{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Endocrine Matters","title":"Women’s Libido: Hormones, Stress, Relationships & Evidence-Based Ways to Improve Desire (with Dr. Anu Sdu)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2552,"description":"Women’s libido is one of the most misunderstood topics in medicine.\nFor decades, low libido in women has been oversimplified into a hormone problem, a menopause problem, or something women are just expected to tolerate in silence.\nBut women’s sexual desire is far more complex than that.\nIn this episode of Endocrine Matters, Dr. Arti Thangudu sits down with Dr. Anu Sidhu, a family medicine and Lifestyle Medicine physician, to talk about the real causes of low libido in women, what actually affects female sexual desire across the lifespan, and why a woman’s libido should never be reduced to a single hormone level or a one-size-fits-all prescription.\nThis episode explores:\n 🧠 Why women’s libido is different from men’s libido\n 💊 How hormones, stress, sleep, medications, relationships, and mental health all affect sexual desire\n ⚠️ Why low libido is often misunderstood in medical care\n 📚 The role of Bibliotherapy and erotic reading as an evidence-based treatment option\n 💉 When Testosterone may help — and when it may not\n 🩺 Which medications commonly lower libido, including antidepressants, blood pressure medications, and oral contraceptives\n 🤝 Why women deserve whole-person, nuanced care for sexual health\nDr. Thangudu and Dr. Sidhu also discuss how shame, embarrassment, and lack of education keep women from talking about libido concerns — even though millions of women experience low sexual desire at different stages of life.\nThis is a conversation about women’s sexual health, women’s libido, low libido treatment, hormones, relationships, body image, medication side effects, and why libido should be approached as a whole-body, whole-life issue.\nIf you’ve ever wondered:\n Why is my libido low?\n Can stress cause low libido?\n Does Testosterone help women’s libido?\n Do antidepressants affect libido?\n What causes low libido in perimenopause or menopause?\n Can low libido be treated without medication?\nThis episode is for you.\nWomen deserve better conversations about sexual...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/LA3-Z5npWAfURN2OcbeyEztCIcEpLMnD4wEPWOmRhWE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wNjJl/MDMyMzEzMTRiNDAz/NzI3NDYwYjIyNWQ3/N2M5MC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}