At what age do women experience sexual decline?

Women's bodies are different from men's. For example, the manifestations of female menopause are different from those of male menopause. Women's sexual desire will gradually decrease with age, which varies depending on the person's physical condition. Women's sexual desire will gradually decrease after menopause. Some women usually exercise more and pay attention to diet and nutrition, so their physical condition will be better. At what age does a woman's sexual desire decrease? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. At what age do women experience sexual decline?

There is no standard value for this. Women's sexual desire will gradually decrease when they reach menopause.

2. What is the age of menopause?

Generally speaking, there is no fixed age for female menopause. The age of female menopause is closely related to personal physical fitness, nutritional status, physical health, genetics, etc. Normally, women enter menopause around the age of 47 to 55.

Specifically, the average age of menopause for women in different regions varies. It is 52 years old for women in Europe and the United States, 50 years old for women in Asia, and 48 years old for women in Africa. In addition, the average menopause age of women in dry and cold areas is earlier than that of women in warm and humid areas, and the average menopause age of women in areas with high altitudes is earlier than that of women in areas with low altitudes. Also, women with better living conditions may enter menopause relatively later. Of course, in rural areas where living conditions are poor, women's menopause will also be advanced.

3. What are the factors that affect the age of menopause?

1. Malnutrition

Long-term malnutrition in women or certain wasting diseases can cause systemic malnutrition, which leads to the synthesis of gonadotropin-releasing hormone and growth hormone in the hypothalamus and honey, thereby inhibiting gonadotropin, hypogonadism and causing menopause.

2. Long-term smoking

The benzopyrene in cigarettes can easily accelerate the death of oocytes, and the aromatic hydrocarbons in the smoke can accelerate the aging of oocytes. In addition, the nicotine in cigarettes can affect the blood supply to the ovaries, leading to premature ovarian failure and thus causing menopause. Long-term smoking can lead to early menopause.

3. Disease factors

Tuberculosis, liver disease and other wasting diseases, endocrine diseases, mumps complicated with oophoritis can all cause ovarian dysfunction, as well as endocrine abnormalities such as adrenal cortex, thyroid, pituitary gland, etc., leading to premature menopause. In addition, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and some autoimmune diseases can also cause premature ovarian dysfunction and menopause.

4. Fertility status

The older the age of women's first pregnancy, the earlier they will enter menopause, and the fewer pregnancies they have, the earlier they will enter menopause. This is because the older the age of first pregnancy and the fewer pregnancies they have, which leads to more ovulation and earlier menopause. Furthermore, women's ovulation will be inhibited during lactation. The longer the breastfeeding period, the fewer the ovulation, and the later the menopause. Conversely, the shorter the breastfeeding period, the earlier the menopause.

5. Mental factors

Generally speaking, the age of menopause is also related to women's mental and psychological factors. Women who have a harmonious relationship with their spouse and a harmonious sex life have a relatively late menopause age. However, women who are under too much daily stress, overwork, and suffer from long-term depression and anxiety are easily affected by their neuroendocrine system and experience premature menopause.

6. Decreased number of oocytes

The most important factor that determines the age of menopause in women is the number of oocytes. When a person is born, there are about one million oocytes in each person's ovaries. The number of oocytes continues to decrease after birth. When the number of oocytes decreases to a critical number, women will enter menopause.

4. Early or late menopause is not good

Menopause before the age of 40 is called "early menopause", while menopause after the age of 55 is called "late menopause". Whether menopause is too early or too late, it is not good for women's health.

5. The harm of premature menopause

Premature menopause can easily increase the risk of osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. Ovarian dysfunction leads to premature menopause, decreased ovarian secretion function, and women lose estrogen protection, which can lead to accelerated bone loss and abnormal changes in lipid metabolism, ultimately leading to osteoporosis or cardiovascular disease.