A Woman's Silent Problem Leading experts show how to increase sexual appetite and enhance mood. N.D. Researchers at the University of Chicago conducted the first major study on human sexuality since the famous Kinsey Report in 1948. This picture of waning sexual interest lies in sharp contrast to the sexual wonder and discovery that fill the early days of marriage. So many demands on a woman's time and energy shut out the possibility of fantasy and desire, the prelude to joyous sexual coupling and deep intimacy.
Medical science says yes.
In searching for the answer to fading female libido, researchers have explored an Asian approach that activates the natural chemistry of sexual desire. Today, in 2001, an unprecedented 50 million American women are over the age of 50, a time when estrogen levels drop precipitously. Mood swings characterize this long prelude to menopause, and experts have noted how hormonal upheaval can interfere with a woman's desire. Estrogen would be thought to protect the heart and brain from degenerative effects, but new studies then would show no such protection. The only thing known for certain is that hormone levels definitely have an influence.