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Here's how quickly women can lose interest in sex

Study shows women tend to lose sexual interest in their partners just one year into their relationships.<i> (Image via Getty)</i>
Study shows women tend to lose sexual interest in their partners just one year into their relationships. (Image via Getty)

It can take just one year for a couple to lose the sexual desire from their relationship — unless they talk about it, a new study suggests.

A survey of more than 10,000 women revealed that women’s interest in sex tends to burn out after a year of living together with their partner. The finding makes them four times less likely to crave intimacy as those in short-term relationships.

The British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles shows that 34 per cent of women and 15 per cent of men lack interest in sex completely.

Further comparison between men and women shows that female sexuality also declines significantly with age whereas men tend to stay interested through to their 70s.

University of Glasgow senior ­research fellow Dr. Kirstin Mitchell said her research showed that couples who felt comfortable discussing sex had a higher rate of enjoying it.

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Good communication can be a key factor in maintaining a healthy sex life. <i>(Image via Getty)</i>
Good communication can be a key factor in maintaining a healthy sex life. (Image via Getty)

“The findings … emphasize the importance of providing a broad sexual and relationships education rather than limiting attention only to adverse consequences of sex and how to prevent them,” Dr. Mitchell said.

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The survey also showed that both men and women were at risk of being put off sex if they had different sexual preferences to that of their partner or had suffered a traumatic sexual experience in the past.

Other sexual stunts included poor mental and physical health or having recently had a sexually transmitted infection.

“This highlights the need to assess and – if necessary – treat sexual interest problems in a holistic and relationship, as well as gender-specific, way,” added lead author Professor Cynthia Graham.

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