factually
Index/Topics/Sexual desire changes with age

Sexual desire changes with age

Research on how sexual desire changes in women as they get older

Fact-Checks

3 results
Jan 14, 2026
Most Viewed

How does relationship status (single vs partnered) alter sexual desire and preferences across women’s 20s and 40s?

Single versus partnered status reshapes women's sexual desire and preferences in their 20s and 40s through intersecting biological, relational, and contextual forces: younger women in long-term partne...

Jan 20, 2026

Are there common patterns in the intensity, frequency, and themes of women's sexual fantasies from young adulthood to later life?

Across decades of research there are reproducible patterns: many studies report that women’s sexual fantasies rise in number and intensity from young adulthood into the late 20s and peak around the ea...

Jan 6, 2026

How do partner erectile dysfunction and chronic illness influence sexual activity and satisfaction among women over 50?

Partner erectile dysfunction (ED) and chronic illness both reduce sexual activity and satisfaction among women over 50, but they do so by overlapping biological, psychological and relational mechanism...