Libido
 

Hi
Was just wondering if anyones experienced a decrease in libido since lc'ing?

No, I experienced a decrease in my libido after my daughter was born....lol

Just can't seem to get my sex drive going at the moment since lc'ing..... am I the only one whose got this problem?

Mine increased. High fat diets tend to promote testosterone in the body (at least in males).

Of course, I'm also premenopausal and I weightlift. Both of these can and do increase the relative proportions of testosterone in women, which explains my current, um, situation...

I have PCOS so mine tends to be high anyway but LCing has made it more so.

Thanks
Maybe I need to look at other causes, it is really starting to get me down (and my other half)
Kiwi

Mine is low too. I noticed this after I started having kids. Then I found out it was due to the hormonal balance for the first year after giving birth. Your body is signaling that it doesn't want to get pregnant again. I also have a problem while on birth control pills. They cause the same reaction for me. The only time mine is high is when we are trying to get pregnant and during the pregnancy. I am going in next month and I think I am going to see if there is something different I can try. I need to do something since my DH is only home on the weekends and is usually looking for some lovin'!

I have this issue too and I find it really frustrating. I don't have kids and have never been pregnant. Maybe it's all the estrogen being released from fat loss. I don't know. I just wish it would go away (or rather come back). I feel very sorry for my husband, I mean geeze, we've only been married a month and a couple days. Heck, I feel sorry for me too :p I used to really enjoy sex and now most of the time I can't be bothered.

Debbie

I noticed a decrease in sex drive for the first few months but now I feel like I am 19 again (and thats as much as I am going to say... :) )

Wow Built....never knew that, I guess I need to push the LC thing with my hubby!

If anything, I find mine to be more. How long have you been LCing? Maybe your body just needs to adjust.

Have you considered seeng a Dr. and possibly getting a prescription? I understand there is now a libido enhancing pill available for women. Couldn't find the name of it for you using a google search however - tons of hits on junk products.

Well, mine's waned lately but I think it has more to do with working too much (and shift work, to boot!) and not getting enough time alone with DH (3 kids, 1 dog, 2 cats, 4 jobs between the 2 of us, extended family)....

I have no interest whatsoever and couldn't care less about it except that DH is goin' without and NOT willingly ;)

kind of hard to tell cause mine has alway been so high anyway!! :D but lc'ing hasnt hurt!

i think that just feeling better - and more importantly - feeling BETTER about YOURSELF - and the boost to your self confidence would lead to a rise in sexiness! :agree:

I gained back my libido since low-carbing. Perhaps it's the vegetarian component in your low-carbing that is the culprit and not the low-carbing itself?

Quote from Weston-Price Foundation website:

"Celibate monks living in monasteries and leading a vegetarian lifestyle find soy foods quite helpful because they dampen libido."