Libido all over the place? Sex therapists share the 10 most common causes of temperamental sex drives

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Libido all over the place? Sex therapists share the 10 most common causes of temperamental sex drives

By Lisa Bowman

2 months ago

10 min read

If films and TV are to be believed, everyone’s at it like rabbits, raring to go at the drop of a hat, but in reality, women’s libido is a lot more complex than that. Here, we take a look at the weird and wonderful things that can cause your sex drive to fire up or burn out, according to the experts who deal with libido every day.


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