Lack of sexual arousal in women

Frigidity is a condition in which a woman is unable to achieve or sustain sexual arousal. She may not be able to exhibit adequate sexual desire, arousal, orgasm or desire for intercourse.

If the partner is unable to sexually arouse a woman and does not even take care of her physical and emotional needs, a woman may develop frigidity.

In most of the cases, communication gap between the couple leads to lack of sexual interest in women. Women take sex not merely as a physical relationship. For them it goes beyond the body and is a committed emotional bond. Where this emotional bond is missing, chances are high that even the sexual life won't be great.

Like anxiety results in premature ejaculation, erectile dysfunction and ejaculatory problems in men, it results in lack of arousal in women. Women on medication due to chronic depression also fail to get sexually aroused even if there is enough stimulation.

In absence of proper education about the different birth control methods, a woman may not feel like having sex due to fear of getting pregnant.

Some women, due to strict religious backgrounds or orthodox orientation take sex as something to be refrained from. Obviously they don't then get aroused by their partner and have limited to no sexual desire.

Some women, mostly newlyweds, fear sex due to the pain it may lead to during the first few times of trying. Some also fear that it may lead to sexually transmitted infections and diseases like AIDS.

The sexual desire in women decreases considerably as they age, in particular after menopause. This is due to reduction in oestrogen levels and other menopause related complications.

Previous surgery, such as removal of the uterus, may also lead to the inability to perform sexually.

Deep-seated psychological problems in a women including some bad past experiences like rape during childhood, physical abuse by a family member etc. also prevents women from enjoying their sexual lives.