3 Best Ways to Increase Your Libido, According to Sexual Health Experts

If you're stressed out from work, dealing with a rambunctious toddlers or teens, or any of the million other things that might be weighing on you right now, sex might fall to the bottom of your to-do list. On the other hand, getting cozy with your partner may be just the stress-reliever you need. Even in calmer times, around 41% of women report having chronic problems with desire, arousal, or orgasm. If you’re bothered by a dropped drive, here are a few solutions to consider.

How to Increase Libido With Medicine

What they are: Two meds have been FDA-approved for treating low sexual desire in premenopausal women: Vyleesi is injected into your abdomen or thigh 45 minutes before intimacy; Addyi is a pill you take every night. Testosterone may also be prescribed off-label to increase sex drive in menopausal or postmenopausal women. Choosing one is like picking a method of birth control, says Lyndsey Harper, M.D., a clinical assistant professor at the Texas A&M College of Medicine: It depends on your lifestyle, age, and tolerance of side effects.

What we know: Only 25% of women who used Vyleesi experienced an increase in desire; side effects include nausea and skin discoloration. With Addyi, the average woman slightly increased her number of satisfying sex encounters, but you can’t drink alcohol for two hours before taking the drug. “For peri­menopausal and menopausal women, there’s good data that testosterone works and is safe for short-term use,” says Dr. Harper, adding that more long-term research is needed.

Should you try it? Maybe. “Low libido rarely occurs in isolation,” explains Stacy Tessler Lindau, M.D., director of the University of Chicago Medicine’s Program in Integrative Sexual Medicine. “Most women who are concerned about it have other medical, relational, or behavioral factors to address before turning to meds.” 

 

How to Increase Your Libido With Meditation and Yoga

What they are: Mindfulness helps you tune out distracting thoughts and focus on your body; yoga combines mindfulness with physical conditioning.

What we know: Several small studies have shown that mindfulness-based therapy improves desire and arousal. “One reason might be that meditation lowers cortisol, the stress hormone, while allowing oxytocin, which may play a role in sexual desire, to increase,” explains Anna Cabeca, D.O., author of The Hormone Fix. “Yoga can improve pelvic floor strength, which increases blood flow and sensations during sex,” she adds.

Should you try it? Absolutely. There are zero drawbacks to these healthy practices.

How to Increase Your Libido With Bibliotherapy

What it is: Reading erotic fiction or self-help books about women’s bodies.

What we know: Erotica has been used for centuries for this purpose; books that brush you up on your basic anatomy and sexual function can also help. One study showed that after six weeks, both increased sexual desire and satisfaction in women. “As you educate yourself about what stimulates your brain and body, you’re basically reading your owner’s manual,” says Atlanta-based ob/gyn Jacqueline Walters, M.D., author of The Queen V.

Should you try it? Yes! “Your brain is a powerful sexual organ,” says Dr. Walters. 

 

This is only for your information, kindly take the advice of your doctor for medicines, exercises and so on.   

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