael Krychman MD, Susan Kellogg PhD CRNP
- Childbirth
- By Rachel N Pauls, MD, FACOG
- Chlamydia
- By Hossein Sadeghi-Nejad, M.D., F.A.C.S. and David Goldmeier
- Colorectal cancer
- By Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP
- Depression
- By Rose Hartzell, PhD, EdS
- Diabetes
- By Sharon J. Parish, MD
- Endometriosis and Adenomyosis
- By Andrew T. Goldstein, MD
- Hematologic Cancers
- By Brian Nguyen and Don S. Dizon MD
- HIV
- By Hossein Sadeghi-Nejad, M.D., F.A.C.S. and David Goldmeier
- Hyperthyroidism
- By Irwin Goldstein, MD
- Hypothyroidism
- By Irwin Goldstein, MD
- Hysterectomy
- By Irwin Goldstein, MD
- Infertility Treatment
- By Irwin Goldstein, MD
- Interstitial Cystitis (IC)
- By Rachel N Pauls, MD, FACOG
- Low Estrogen/ Estrogen Deficiency
- By Irwin Goldstein, MD
- Low testosterone
- By Irwin Goldstein, MD
- LUTS (Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms)
- By Rachel N Pauls, MD, FACOG
- Menopause
- By Irwin Goldstein, MD
- Metabolic syndrome
- By Sharon J. Parish, MD
- Multiple Sclerosis
- By Claire C. Yang, MD
- Oral Contraceptives/ Birth Control Pills
- By Irwin Goldstein, MD
- Panic
- By Rose Hartzell, PhD, EdS
- Partner Sexual Health Problems
- By Irwin Goldstein, MD
- Pelvic Trauma
- By Irwin Goldstein, MD
- Pudendal nerve entrapment
- By Andrew T. Goldstein, MD
- Radiation Therapy
- By Michael Krychman MD, Susan Kellogg PhD CRNP
- Sexual Abuse
- By Alessandra H. Rellini PhD and Brittany L. Singer
- Trazodone
- By Irwin Goldstein, MD
- Urinary incontinence
- By Rachel N Pauls, MD, FACOG
- Uterine Cancer
- By Michael Krychman MD, Susan Kellogg PhD CRNP
- Vaginal Cancer
- By Brian Nguyen and Don S. Dizon MD
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