If you don't use it, you lose it! And that applies to your libido just as much as any other physical or mental function
Except that, because it's all in the mind, the effect is magnified.
The more often you have sex, the more often you desire it.
The crucial thing is that, activating the pleasure receptors and releasing the endorphins regularly means that they remain sensitive and compel you to repeat the exercise.
Neglect to do this and you lose the impulse to indulge your desire, resulting in loss of libido. Without this intimacy, your once-solid relationship can become fractured, leading to communication problems... and from there it can be a downward spiral.
Recovering from the physical exhaustion of childbirth is hard enough, without the additional mental apprehension of how your nether regions have been altered as a result of the experience. Repeated deliveries can make you feel as if your vagina resembles a particularly old and baggy sock - all the elasticity has gone out of it.
When you do pluck up the courage to expose it to love-making, you can't feel him inside you the way you used to. It's frustrating and you'd far rather be doing something more rewarding - like sleeping!
This is where Kegel and pelvic floor exercises come into their own. Performed throughout your pregnancy, they help the blood to circulate to your pelvic muscles but also to those in the vagina, keeping it toned and ready to help expel the baby.
Once you've given birth, get right back to them as soon as your health professional gives you the ok. For most normal deliveries, this can be the day after the birth. You can fit in the gentle squeezing and releasing whilst you're feeding the baby and gradually increase the amount of repetitions as the feeds get longer.
Regular contractions will reinvigorate the stretched muscles, helping them to retract and regain their tautness and tone, as well as helping to prevent any possible prolapse problems caused by your unsupported uterus starting to slip downwards.
The rigours of parenting can put immense strain on a relationship as the children grow older.
Couples need to find ways to spice up their sex lives to keep them interesting, to maintain the excitement and levels of lust for their partner and imbue the physical relationship with a new sense of vigour. Giving you both the desire to stimulate those pleasure centres on a regular basis so that they keep on wanting more.
If you can make the time for some basic Kegel and pelvic floor exercises within your daily routine, this will increase the levels of pleasure that both partners experience.
Then, just as the children start moving out, the twin problems of Menopause and mid-life crisis arrive on the scene.
For men, there is the worry of performance anxiety or prostate problems. Squeezing those pelvic floor muscles regularly helps blood and oxygen to circulate to the genitals and the prostate, helping to keep them healthy and in good working order.
Various studies have proved that if a man has a lot of sex, the possibility of contracting prostate cancer is greatly reduced. Semen is known to contain various carcinogens and regular ejaculation is thought to lessen the instances of damage by expelling them from the body.
In some media articles that I have been reading recently, Peri- and fully Menopausal women are advised to masturbate or indulge in full sex regularly to maintain the elasticity and lubrication of their vaginas. Due to hormonal imbalances, those women who prefer to remain celibate can experience dryness and atrophy.
Anything that will stimulate the required areas should be embraced, including toys and those special Kegel devices which, after insertion into the vagina, emit an electrical pulse, especially designed to stimulate the internal muscles and alleviate any of the problems mentioned above.
Another option is to make the time for sexual relations with your partner. It must be more than just a coincidence that, after a woman hits 40, she is the recipient of a sudden increase in libido, resulting from the surge of unfettered testosterone.
This must be one of Mother Nature's little tricks that push us into using it instead of losing it... and this applies to both marriage and the pelvic floor. Our men folk, of course, should just go with the flow... in the best interests of our future pelvic health.
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