by Kalea Gates | Feb 6, 2026 | Hormone Replacement Therapy, Menopause, Sleep, Weight Loss, Wellness
If you have stumbled across this blog, you’re probably wondering how you can reignite that flame you once had, you’re not alone. Over 40% of women experience low sexual desire, and getting it back can seem impossible, especially during menopause or perimenopause. Fortunately, recovering your desire is anything but unachievable. Don’t throw those rose petals out just yet!
This Valentine’s Day, it’s all about desire; let’s talk about how you can bring yours back up.
When Desire Changes: What Really Causes Low Libido in Women
Low libido in women can be caused by many factors:
- Hormonal Changes: Hormonal changes, like menopause and perimenopause.
- Lifestyle Changes: Weight gain, physical inactivity, and habits like smoking and alcohol.
- Psychological Changes: Low quality sleep, stress, and the state of your mental health.
Fortunately, there are plenty of remedies to help boost that desire again, and just in time for Valentine’s Day!
Reawakening That Connection: Natural Ways to Boost Libido in Women
- Kegels, Planks, Cardio and Yoga
Kegels are a way to strengthen your pelvic muscles, see improvements in bladder control, and most importantly improve your sex life. Other exercises like planks, cardio, and yoga are not only beneficial for your health but they also help boost that sexual urge.
- Dietary Changes
Processed foods, sugary drinks, overconsumption of alcohol, smoking, and fatty food can have negative effects on your libido over time. By contrast, studies have shown that foods like avocado, pomegranate, salmon, and tuna can improve your sexual desire. Fun fact: dark chocolate is known for promoting serotonin release, making it a mood starter and giving your libido a pick-me-up.
- You-time
With life’s stress, it is easy to forget that you need time for yourself. Taking a few moments to yourself throughout the day can have a positive impact on your mental health and libido. Reading a book, going for a walk, limiting screen time, or even meditation are a few simple ways to help relieve stress and feel more in tune with your body.
- Increasing Intimacy
Libido is an inner urge, but it can be increased through practice. Even small gestures like holding hands, cuddling, or even making meaningful eye contact can be beneficial to your libido and support closeness between you and your partner. These simple actions can keep the spark alive, well beyond Valentine’s Day.
Care that Cares: How HerKare can Help
Lifestyle changes are often the big first step when it comes to supporting your libido. However, for women who have tried all these things and still seen no boost in libido, it may be time to look into hormonal testing.
Menopause and perimenopause often have negative impacts on your libido, but luckily, there are options and support available.
At HerKare, we offer individualized hormone replacement therapy (women’s HRT) to regulate your hormones and help you renew your vitality.
HRT involves three key hormones that work together to support your libido, energy, and overall well-being:
- Estrogen
Estrogen supports vaginal tissue health and blood flow, helping the body feel comfortable and connected.
- Progesterone
Progesterone helps with balance and mood, creating a space where your desire can naturally grow.
- Testosterone
Testosterone plays an important role by supporting sexual desire, contributing to a healthy libido.
At HerKare, our team may recommend hormone replacement therapy tailored to your needs and goals, including libido support. HRT comes in a variety of options, each designed to address different symptoms and help you on your journey to sexual wellness:
- Pills (Systemic Estrogen): Estrogen pills deliver estrogen right to the bloodstream to help reduce the symptoms of menopause. By improving overall well-being, they also help increase libido.
- Injections: HRT injections work by delivering hormones directly to the body for faster absorption. HRT injections are proven to boost mood, promote better sleep, and boost sex drive.
- Topical Creams: These are efficient for directly elevating sexual desire by relieving vaginal dryness and promoting moisture and tissue health.
- Pellet Therapy: Hormone pellet therapy acts through a small pellet that is inserted under the skin, releasing hormones slowly and steadily. This steady support help keep hormones aligned which maintains a stable and improved libido.
These HRT options can be used individually or in combination, depending on your unique needs.
Intimacy and desire change over time, and that is completely normal. Rediscovering your desire is not just about sex, but about feeling vibrant, confident, and connected every day.
This Valentine’s Day, don’t just save the spark for one night. HerKare is here to help support your libido and intimate connection, so you can feel your best in and out the bedroom.
Want to see how Women’s Hormone Replacement Therapy can change your life? Book your appointment today!
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In the journals: Yoga may help improve women’s sexual function – Harvard Health
Navigating Low Libido: Insights & Solutions for Women
5 Natural Ways to Address Low Libido | Institute of Living | Hartford HealthCare | CT
Low sex drive in women – Diagnosis and treatment – Mayo Clinic
Food for Female Sex Drive: 30 Tips for Boosting Libido
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by SXHH Marketing | Jan 25, 2019 | Wellness
I will literally never forget the crash of hormones that follows the birth of a child – the Baby Blues, they say. It was day 4. My child was exactly 4 days old, and I could feel the hormones beginning to fall like a wave about to crest over me and smash me down onto the sand underneath. Only…there was nothing I could do to stop them. I couldn’t move out of the way or side step the hormones. I couldn’t take a special pill or eat a special diet to keep it from happening. That crash was coming, ready or not. And ready I was definitely not.
