A prospective cohort pilot study showed that acupuncture therapy
significantly improved sexual function in premenopausal women with hypoactive
sexual desire disorder. The study was recently published in journal of Sexual
Medicine.
Hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) is the most
common form of sexual dysfunction in women. It was estimated that HSDD affected
up to 43% women in the United State. However, standard options have not
demonstrated symptomatic improvement and conventional pharmacologic medications
have not been consistently helpful.
Recently Dr. SH Oakley and colleagues in the United
States conducted a prospective cohort pilot study to assess the effectiveness
of acupuncture on HSDD. Thirteen patients with HSDD were enrolled for the
study. They were given acupuncture treatment 25 min each time, twice a week for
5 consecutive weeks. Outcome measurements include Female Sexual Function Index
[FSFI] questionnaire, The Female Sexual Distress Scale Revised (FSDS-R) questionnaire
and were monitored before treatment and one week after intervention. It was
found that acupuncture significantly improved sexual function, in particular
desire, arousal, lubrication and orgasm.
The results of study suggest that acupuncture can act as
therapeutic option with women with low sexual desire.
Reference
Oakley SH et al., Acupuncture
in premenopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder: a prospective cohort pilot study. Sex Med. 2016 Mar 28. pii: S2050-1161(16)00032-5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27033339
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