Causes of Women Low Sex Drive (Low Libido)

Women are mostly affected by low libido.

After spending most of the time in the office or any other chores you do, your partner is here asking for intimacy and on your side, feelings is ever absent.

It is very embarrassing and mostly cause domestic disagreement in couples since the main aspect of life; healthy sex is missing.

Reduced sex drive also called low libido happens when a man or woman rarely get aroused or feeling of having intimacy.

Research indicates that more than 43 percent of women and 31 percent of men have experienced sexual dysfunction and one of the most common problems is low libido, or a low sex drive.
Looking at the percentage, it shows many people are suffering from the low libido saga.

“The classic patient would say she was having sex before marriage and at the beginning of her marriage, but after a few years, for no reason, she no longer desired sex at all,”Many of the women said they had sex only to please their husbands.says, Bruce Carr, MD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.


Sex is a basic need; the irony is that few individuals have the courage to speak about the health related aspect of intimacy.I have decided to shine some light on the killers of libido in women; some of the factors that reduce the sex drive of a woman.

The most common libido killers are relationship problems, children, stress, physical injuries and illness. Apart from the above we have other broad categories that affect the level of libido.

The American Medical Association has estimated that several million US women suffer from what doctors often call 'female sexual arousal disorder' (FSAD).

Cause of lower sex drive in women.

Psychological hindrance
With lack of confidence, It becomes hard for her even to undress in front of her man for being uncomfortable. 

The solution is to assure her that she is beautiful and nothing wrong with her. People often feels stress but when it affect sex life it becomes a big problem, for her pampering and massaging helps stress and .anxiety contributes for instance childhood abuse, rape; it will be difficult but with good communication and support it will assist her.

Physical health
Lack of physical exercise-regular exercise by the woman enables her to get lower sex drives and the same time enhances the reduction of the pain during periods. Her health condition says a lot about her urge to be on the mood.

Poor diet
The old saying goes, we are what we eat. Change the consumption of chips to salad and coke for water will help better with much energy for sex life.

Premenstrual changes
These are the changes that will affects her weeks or days before her period, not all are the same some get serious problems like irritation,emotional tension,yelling,crying.trying to have sex in this times may be fatal thus the best is to avoid fighting her back.

Birth control.
These are the oral contraceptive pill when she takes it to control pregnancy it will affect her libido, affects the body by increasing the levels of sex hormone-binding globulin. Testosterone is responsible for woman’s sex drive and getting doctor’s advice will be better to provide another form of birth control.

Prescription of drugs
Some drugs like blood pressure drugs reduce woman’s sex drive but other drugs may be provided to counter the effect.Smoking marijuana reduces greatly the libido level of a woman.

The first assignment for such woman is to find out the cause of the libido killer and then consult gynecologist and seek the medical advice of professional doctor.