Irritation or anger at one's partner is probably the most common cause of decreased sexual desire at any age. As women get older, they or their spouse may be on medications that interfere with sexual desire. These factors are usually more common than the fear of vaginal discomfort as a cause of decreased sexual desire. Correct Beyond the physical changes caused by lack of estrogen, there is still a decreased level of sexual desire after the menopause that scientists cannot fully explain. If a husband has decreased desire due to medications or illness, a wife's desire also decreases.
Women have lower cholesterol values than men and have a lower incidence of heart attacks.
The lower heart disease incidence is much more prominent before menopause than it is after menopause when women start catching up to men. In the premenopausal age range, estrogen containing oral contraceptives increase blood clots in the legs and to the lungs. These are much higher estrogen doses than are used after menopause. Postmenopausal estrogen replacement is NOT associated with blood clots. Incorrect Actually estrogen therapy increases good cholesterol or high density lipoprotein.