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How the winter affects your libido and what to do about it

NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT

It might sound odd, but the winter – and the weather that comes with it – can seriously affect your sexual desire. 

Less Vitamin D in winter means a lower mood which often goes hand in hand with a lower sex drive – but there are upsides too. Men have higher testosterone levels in the autumn and winter months, with a higher sperm count and women tend to be more fertile too.

Gigi Engle, certified sex educator at 3Fun and author of All The F*cking Mistakes, tells Metro.co.uk that we all have ‘brakes’ and ‘accelerators’ when it comes to sex – things that turn us off and things that turn us on.

‘All sex and levels of interest are normal,’ she explains. ‘A low sex drive isn’t a problem unless it’s a problem for you personally. The meaning that sex has for people and the importance that it has in their life varies from person to person.

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