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Hyposexuality is the opposite ofhypersexuality.
Hypoactive sexual desire disorder, also known as HSDD or as being hyposexual, is a clinical diagnosis.
There is no different specific diagnosis fornonbinaryorgender nonconformingpeople.
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Being hyposexual is often mistakenly thought of as asexual identity, but it isn’t one.
Ahead, we’ll take an in-depth look at what living with HSDD is like.
These are some of the known causes.
Hormone Therapy
Gender affirming care may involve the use of hormones for transition.
For trans women, feminizing hormones such as estrogen are prescribed, and they can cause HSDD.
22% were diagnosed with HSDD.
However, often life throws us curveballs beyond what we can capably meditate our way through.
This makes sense biologically, since we are less inclined to parent children at an older age.
Hormones responsible for our sex drives, such as testosterone, naturally decrease with age.
For women experiencing menopause, other sex hormones like estrogen and progesterone also drop.
This can happen to some people at younger ages, as well.
In situations of dysphoria for trans people, HSDD can potentially be mitigated through gender affirming surgery.
Sexual Abuse and Trauma
Rape trauma syndromeis a form of PSTD that occurs after sexual assault.
While it may be short for some people, for others it can go on for years.
Hyposexual vs. Asexual
Asexualityis a sexual identity.
An asexual person rarely or never experiences sexual desire and attraction to other people.
Asexual people can lead very happy lives, and can be completely content to not experience sexual desire.
Conversely, HSDD is a clinical diagnosis that can be mitigated with treatment.
Hyposexual vs. Graysexual
Graysexualityis also a sexual identity.
Read on to learn what those are.
How HSDD Can Be Treated
In some instances, HSDD can go away on its own.
In other situations, HSDD does not go away on its own.
A Word From Verywell
If you’re suffering from HSDD, help is available.
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