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a person's desire to have sex
They have healthy libidos.
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Imagine all those ideas on identity, fate, talent, libido, and self-referential consciousness in the screwball comedy Being John Malkovich remade into a movie musical about British pop star Robbie Williams.
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Armond White, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
Mood swings Increased anxiety or depression Symptoms of low estrogen in people assigned male at birth may include low libido and excess abdominal fat.3
Low estrogen can also affect your general overall health.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 26 Dec. 2024
The course also explores topics like desire, libido and maintaining intimacy with partners.
—Jennifer Shanker, Flow Space, 6 Dec. 2024
Vaginal dryness and discomfort Painful intercourse Increased urinary or vaginal infections
Loss of bladder tone leading to urinary incontinence
Lower libido
Bone loss.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
Mood swings Increased anxiety or depression Symptoms of low estrogen in people assigned male at birth may include low libido and excess abdominal fat.3
Low estrogen can also affect your general overall health.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 26 Dec. 2024
The course also explores topics like desire, libido and maintaining intimacy with partners.
—Jennifer Shanker, Flow Space, 6 Dec. 2024
Vaginal dryness and discomfort Painful intercourse Increased urinary or vaginal infections
Loss of bladder tone leading to urinary incontinence
Lower libido
Bone loss.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Libido.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libido. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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