Low Sex Drive

The condition we see most often at our center is low libido or low desire. There can be many factors affecting desire and therefore both the assessment and the treatment takes into account a wide range of both physiologic and psychological factors.

It's also a condition that many women choose to ignore. Let's face it: it's easier to ignore lack of desire than it might be to ignore pain. But, over time, having limited or no desire for sex can impact a woman's sense of identity, her self-confidence and her general enjoyment of life and her relationships.

If you have a regular partner, your lack of interest can be damaging. Conversely, addressing low desire – and reversing its course –has a happy ending in nearly every case. 

Still, according to the National Women’s Health Resource Center, only 18% of women with sexual dysfunction seek medical help. In the case of low desire, it just may not seem like a big enough problem. And doctors frequently dismiss it as something solely psychological and even insignificant.

But ask any of our patients how it feels to have desire back in their lives after a “dry spell” connected to some watershed event in their lives (having a baby, menopause, starting medication). 

Read some of the testimonials to hear women describe, in their own words, how wonderful it feels to recover a satisfying sex life. 

Low desire is described in many ways; here are some descriptions we hear from our patients about loss of desire and libido. Do you see yourself in any of these situations?

I've never been very interested in sex.

Since having children my interest in sex has diminished.

As I've gotten older my interest in sex seems to be diminishing

Free women’s sexuality information packet.

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