what are some causes of lack of interest in sex in women?

Answer 1

I list diverse reasons. Not having found a man in whose company erotic attraction arises spontaneously and naturally.. A family background which has, for personal or ideological reasons (the view that sex is dirty or smutty, for instance) damaged the sexual instinct. The lack of commitment or deep personal engagement on the part of the woman or the man or both. Men who are interested in pleasuring themselves without seeking to please the woman. Unfaithfulness on the man's part. A mindless, irresponsible promiscuity on the part of one or both. The easy assumption that vaginal orgasms are a myth. (How would people who do not experience it know?) Too much emphasis on sex in isolation, apart from a genuine interest in the other person. Sex may not be all in the mind but it is not all in the body either. A man who does nothing around the house and pays little or no attention to the children. I believe that unless one is a monk or dedicated to celibacy, sex is an important part of life. If one is indifferent to it, one should try to find to find out why this is so. But the reasons are likely to vary from individual to individual.

Answer 2

I know that stress of all sorts - from work-related, to lack of sleep, to financial and emotional - can have a huge impact on a woman's libido. Depression - often related to the stess - will also drastically decrease the sex-drive. Some medications and hormonal changes will affect it. There are times that sex hurts - that never helps matters - esp. after childbirth (the perenial area that is often cut will hurt for a couple of years, sometimes, as will the incision area from C-sections). Opportunity (like waking the kids up or the kids witnessing sex) plays into it also. Sometimes women go into a complete mom mode and it's hard to rediscover their sexuality. And when it comes to sex vs. sleep - well, the need for sleep usually wins. Women rarely understand how important men feel sex is. It is not as physical of a need with a woman (there are women who will say differently but I believe this is not so common) as it is for a man.
For me, when I was married, I was attracted to my husband and loved him deeply but I also worked full-time (plus!), was raising a special needs child (and rarely got even 6 hours of sleep for 11 years), managed a household, and dealt with my husband's infidelity and bipolar disease (not diagnosed until just before he left). Hormonal changes, surgeries, and a diagnosis of breast cancer didn't help matters.
No matter how attracted to my husband I was - I always thought he was very good looking and only getting better by the year - his breath was a huge turn-off for me. He didn't always pay the greatest attention to his B.O. either. I tried switching toothpastes, always having gum on hand, buying different deodorants, etc. I scheduled dentist appointments for him, thinking that he needed his teeth cleaned. I never wanted to hurt his feelings by telling him how bad his breath or his pits stunk. I did finally have to 'encourage' him to brush his teeth more and I found a deodorant that worked for him. If it weren't for his infidelities over the years and his attitude that I should always be the aggressor when it came to sex, I probably would have rarely been able to keep my hands off of him.
Men are often too quick to assume and rarely delve too deeply into the why factor (no pun intended). The best way to fix a problem is to accurately diagnose it. Sometimes counseling and an understanding attitude is the best way to go about it. You might be surprised at how great your sex life will become once certain issues are addressed.

Answer 3

Do you mean lack of desire for women you know to you...or do you mean your own desire for women is lacking and therefore you turn to men? I think everyone else answered the woman thing well, hormones, foreplay, thoughtful mates, stress and tiredness. For a man to lose interest in women could stem from childhood issues with their mother/sisters, abuse by another male (related or not) and a chemical imbalance in their own brains/bodies. Effeminate men are often born that way. Some are created through abuse. Yet there is a place for all in this great big world.

Answer 4

Having dealt with this first hand in my own marriage. A few reasons pop into my mind.

1. Hormones - I think this is probably the number one cause. Ladies hormones can either make them a fireball in bed, or can turn their interest totally off. There are treatments out there to help regulate their hormones, but getting the lady to admit she has a problem can be a most difficult task.

2. Something in their past - Something may have happened to them in the past that you don't know about. They may have been abused early in life or may have had bad relationships where something that hurt them focused around sex. This too can be very difficult to overcome as it causes the woman to have to come to terms with whatever may have hurt them in the past. Many times they simply don't want to admit that anything is wrong.

3. Unattraction - Women can be very selective, and with good right, with whom they sleep with. She may like you just fine, but there has to be at least some physical attraction there for the spark to ignite.

Answer 5

I am sure that the answers vary from woman to woman but allow me to name just a few. Being tired may be a reason. Other reasons may be not being attracted to a partner or not liking the smell of a partner, not liking the way a partner touches you or approaches you. If the woman is upset about her own attractiveness, i.e. she feels overweight, this could also cause her to draw away. All in all, if you are having problems with your woman, the best way to work it out is by talking about it. It may be uncomfortable at first, but it is the only way to find out what really is going on and if you can doing anything to help make it better between the two of you.

Answer 6

That they are TIRED! and they do more than their share of housework and child rearing. Did I mention that they are TIRED! and I don't mean wait until just before the alarm goes off. Chronic exhaustion isn't fixed by a "nap". A caring partner will look at his own behavior, and identify the reasons why she is not interested/aka tired/angry/resentful/or combination thereof. This problem didn't appear overnight, I bet, so it is going to take a long time commitment to fix it. sue. p.s. dinners out and flowers for no reason with NO strings attached would be a good start.

Answer 7

Scientifically speaking women produce 1/10th of the ammount of sex harmone testostrone in men. Testostrone is what causes the sex drive in humans.

Answer 8

There are many but I think the main one is lack of sexual competence in men

Answer 9

sometimes women need spontaneity , romance, in other words if you do the same old routine she will lose interest so spice it up but sometimes it may be medications she's taking or last result she's not interested in her partner any more .

Answer 10

depression, hormone levels not balanced, if you are on any anti-depressants or pills that lack of sex might be a side effect....