{"title":"Why we lose interest in sex: Do neurosteroids play a role?","authors":"Steven R. King PhD , Dolores J. Lamb PhD, HCLD","doi":"10.1016/j.sram.2006.03.007","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>For couples desiring but having difficulty experiencing intercourse, great strides have been achieved to treat physical obstacles (such as erectile dysfunction); but a little blue pill to treat a loss of sexual desire does not yet exist. Neurosteroids, the steroids produced within the brain, may offer hope.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":89480,"journal":{"name":"Sexuality, reproduction & menopause","volume":"4 1","pages":"Pages 20-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2006-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1016/j.sram.2006.03.007","citationCount":"5","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Sexuality, reproduction & menopause","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1546250106000089","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
For couples desiring but having difficulty experiencing intercourse, great strides have been achieved to treat physical obstacles (such as erectile dysfunction); but a little blue pill to treat a loss of sexual desire does not yet exist. Neurosteroids, the steroids produced within the brain, may offer hope.