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low sex drive
| Thu, 04-03-2008 - 8:52pm |
Hi everyone. I haven't posted on ivillage in a loooong time. Anyway, I don't know if this is the right board. I think I am suffereing from a low sex drive, actually, I know I am, but its taken a long time for me to admit it. I can honestly say that I WANT to have sex maybe once or twice a month. I'm in my late 20s, and take Ortho Cyclen, which I've taken before and didn't bother me. Overall I'm in good health. My husband really tries to please me and does sooo much to try to get me in the mood, but I jsut don't want to. I've tried buying sexy underwear and things like that to see if that helps but it doesn't. I have also suffered from depression in the past (2 years ago most recent- I went to a counselor and she said I was depressed, but I think I have depression, the disorder) I don;t want to take medication because I've heard that sexual side effects are very much a reality. I know that this is causing stress in my relationship, aside from other stress we have with other things. I posted a long time ago about my husband saying I wasn't affectionate enough, etc. I want to persue medical opinions, but I don't know where I should go first. A psychologist, or to get my hormone levels checked out. Thank You in advance.

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A low libido could be anything, and while meds could help to decrease it further, that's not necessarily true.
OUCH!!
Me too. I don't have half the stress that the OP has, but I still have a low sex drive. My favorite thing is to cuddle up next to Mr. Pooh and talk. I don't know what's wrong with me. You would think that, since we don't live together, we would be all over each other first chance we got.
I guess this is what 5 years together does.
Over 40 & Loving It,
WRONG!
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