"I don't know what's going on with me but my sex drive has completely disappeared. I just don't want to be intimate at all, and my husband is trying to be understanding but I'm sure he must be frustrated. It's been a good few months since we were last intimate, maybe closer to over half a year if I am being really honest."
"Our attitude towards sex and our relationship with our bodies isn't static. It changes all the time and is influenced by the rest of our lives. If you think about it even on a monthly scale, our menstrual cycles will often result in us feeling aroused during ovulation week and then flip to being completely disinterested in sex just before our periods start. Add in the multitude of external influences that can play a role in our levels of desire"
A woman reports a prolonged loss of sex drive despite a loving relationship, feeling guilty, frustrated, and sad about turning down her husband. Work-related stress and changing priorities are suspected contributors. Friends' decreased sexual activity increases her worry that the change may be permanent. Sexual desire varies naturally across menstrual cycles, often peaking around ovulation and dropping before periods. Multiple external influences — including stress, lifestyle demands, and shifting priorities — can push sexual desire down the list, making libido loss potentially temporary and context-dependent.
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