About this episode

Alisa Vitti discusses the changes in female libido across the menstrual cycle and during perimenopause, emphasizing the importance of understanding female biology.

In your 40s, libido can start feeling completely unfamiliar. One week you cannot keep your hands off your partner. The next, they initiate and you would genuinely rather finish your to-do list. And suddenly your brain goes there: Am I not attracted to them anymore? Is something wrong with our relationship? Why do I feel so different? This is where understanding female biology can save us from making a hormonal shift mean something it may not mean at all. Desire changes across the menstrual cycle, and the way it shows up can change again during perimenopause. Sometimes it is spontaneous. Sometimes your body needs touch, connection, foreplay, emotional safety, or simply enough space to get out of your head and back into your body. In this solo episode of The Ovary Club, I am breaking down what happens to female desire across your cycle and through perimenopause, what your libido can reveal about your overall health, and the unexpected ways to support it in midlife. And no, this is not another conversation telling you to put on some lingerie and "get in the mood." We are going much deeper than that. What's Discussed: (02:51) Why your sex drive is not supposed to feel the same…

People in this episode

Host: Alisa Vitti

Topics covered

• libido
• menstrual cycle
• perimenopause
• female biology
• desire
• relationship dynamics

Keywords

• libido changes
• menstrual cycle
• perimenopause
• female desire
• relationship concerns
• health insights

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