Insights into Sexual Wellness, Libido & Enhancement

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Insights into Sexual Wellness, Libido & Enhancement

Why Weight Loss and Lingerie Don't Fix Low Libido (It's Not About How You Look)

Why Weight Loss and Lingerie Don't Fix Low Libi...

She lost 70 pounds. Then she booked a boudoir shoot, bought lingerie, and handed her husband the album. He looked at every photo. He still doesn't initiate. She posted about...

Why Weight Loss and Lingerie Don't Fix Low Libi...

She lost 70 pounds. Then she booked a boudoir shoot, bought lingerie, and handed her husband the album. He looked at every photo. He still doesn't initiate. She posted about...

Why Body Confidence Affects Libido More Than Attraction Does (And How to Close the Gap)

Why Body Confidence Affects Libido More Than At...

TL;DR: Your partner's attraction to you is less predictive of your sex drive than your own relationship with your body. Research across 59 published studies shows that body image affects...

Why Body Confidence Affects Libido More Than At...

TL;DR: Your partner's attraction to you is less predictive of your sex drive than your own relationship with your body. Research across 59 published studies shows that body image affects...

I'm Only 37 and My Sex Drive Is Gone: Could It Be Perimenopause?

I'm Only 37 and My Sex Drive Is Gone: Could It ...

TL;DR: Yes, perimenopause can begin in the late 30s, years before most people expect it. The STRAW staging framework (Soules et al., 2001) confirms that reproductive aging is a gradual...

I'm Only 37 and My Sex Drive Is Gone: Could It ...

TL;DR: Yes, perimenopause can begin in the late 30s, years before most people expect it. The STRAW staging framework (Soules et al., 2001) confirms that reproductive aging is a gradual...

Antidepressants and Low Libido: What Doctors Don't Tell You (And What You Can Actually Do)

Antidepressants and Low Libido: What Doctors Do...

Short answer: Antidepressants lower sex drive in roughly 30 to 70 percent of the people who take them, SSRIs most of all, by suppressing dopamine, raising prolactin, and blunting nitric...

Antidepressants and Low Libido: What Doctors Do...

Short answer: Antidepressants lower sex drive in roughly 30 to 70 percent of the people who take them, SSRIs most of all, by suppressing dopamine, raising prolactin, and blunting nitric...

Why Your Sex Drive Disappears After the Honeymoon Phase (And What Actually Helps)

Why Your Sex Drive Disappears After the Honeymo...

TL;DR: Desire in long-term relationships changes because your brain is working exactly as designed. The early-relationship surge of dopamine and norepinephrine that makes everything electric typically fades within 12 to...

Why Your Sex Drive Disappears After the Honeymo...

TL;DR: Desire in long-term relationships changes because your brain is working exactly as designed. The early-relationship surge of dopamine and norepinephrine that makes everything electric typically fades within 12 to...

The Duty Sex Cycle: Why Obligation Destroys Desire (And How to Break It)

The Duty Sex Cycle: Why Obligation Destroys Des...

TL;DR: Duty sex, having sex out of obligation, triggers a cortisol spike that suppresses the hormonal signaling chain driving desire. Repeat it enough and your body stops associating sex with...

The Duty Sex Cycle: Why Obligation Destroys Des...

TL;DR: Duty sex, having sex out of obligation, triggers a cortisol spike that suppresses the hormonal signaling chain driving desire. Repeat it enough and your body stops associating sex with...