There are still many myths going around about sexuality that are not true at all.

For example, many people still believe that men and women differ greatly in sexual desires.

This dates back to prehistoric times but is still a persistent myth.

In reality, there are some differences in male and female sexual desires, but these differences are much less than was thought.

Fortunately, we now live in 2025 and we have science.

Many studies show that women and men are not that different at all and that is nice to know.

In the 19th century, women still knew nothing about sexuality until their wedding night.

They had no idea what would happen and it was still thought that if they slept in bed with a man, they would become pregnant and have children.

They knew nothing about sex itself.

For many women, the wedding night was therefore not something to enjoy.

In the early 1900s, they thought that if a woman felt like having sex, she must be sick.

A normal healthy woman would not have a need for sex.

After the sexual revolution in the 1960s, things fortunately changed and we have a more realistic view of sexuality for men and women.

Unfortunately, due to all those years of incorrect perception, it is still the case that sex is unpleasant for many women.

There are still so many women who do not know what it is to have a pleasant sex life and that is a painful thing for them.

This is also because we have not known for very long about how the female body works. Not many years ago, the clitoris was described as a tiny pleasure button.

Fortunately, we now know better, but that does not apply to everyone.

Sexologists no longer talk about libidos these days.

They indicate that the desire for sex is not a drive or a necessity of life.

According to sexologists, it is also not the case that one person has more desires than another.

The desire for sex is created in everyone by 3 things:

The right sexual stimuli, both physical and mental.

The right circumstances and having a positive expectation of the outcome.

In heterosexual relationships, sex is often still more focused on the man than on the woman.

As a result, the stimuli are not always suitable for the woman and the expectation of the outcome is therefore not always positive.

Men and women simply have different sexual desires and needs.

In addition, there are unfortunately also many women with negative sexual experiences.

It is therefore very important that the woman indicates what she wants and that her pleasure is also pursued.

Despite the fact that women have less testosterone than men, they can have just as much desire for sex as men and therefore enjoy it just as much.

Hormones are important for your sex life.

When a woman has hormonal fluctuations, for example when she is breastfeeding or in menopause, she may have less desire for sex.

This is because they respond less well to sexual stimuli.

When the stimuli are pleasant and the circumstances are good and there is a positive expectation, women are in just as horny a mood as men.

Testosterone has a minimal influence on sexual desire.

When testosterone is at a good level, sexual stimuli reach your body more easily.

A value that is too high is not necessarily better, but a value that is too low can therefore have an influence on the good reception of sexual stimuli.

Eating “libido-enhancing foods” like oysters doesn’t really make you want to have sex.

That’s a myth.

Exercising does help with that.

A good workout can make you want to have sex more, because exercising produces hormones and neurotransmitters like Endrophine, Adrenaline, Dopamine and Oxycotine.

These substances make us feel better in our bodies and can make a better connection with ourselves, which helps us feel good and receive sexual stimuli.