Does libido decrease with age?

the psychological or mental side of libido just keeps growing. In a very real way, my libido has increased with age, not decreased because it's a whole lot more cerebral now than when i was younger.

I totally agree. And I think your kinks and fetishes get to be more refined as well.

I'm just an 18yo in a 78yo skin.

The older I get, the hornier I'm becoming. I think it's at least partly because I'm more comfortable with what I'm 'into' - for too long I tried so hard to suppress it because i thought I was weird - even a bit sick. Now i know I'm not alone in my likes / fantasies I allow myself to explore and embrace it much more - which then leads to me being constantly heart-horny, lol ?

I was 50 in January and I have to say my sexuality has changed a lot in the last 6 years, I am kinkier that I ever was and more open about it and my libido has definitely increased.

In 2017 I had a hysterectomy too. That didn't affect it either. In fact as it sorted out a lot of problems it helped with the increase.

I was 50 in January and I have to say my sexuality has changed a lot in the last 6 years, I am kinkier that I ever was and more open about it and my libido has definitely increased.

wonders if theres a difference between males and females on this one

In 2017 I had a hysterectomy too. That didn't affect it either. In fact as it sorted out a lot of problems it helped with the increase.

I'm curious. Did you leave your ovaries or are you on replacement therapy? My wife lost her sex drive after hers.

I'm curious. Did you leave your ovaries or are you on replacement therapy? My wife lost her sex drive after hers

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I have kept my ovaries, it was keyhole surgery.

Kept Ovaries and Cervix and did pelvic floor exercises daily.

No loss of wetness, no weight gain or loss of stomach muscles (swimming)

I'd battled to be heard on this since 2000 (fibroids) and eventually had medical insurance to go private my fibroid on one side was the size of a 28 week foetus and 24 weeks on the other side, one doctor refused to operate as my cervix was unaffected. I went into this situation like a warrior.

That's what I figured since you still had a sex drive. Thanks for your reply.

It depends on so many factors.

Mine came to SCREECHING halt with full blown menopause. Hit me like a brick wall.

If there was sex (ugh) it was painful. Like a two by four covered in sandpaper.

It was not fun, not pleasant. Neither was my brain fog. I will not bore you with the rest of the symptoms I suffered with, but will tell you, I got help.

Was super fortunate to find a doctor who was patient and knowledgeable concerning menopause and most importantly bio identical hormones.

Once I started on them things began to improve. The suffocating hot flashes, night sweats slowed....then as time went on, stopped. I was able to sleep through the night, and qobders or wonders, pee only when I WANTED TO!

Sex got interesting to me and pleasure returned. Libido was the icing on the cake.

My libido niw is about the same as when I was in my 20s.

This is not premarin or other pill. And must be admistered by a Qualified Doctor.

It has improved my life 100%.

I bloody hope not. I am still young with the same sexual hunger I had in my late teens.

I am well into my sixties now. I can honestly say my libido is just as strong now as it was 30 years ago. It’s just my opportunities are not as available as back then. Maybe my libido did decrease from my teenage years to my 30’s, but definitely about the same since then. While my physical ability has definitely waned, my libido is still strong. But as the saying goes: the spirit is willing but the body is weak.

Im in my mid 60s physical fit and just as horny as ever.and enjoy sex at least a few times a week

I would have to say ‘a little’. I’m less horny than I was, but given that I was basically super-horny from what I gather, it. Might not be a bad thing. I still like it 2 -3 times a week and occasionally rub one out in addition so my husband has no complaints.

Sex when I was young was like Led Zeppelin. At middle age it was like Wagner. Now it is like Bach. All different; all magnificent. Make sense?

I don't agree that libido decreases with age. What changes is the pace, my attitude and a greater focus on quality, not quantity. But I'm finding foreplay, sex and orgasms are better than ever as I age. Enjoy!

Libido no. The mind does change. Not making every decision based on getting laid (or not) as I once did. Might call it maturity or honing instincts. As others have said, opportunity has waned. Hope it's not a permanent condition.

If anything, my sex drive has increased in my 30s compared to my teenage years. I've got a much clearer idea of what I like now.

I can't say that it has for me.

Still going strong here. 😄

Mine is actually more powerful. There is no inhibition or timidity in my sex life. I'm not over the hill! I'm grateful that my climb has had a few craggy and uneven spots to keep me going upward and humble.

I concentrate on what works for me. I stay away from many things but the things that please my husband and I we go after with zeal. That makes it fun to look forward to what we like. We keep things simple.

I'm at an age where it's really hard to say. I still have a healthy libido but it depends on the day and what seems stimulating at the particular time.

Mine seems to have sped up.

Mine seems to have increased,but my ability to perform has decreased.I have a unusally increased desire to eat pussy perhaps linked to a decreased amount of hard ons.My wife who once enjoyed her pussy licked has seemingly just about lost that desire.What to do?

It's great reading through this thread and gives me hope for my future! I'm on the cusp of 30 years old and I do worry a bit that I'll lose my libido. I'm hoping not because I love sex and everything kinky and don't want to ever give that up!

I don’t know if it’s actually diminished, but it does seem to be more cyclical. I’ll go for weeks and seem to have very little interest and then for some unknown reason, it will come rushing back at full force. Go figure!

I’m only turning 30 this year but my sex drive has only increased as the years go on. It’s crazy now how horny I am all the time these days

I’m only turning 30 this year . . .

Ahhh, to be 30 again. No kids so plenty of time to play. Wait, my sub hadn't come out of his closet about his submissive aide. It wasn't quite that adventursome.

I did not read all the answers because there are 260 of them.

Immediately in my youth I knew I was a very sexual person.

When I had the first sex relationship I thought it was the maximum.

When I had the first female partner I thought it was a maximum.

When I had the first anal I thought it was a maximum.

When I had the first oral I thought it was a maximum.......

When I hit menopause I thought my libido would suddenly be over. It was a turbulent, but after my doc. prescribed me bio hormones, the condition stabilized, but libido has increased. Libido is powerful. There are no-more inhibitions or timidity in my sex life. Foreplay, situations, combinations, imagination, exploration, curiosity are my priority. And to record all, Because everything that has not been written, has not even happened. Now I enjoy in every form of love and sex. Life is too short to leave something for tomorrow.

Ahhh, to be 30 again. No kids so plenty of time to play....

I’ve actually got 2 and another on the way haha not near enough time to play!

I don’t think my libido has diminished just my ability to act on it has , but an orgasm a day keeps me happy !