The hormonal changes and fatigue women experienced during and after pregnancy and while breastfeeding contributes to the decrease in their libido.
Psychological causes, such as:
- Low self-esteem and confidence
- Mental health problems, such as depression and anxiety.
- Stress is also one of the main reasons for losing sex drive. When your body releases too much cortisol due to stress, it can negatively affect your sexual performance and arousal.
- Body image is how a person views his/her beauty and sexual attractiveness. However, a poor body image, especially in women, causes sexual anxiety and low sexual esteem.
- Negative sexual experiences in the past, as well as a history of sexual and physical abuse.
Relationship causes, such as:
- Divorce or separation
- Lack of connection between partners
- Lack of communication and understanding between partners’ sexual preferences and needs.
- Frequent and unsolved fights or disagreements due to trust issues and other marital problems.
How to boost and bring sex drive back?
After determining what’s been causing a decrease in your libido, there are ways and treatments available that can help you increase and bring back your sex drive.
Reclaim sexual desire though sex education and counseling
It is best to get professional help if you think that you cannot talk to anyone about your sexual concerns. Undergoing sex education, therapy, or counseling, whether you are alone or with your partner, will help restore your fondness with intimacy. Sex counselors or therapists are the people you can talk to when it comes to your sex problems.
Your therapist would recommend materials and exercises that you and your partner can do to regain the intimacy in your relationship. Therapy and counseling do not only focus on restoring sexual intimacy, but it also helps restore and strengthen relationships between couples.
Medication
If medications cause your dwindling libido, then the best option is to ask your doctor if you can discontinue or replace the drugs you’re taking.
For women who have not gone through menopause, there are FDA-approved drugs that you can take to boost your sex drive.
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