Sexual function — which includes factors like desire, arousal and pleasure — in men and women decreased significantly after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a January 2022 meta-analysis of 21 studies published in the journal BMC Public Health.
And women — even more so than men — struggled when it came to desire.
Many people, particularly women, tend to experience what is called responsive arousal as opposed to spontaneous arousal, she said.
And the data showed that men were more likely than women to seek professional help for the sexual problems they experienced, he said.
“Unfortunately, I think we’ve sort of normalized sexual difficulties for women,” he added.
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