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a person's desire to have sex
They have healthy libidos.
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Patients often hear about the benefits of supplements online through online marketing or male influencers in fitness and health who regularly promote supplements to build muscle, grow hair and enhance libido.
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Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Here’s a complete user’s guide to midlife, with help on how to navigate its aches and pains, weight gain, perimenopause, low libido, memory loss, chronic diseases and stress.
—Joe Kloc, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Andropause: Debunking ‘The Male Menopause’ Myth By Jess Thomson
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Contrary to popular belief, having higher levels of testosterone doesn't necessarily make men have a higher libido.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Imagine all those ideas on identity, fate, talent, libido, and self-referential consciousness in the screwball comedy Being John Malkovich remade into a movie musical about British pop star Robbie Williams.
—Armond White, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
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Akshay Syal, M.d., NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Here’s a complete user’s guide to midlife, with help on how to navigate its aches and pains, weight gain, perimenopause, low libido, memory loss, chronic diseases and stress.
—Joe Kloc, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Andropause: Debunking ‘The Male Menopause’ Myth By Jess Thomson
Science Reporter
2
Contrary to popular belief, having higher levels of testosterone doesn't necessarily make men have a higher libido.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Imagine all those ideas on identity, fate, talent, libido, and self-referential consciousness in the screwball comedy Being John Malkovich remade into a movie musical about British pop star Robbie Williams.
—Armond White, National Review, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Libido.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libido. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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