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libido

[li-bee-doh] / lɪˈbi doʊ /


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Both Mills and Saxbe stress that men should be paying attention to symptoms of low testosterone — such as depression and low libido — rather than trying to reach or maintain an ideal number.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 10, 2026

The oral version of minoxidil can cause unwanted hair growth on the face and other areas of the body, while finasteride can dampen libido and lead to erectile dysfunction.

From MarketWatch Feb. 25, 2026

In reinventing the groundwater argument for the birth control pill, Heritage does highlight risks to women, including lowered libido, mood swings, infertility, heart attack, and stroke.

From Slate Nov. 11, 2025

Adam had already tried finasteride, which left him feeling anxious, depressed and low in libido.

From BBC Oct. 31, 2025

It is the establishment of a connection between neurotic fear, which is misused libido, and real fear, which is a reaction to danger.

From A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis by Freud, Sigmund

We are not defined by our bellies or our libidos.

From Washington Times Jun. 11, 2023

But experts say neither Chinese nor Vietnamese traditional medicine ever viewed rhino horn as an aphrodisiac to boost flagging libidos.

From Scientific American Mar. 20, 2018

There is a bigger problem here than incompatible libidos: You don’t know how to tell him how you feel.

From Slate Mar. 18, 2015

Her women are authority figures with sharp minds and potent libidos who are respected, even haughty members of the ruling elite, not maids or nurses or office workers.

From New York Times Sep. 18, 2014

Stuffing themselves with comfort food, the shrinks cross egos and libidos while pondering such subjects as Self/Other Friction Theory.

From Time Magazine Archive




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