Women's Libido by Time of Month Etc.

[Ladymarmalade]

Ladies, what times is your libido highest (or lowest)?

Do you notice any differences by time of month, time of day, time of life, etc?

Thanks.

[Nava]

The day just before and the two first days of my period are when my libido is higher. There is another uptick which I guess must be ovulation. And I'm a morning person, for this as for everything else.

[elfkin477]

It's the highest a day or two before my period, making it one of my most reliable PMS symptoms. Just after ovulation would make more sense from a biological-reproductive standpoint, but it's not the case with many of us.

[Mauvaise]

Originally Posted by elfkin477

Just after ovulation would make more sense from a biological-reproductive standpoint, but it's not the case with many of us.

I'm an exception - my libido strongly increases about mid-cycle (right about the same time as ovulation), which always made sense to me biologically.

[EmAnJ]

Originally Posted by Mauvaise

I'm an exception - my libido strongly increases about mid-cycle (right about the same time as ovulation), which always made sense to me biologically.

Me too. I want it twice daily when I'm ovulating.

[raspberry hunter]

Originally Posted by EmAnJ

Me too. I want it twice daily when I'm ovulating.

Me too! And not at all around my period.

[Unauthorized Cinnamon]

Originally Posted by elfkin477

It's the highest a day or two before my period, making it one of my most reliable PMS symptoms. Just after ovulation would make more sense from a biological-reproductive standpoint, but it's not the case with many of us.

Actually, just before ovulation would be the most advantageous for conception.

I actually haven't ovulated much in my life, but I'm definitely noticing that around that time my libido really kicks in. I sit around thinking, "Damn, is this what guys feel like all the time? How do they get anything accomplished?"

[Ruby]

I'm getting closer to "that age" and my libido is all over the place. I think the fruity hormone levels are to blame.

[WhyNot]

Just before and during my period is the highest for me. I take it as another of my body's signals that I shouldn't breed anymore!

[gallows fodder]

Originally Posted by WhyNot

Just before and during my period is the highest for me. I take it as another of my body's signals that I shouldn't breed anymore!

I'm the same way. I blame my dysfunctional hormones.

When I was on birth control, it was even worse -- I thought about sex all day, every day, old people, young people, everybody in between -- which is one of the reasons I went off of it, because I couldn't handle the constant distraction. (That, and PMS-like rage every day, x10 during actual PMS.) Hence, my blame on my hormones.

[purplehorseshoe]

As soon as my period is over. I chalk it up to feeling normal again, feeling like I got my body back.

[rhubarbarin]

The week before ovulation it goes crazy. As soon as ovulation occurs it drops off. Around my period the last thing I'm thinking about is sex.

[Shakes]

SOP can be hot!! I mean I wouldn't want it like that all the time but once a month sounds about right.

[rhubarbarin]

I never turn down sex.

[Renee]

I'm usually pretty horny, but around the time I ovulate I'm basically obsessed. I think that's what it must be like to be a teenage boy. I feel sorry for them.

[wonder lust]

When I was dating, early in any relationship, I was always aching for it. Something's changed and it's just not a priority anymore. I can usually rally, but I rarely initiate. (Poor mr. lust...)

I can generally count on my libido kicking in at least a little just before my period, though

Somewhat off topic: I'm lucky in that I occasionally have intensely orgasmic dreams. It tends to be multiple months between episodes, but when they hit, there can be a couple in a night, sometimes multiple nights. Does a body good.

[Tristan]

Huh. It appears I, and most of the guys I know, are constantly ovulating. Apparently.

[Farmer Jane]

Whenever I flip it on.

[scootergirl]

Although I am almost at the end of menopause I seem to have the libido of a teenager.

[HazelNutCoffee]

I'm on the Pill. I'm ready for sex any time, but I can't orgasm before breakfast. It's weird. We'll still have morning sex though.

[Chopper9760]

Noticeably higher during my period and half way between periods (which I assume is when I'm ovulating).

As far as time of day, the night time is the right time? I don't know, I think my libido is opportunistic more than anything else.

I've always been glad to be a girl because sometimes my libido feels like a separate entity and I think if I had a dick I'd be popping ill-timed boners all over the place. Sometimes I'll just get this rush of desire and I'll think "Really, now? We're looking at a spreadsheet, why are you excited?"

[Void1967]

Three days before my cycle, I'm just dragging my poor man to the bedroom, and don't want to let him out. I would call it EXTREMELY HORNY. But I'm also one of those 'mostly into it' all the time people.

[yayforme]

only one person responded to "time of day." i'm typically horniest around mid-day, every day. this is more of a distraction if i'm ovulating but much less of one if i'm not. but still generally there.

if i don't get any that day the feeling seems to taper off by 3 pm or so. if i go without any type of release for several days, i become downright agitated and nasty. i may even develop a headache. i recognize this in my man also - that he's more of an insufferable cur when he hasn't flogged the monkey or played hide the sausage in a while. i remind him of this when we are "getting on each other's nerves." sex cures all!!

[Sattua]

SAHM to a 13 month old--I am never horny at this stage in my life. Except when we went on vacation without her. Something about worrying about the kid going to sleep and staying asleep is a complete buzzkill for me. I still enjoy sex but orgasm is a chore.

Before, I was horniest in the few days before my period and couldn't orgasm first thing in the morning.