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5 Tips to Boost Your Libido

A healthy and active sex life is an important part of any relationship. When one’s libido is low, it can be challenging to feel motivated to engage in sexual activity. Fear not! You can do many things to jumpstart your libido and get back in the mood. Here are five tips to help boost your libido: 1. Get enough sleep A good night’s sleep is crucial for overall health and well-being, including…

How to Increase Male Libido

How is your libido doing these days? And does your partner still feel like having sex with you? This is how you get really hot for each other again. This is how you increase your sex drive naturally. What is libido? The word libido comes from Latin and means “desire.” In a figurative sense, it stands for sexual pleasure. Sexual desire manifests itself differently in every person – but external…

LIBIDO is the word for the sexual desire of people. This sexual lust is the engine for all our sexual activities.

Meaning

The term 'libido' comes from Latin, meaning 'desire'. Nowadays the word is used to indicate sex drive.

Differences in libido

The libido can vary enormously among people. This difference can have to do with both biological and psychological causes. The most important biological cause is a hormone: testosterone. Important psychological influences are sexual stimuli around you and the experiences you have gained in the sexual field. Annoying experiences make you long for sex, and pleasant experiences make you feel more and more.

High libido and low libido

One speaks of a strongly increased libido of hypersexuality; in cases where this leads to obsessive sexual behavior, you can speak of sex addiction. A greatly reduced sex drive is called anaphrodisia. The libido changes during a lifetime. During adolescence and young adulthood, libido is at its highest. The sexual peak in men is around 20 years. Women have their sexual peak later, between 30 and 40 years.

Menopause and Andropause

In women, libido changes after the menopause. Many women experience a strong loss of libido. Men also have andropause and more problems with erections. However, there are also examples of eighty-aged people who still have a strong libido.

Hormones

Sex drive is largely determined by hormones in the body, especially by the hormones testosterone and estrogen. In women, the menstrual cycle has a major influence on the urge to have sex. During ovulation, many women experience an increase in libido. Emotions can also influence libido: stress, anxiety, stress or depression can reduce or even increase libido.

Solutions for libido loss

There has been a proliferation of all kinds of means that offer a solution to erection problems and libido loss. It is therefore often difficult to find a real solution. It is best to talk about it with a doctor, gynecologist or sexologist. There are special clinics for menopausal women. Recently, special clinics have also been opened for men with libido problems.