Scientists pinpoint when a woman's sex drive declines

NEWSER) – Sex is important to most middle-aged women, a fact established by a new study in the journal Menopause, which found that 75% of 1,390 middle-aged women reported sexual functioning to be moderately to extremely important. But roughly 20 months before menopause hit, these women reported a "notable decline in sexual function"; that decline continued for a full year after their final period and then persisted at a more gradual rate over the next five years, reports Psych Central. The same turned out to be true for women following (but not leading up to) a hysterectomy. "There has been much debate" on the topic of decline due to menopause and aging, the study's lead author says. "Our findings support that menopause has a negative effect."

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