Future Health Frontiers Q&A Women’s Health

Why is sexual desire high before and after menstruation?

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Asked on:Mar 23, 2026 08:11 PM

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  • Bowen Bowen

    Mar 23, 2026

      Sexual relations at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Piscataway, New Jersey, USA healthy Dr. Sandra from the research center said: "Even if you try to stimulate female Various methods of sexual desire, such as stimulating the clitoris, using vaginal lubricants, etc., still some women will not have much sexual desire, especially when she considers that there are a lot of things waiting for her to do tomorrow.” In other words, women's sexual desire is largely determined by psychological factors rather than physiological factors.

    Female menstrual cycle and hormone levels: Androgens and estrogen play an important role in female sexual desire. During the ovulation-menstruation-ovulation cycle, women's hormone levels in the body change all the time. In different stages, the physiological and psychological conditions are different. Some women often have stronger sexual desire a few days before menstruation, while others have stronger sexual desire about a week after menstruation. Therefore, sexual life should be adjusted according to the different menstrual cycles of women. If necessary, androgen can be appropriately supplemented for women with low androgen levels.

    Why is sexual desire higher before and after menstruation? This is a normal feeling that many women experience, and the reasons include:

    1. Pelvic congestion increases during menstruation, and pelvic congestion will also occur during sexual excitement.

    2. There is no possibility of pregnancy at all, so they will feel particularly safe, allowing couples to enjoy themselves to the fullest.

    3. The level of estrogen is the lowest, so the level of androgen in the body is relatively high, and androgen is also the most important material basis for maintaining female sexual desire.

    Therefore, it is understandable that women's sexual desire increases during menstruation, but it is also affected by many factors, and specific issues need to be analyzed in detail.

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