# Women's Libido by Time of Month Etc. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 15, 2011, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-libido-by-time-of-month-etc/578459 "2011-04-15T06:57:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ladymarmalade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@Ladymarmalade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ladymarmalade)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-libido-by-time-of-month-etc/578459/1 "2011-04-15T06:57:12Z")
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. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-libido-by-time-of-month-etc/578459/2 "2011-04-15T07:43:40Z")
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 Iā€™m a morning person, for this as for everything else. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-libido-by-time-of-month-etc/578459/3 "2011-04-15T11:10:25Z")
Itā€™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 itā€™s not the case with many of us. ---
**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-libido-by-time-of-month-etc/578459/4 "2011-04-15T14:01:23Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Just after ovulation would make more sense from a biological-reproductive standpoint, but itā€™s not the case with many of us. Iā€™m an exception - my libido strongly increases about mid-cycle (right about the same time as ovulation), which always made sense to me biologically. ---
**Author:** ![EmAnJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-libido-by-time-of-month-etc/578459/5 "2011-04-15T14:03:05Z")
> [@Mauvaise](#): > > Iā€™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 Iā€™m ovulating. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-libido-by-time-of-month-etc/578459/6 "2011-04-15T14:13:15Z")
Iā€™m getting closer to ā€œthat ageā€ and my libido is all over the place. I think the fruity hormone levels are to blame. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-libido-by-time-of-month-etc/578459/7 "2011-04-15T14:59:37Z")
As soon as my period is over. I chalk it up to feeling normal again, feeling like I got my body back. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-libido-by-time-of-month-etc/578459/8 "2011-04-15T15:10:28Z")
Just before and \*during \*my period is the highest for me. I take it as another of my bodyā€™s signals that I shouldnā€™t breed anymore! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-libido-by-time-of-month-etc/578459/9 "2011-04-15T15:28:37Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > Itā€™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 itā€™s not the case with many of us. Actually, just before ovulation would be the most advantageous for conception. I actually havenā€™t ovulated much in my life, but Iā€™m definitely noticing that around that time my libido really kicks in. I sit around thinking, ā€œDamn, is this what guys feel like all the time? How do they get anything accomplished?ā€ ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-libido-by-time-of-month-etc/578459/10 "2011-04-15T16:14:17Z")
The week before ovulation it goes crazy. As soon as ovulation occurs it drops off. Around my period the last thing Iā€™m thinking about is sex. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-libido-by-time-of-month-etc/578459/11 "2011-04-15T16:29:09Z")
SOP can be hot!! I mean I wouldnā€™t want it like that all the time but once a month sounds about right. ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-libido-by-time-of-month-etc/578459/12 "2011-04-15T17:05:26Z")
I never turn down sex. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-libido-by-time-of-month-etc/578459/13 "2011-04-15T18:59:25Z")
Iā€™m usually pretty horny, but around the time I ovulate Iā€™m basically obsessed. I think thatā€™s what it must be like to be a teenage boy. I feel sorry for them. ---
**Author:** ![wonder\_lust](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecccb3/32.png) [@wonder\_lust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonder_lust)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-libido-by-time-of-month-etc/578459/14 "2011-04-15T19:53:04Z")
When I was dating, early in any relationship, I was always aching for it. Somethingā€™s changed and itā€™s just not a priority anymore. I can usually rally, but I rarely initiate. (Poor mr. lustā€¦) I can generally count on my libido kicking in at least a little just before my period, though Somewhat off topic: Iā€™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. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-libido-by-time-of-month-etc/578459/15 "2011-04-16T17:44:12Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > Just before and \*during \*my period is the highest for me. I take it as another of my bodyā€™s signals that I shouldnā€™t breed anymore! šŸ˜ƒ Iā€™m the same way. I blame my dysfunctional hormones. When I was on birth control, it was even worse ā€“ I thought about sex all day, every day, old people, young people, everybody in between ā€“ which is one of the reasons I went off of it, because I couldnā€™t handle the constant distraction. (That, and PMS-like rage every day, x10 during actual PMS.) Hence, my blame on my hormones. ---
**Author:** ![raspberry\_hunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-libido-by-time-of-month-etc/578459/16 "2011-04-16T21:56:52Z")
> [@EmAnJ](#): > > Me too. I want it twice daily when Iā€™m ovulating. Me too! And not at all around my period. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-libido-by-time-of-month-etc/578459/17 "2011-04-18T12:23:02Z")
Huh. It appears I, and most of the guys I know, are constantly ovulating. Apparently. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-libido-by-time-of-month-etc/578459/18 "2011-04-18T13:04:49Z")
Whenever I flip it on. ---
**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-libido-by-time-of-month-etc/578459/19 "2011-04-19T06:02:17Z")
Although I am almost at the end of menopause I seem to have the libido of a teenager. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2011, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-libido-by-time-of-month-etc/578459/20 "2011-04-19T06:51:38Z")
Iā€™m on the Pill. Iā€™m ready for sex any time, but I canā€™t orgasm before breakfast. Itā€™s weird. Weā€™ll still have morning sex though. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/womens-libido-by-time-of-month-etc/578459.md?page=2)