Many women experience at least one dip in their sex drive over their lifetime.
It could be short term or longer term, but in any case it is disappointing.
It makes you think of the level of desire you had when you were in your twenties and you wish you could get it back.
Luckily, there's no need to just accept that you're not interested in sex right now.
Lack of sex affects intimacy in a couple, as well as it affects your mood.
Research has been done over the years into improving women's libido, and with a little information you can go back to feeling like you used to, before work, family and age took too much out of you.
To help you get back your sex drive, you need to know the reasons that caused the dip in it.
The problem could either be physical or emotional.
Physical factors include, but are not limited to: hormone deficiency, stress, childbirth, hyperthyroidism, low levels of testosterone, diabetes, and certain forms of medication.
Talking to your doctor may help pinpoint the cause, and they can advise you about possible solutions.
Fatigue, stress and health are three big factors that affect not only your libido but every other aspect of your life as well.
Thankfully multiple methods of treatment are available to women with low libidos these days.
They range from counseling to simple lifestyle changes, to estrogen patches and prescription drugs.
But are they all equally safe and effective? Your doctor may suggest an estrogen patch or pill, which is used to treat the symptoms of menopause.
Some doctors prescribe women male virility drugs like Viagra to increase their sexual desire.
While the drug may indeed increase it, there have been no official reports released yet on the results of using them for women.
There are also a number of side effects that may not be worth it - let's face it, a female body is a completely different thing than a male body, and the approach should be different as well.
Hormone-based solutions may not be acceptable for every woman either due to other factors in your body.
If the problem isn't physical, you have to ask yourself what is causing it.
Negative feelings like stress, guilt, and worry may often affect your desire to have sex.
If the problem is emotional, you might want to look into counseling or behavioral therapy as a possible way of solving it.
But these methods take a while for you to start seeing the positive effects and what if you don't have much time on your hands?