Psychiatrist Questions Sexual Health

My wife has no urge for sex. What should we do?

My wife has no sexual urges. We've been married for years, but the last couple of months, we've been having issues and she hasn't been in the "mood" to have any sex, whatsoever. I want to know if there's anything that we could do.

8 Answers

Yes, first of all you have to eliminate your “issues”, show her your love and full attention, let her know she is the only one and only, let her feel again loved and beautiful. And you will be surprised...!
You need to be able to talk about what has changed for your wife several months ago. Problems communicating would probably require counseling.
Take care of those “issues”
you need to make sure she is not depressed and if she is she needs to get evaluated by a psychiatrist to get the right medication or go to counseling. Also need to check her females hormones it is recommend
See primary care physician first and exclude all possible causes (e.g. medication she is taking, thyroid issue, blood pressure, diabetes, urinary track infection, possible peri-menopausal period, etc.). Then PCP will guide you on what should be done next.
I would be supportive and start with a gynecological visit to make sure there is nothing medically wrong.
If this has only been an issue of her lack of a sexual drive for the last couple of months, I would look first at her stress level and/or stress between the two of you...seeing a marital therapist may be the best first place to start herein. Hope this helps....but issues between spouses often carries over to the bedroom with the loss of drive and sexual interest, but don’t delay in talking with a professional together and working through whatever is going on so your love life is back on track and better than ever before you know it...hope this helps, Dr. Amy
This is a complex question. First of all, does she see it as a problem? If so, she needs a complete medical exam with lab work. Many medical problems could be presenting this way.
If she does not, then some counseling with both of you to look at overall patterns, changes, and communication could likely help. I can’t give you a one paragraph answer, but don’t ignore it.

Good luck!