Is sexual dysfunction treatment good for women after half a year?

There is really no standard answer to this question. I have been a member of the women's health community for almost three years. I have seen patients basically return to normal in as little as three months, and there are also cases where they slowly improved after two or three years of treatment. It all depends on what caused the problem and how long it lasted.

A 28-year-old girl who just left the group a while ago is a typical example of recovery within half a year. Half a year after she gave birth to her first child, she had tearing pain every time she had sex, and she was completely uninterested. She went to the hospital to find out that it was low postpartum estrogen levels, episiotomy scar involvement, and pelvic floor muscle hypertonicity. She had no other underlying diseases. The doctor prescribed topical estrogen cream and electrical stimulation of the pelvic floor muscles twice a week. In addition, her husband took over the work of waking up in the middle of the night to take care of the baby. The two of them even set aside one day a week to leave the baby to the old man to spend time together. It took less than 5 months. The last time I came to report that there was no discomfort at all, and the demand was back. For a mild disease with clear triggers and no other complications, it was really much better within half a year.

But not everyone has such good luck. A 41-year-old sister I met last year was not so lucky. Her problem had been going on for almost 12 years. She had had several abortions when she was young, and later suffered from chronic pelvic inflammatory disease. After menopause, she lost a lot of estrogen. In addition, she had had non-consensual sexual experiences in her early years, which left her with a particularly heavy psychological burden. When she was in the 7th month of treatment, she had just solved the problem of sexual intercourse pain, but her low libido was still not significantly improved. The doctor said that she needed to control the underlying inflammation for a long time, and also had regular sexual psychological intervention. It would take at least another year or so to see more obvious effects. With such a combination of multiple factors and long course of the disease, it would be considered a success if she could be treated to a satisfactory state in one or two years, let alone half a year.

I often see people arguing about this issue in the community. There are many misunderstandings. Some people say that this is not a disease at all, but "not loving enough" and "not thinking about it." It doesn't matter whether it is adjusted or not. In fact, it is not the case. It has long been medically clear that female sexual dysfunction is related to hormone levels, pelvic floor function, chronic underlying diseases, and psychological state. It cannot be cured by "adjusting the mentality."； There are also people who believe in the "three-month guarantee" promoted by private institutions and spend tens of thousands on useless massage programs. In the end, they are ineffective and only make them more anxious, which in turn slows down the recovery progress.

If you really have trouble in this area, don't worry about how long it will take to get better. First go to the gynecology or sexual medicine department of a regular hospital for a comprehensive examination, find out the triggers, and follow the doctor's instructions and stick to the treatment. This is better than anything else. After all, our bodies are not standardized production machines.