Female sex drive post-menopause

[Snag87]

As we know women have a much smaller window of fertility (teenager to roughly 40) as opposed to men who can have children into old age. From a biological perspective, what would be the evolutionary purpose of women having sexual desire past the age of viable fertility?

Any insight?

 

[Pierce Manhammer]

There is no evolutionary imperative at this point. Many women suffer from a lowered libido but many don’t. There’s thinner vaginal mucosa and epithelium and this can lead to painful sex, less vasculature and loss of sensation, etc.

Many just stay on birth control to maintain more youthful levels of hormones. Other go on HRT. HRT fortunately improves the skin elasticity and gives them clearer complexions and full heads of hair so many do this nowadays.

It’s a toss of the dice.

 

[Snag87]

There is no evolutionary imperative at this point. Many women suffer from a lowered libido but many don’t. There’s thinner vaginal mucosa and epithelium and this can lead to painful sex, less vasculature and loss of sensation, etc.

Many just stay on birth control to maintain more youthful levels of hormones. Other go on HRT. HRT fortunately improves the skin elasticity and gives them clearer complexions and full heads of hair so many do this nowadays.

It’s a toss of the dice.

Great insight. Thanks.