Ladies, this is how your sex drive is in your 20s, 30s and 40s

Why is it that sex feels like a fancy far-off act during certain years of your life and an absolute need in the others? Blame your hormones! Sex is all about the balance of oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone in your body and whenever there’s a tip on any side, your sex life witnesses a change. As a fact, it changes as you dwindle through your teenage, 20s, 30s and get 40 plus. Curious what the number of your age holds for your sex drive? Here we decode it.

TEENAGE / PUBERTY: This is an age when it is too early for most women to fantasize about sex. As they are learning things about their own bodies, most women only hate that they are developing pimples, body hair and getting menstruation. At this time, they are mostly too shy about their bodies and fantasy belongs in a far-off land.

20s: While men are dreaming of sex in this age, women are also not behind in their sex-fantasies. However, studies say that more than sex, women have careers, studies and appearance problems in their minds. Also, another deterrent for sex is pregnancy fear as many women may not want to get pregnant during this age group, especially in the early 20s.

30s: This is the age of blindfolds, spanks, semi-public sex, and all sorts of adventurous sexapades. As most women are married and settled by their 30s, they have stable relationships and a dependable sexual partner, making them open to sexual experimentation. This is the time when their libido is at its peak. However, giving birth to a child can drop down the sex drive for a while, about six months from child birth.

Also, usually in the late 30s, a woman can experience a drop in testosterone levels. However, the drop isn’t very significant to affect her sex drive.