Sexual Wellness

Changes in your sexual health can be alarming and affect far more than your intimacy. Hormonal shifts, stress, sleep, and other aspects of your health may be involved as well. At Sensotherapy Weight Loss and Wellness in Fort Worth, Texas, Michael Cherkassky, MD, Tammy Tyler, NP, and the team deliver compassionate and confidential sexual wellness care. They look beyond a single symptom to better understand what may be affecting your sexual well-being and help you find an approach that works well for you. Call to learn more or book online at your convenience.

What can affect sexual wellness?

Physical health, emotional well-being, stress, nutrition, sleep, and hormonal changes can all affect your sexual desire, comfort, and response. You may also notice that these changes affect your confidence, relationships, or how you feel in your own skin

Changes may become more noticeable during perimenopause and menopause, when estrogen and testosterone levels naturally fluctuate. That's when you may experience:

• Decreased sexual desire
• Changes in sexual response
• Vaginal dryness
• Fatigue
• Mood swings
• Sleep difficulties

These concerns are common, but that doesn't mean you have to accept them. Rather than focusing only on one symptom, your provider considers how your hormones, lifestyle, overall health, and emotional well-being may be connected.

Can hormones affect your libido and sexual health?

Definitely, hormonal changes can influence your sexual desire, physical comfort, and sexual response. During perimenopause and menopause, fluctuations in estrogen and testosterone may contribute to changes in how you feel physically and emotionally.

Stress can also have an impact. Ongoing stress may affect your hormone balance, energy, mood, and your body's natural sexual response. Poor sleep and fatigue can also hinder your interest in intimacy.

Because there are many possible contributing factors, the team may recommend an evaluation that looks at your overall health rather than assuming hormones are the only cause. Blood work and other assessments may help provide a clearer picture of what's happening in your body.

What does sexual wellness treatment involve?

Your care begins with a comprehensive assessment of your symptoms, health history, and individual concerns. Depending on your situation, your provider may recommend diagnostic testing, including blood work, to evaluate hormone levels and other physiological factors.

The team develops a personalized treatment strategy based on your specific needs. Your care may include addressing hormonal concerns, lifestyle factors, stress, nutrition, or other underlying issues that could be affecting your sexual wellness.

Your treatment can also be monitored over time so your provider can evaluate how you're responding and make adjustments when appropriate.

When changes in your desire, intimacy, or physical comfort are affecting your quality of life, call Sensotherapy Weight Loss and Wellness to schedule a sexual wellness appointment.