A hormonal imbalance and crash after the birth of a child is completely normal. Your hormones have been soaring for a solid 9 months, and even though there were some ups and downs, they mostly stayed fairly high. After the baby arrives, your body takes a few days, and then a signal is sent that tells your body to shut it down. No baby means no more high levels of hormones. The only problem is that your body doesn’t do this gradually. The hormones fall drastically, giving many women the sensation known as the baby blues.
The baby blues is the slight depression that follows the birth of a child. It’s not full on, hard core depression, but rather a negative or down feeling. Most women suffer through for a week or 2, and then the hormones begin to level out. The baby blues start to subside, and women begin to feel normal again. The important thing to remember with the baby blues is that it is normal, and for most women, it passes fairly quickly.
But, what happens when it doesn’t pass? What happens when the baby blues turn into the long term blues? When this happens, you can almost be certain that hormonal imbalances are at play. When the hormones are not in balance, it can cause a wide array of symptoms, one of which is a feeling of the blues or even full on depression. If your baby blues seem to be turning into long term depression, then your hormones are likely still imbalanced. They are not returning to normal levels as quickly as they should, and it is causing your body and mind to experience the blues.
If you find this happening to you, get help right away. The right treatment can turn hormonal depression around and stop it in its tracks. At HerKare, a treatment professional may be able to test your hormones, determine whether an imbalance is present, and get you an appropriate treatment plan. When your baby blues turn into depression, or you suspect a hormonal imbalance for any other reason, get to HerKare to let a physician help you today.
by SXHH Marketing | Jan 25, 2019 | Hormone Replacement Therapy, Wellness
How many times have you thought to yourself, “Am I normal?” This question gets asked by most people pretty often. This is especially true when it comes to our bodies and general health. Something will happen and we immediately wonder whether or not our predicament falls within the normal range or whether we are just weird! Luckily, most of the time you can rest easy knowing that your current health situation is most likely normal.
Sometimes, however, even though it might be considered normal, it still isn’t something that you should live with. A great example of this is with our hormones. To find out whether your hormonal symptoms are normal, not so normal, or something that you just shouldn’t have to live with, check out these typical signs of an imbalance.
Turn Up the Heat
When your hormones are imbalanced, a great indicator is your body temperature. Many women that have hormonal problems suffer from some sort of temperature induced symptom. Night sweats and hot flashes are two of the most common. Whether you suddenly get so hot that you can’t stand it, or you wake up drenched in sweat, hormones might be to blame.
Fluctuating Weight
Another really, really frustrating symptoms is weight problems. On one end of the spectrum (and possible good news for some women!) is the potential for weight loss. Certain hormonal imbalances may trigger weight loss or the inability to gain weight. While this can seem like a dream come true, it is not the healthiest route to weight loss. On the opposite (and more frustrating!) end of the spectrum is weight gain. Many types of hormonal imbalances cause excessive weight gain or the inability lose. If you suddenly begin to gain weight, especially around the middle, with no apparent cause, hormones may be the ultimate culprit.
Mood Swings
Of course, you can’t go through a list of hormonal symptoms without mentioning mood swings. Excessive or strong mood swings may indicate a hormonal problem. If you feel stronger or more frequent changes in general moods or disposition, and especially if it gets in the way of everyday life, it may be beneficial to see if a hormonal problem is to blame.
Though these are not the only symptoms associated with a hormonal imbalance, they are some of the most common. If you think you may have a hormonal imbalance, don’t be afraid to get checked out. A physician at HerKare may be able to do that for you. Get your hormonal levels checked, and if a problem is present, let a treatment professional help you get a treatment plan just for you. Get to HerKare and get your hormonal problems under control so that you can feel happy and healthy again.
by SXHH Marketing | Jan 25, 2019 | Hormone Replacement Therapy, Wellness
When you think of a hormonal imbalance and the symptoms that may come with one, you probably imagine the big ones like mood swings that make you shudder or hot flashes that stop you in your tracks. While these can certainly be a symptom of hormonal imbalance, sometimes the symptoms are so slight that they go unnoticed. Take a look at these 2 common symptoms of a hormonal imbalance that often go ignored by women everywhere.
Fatigue
Extreme fatigue is often one of the first symptoms of a hormonal imbalance. The problem is that many women feel tired all of the time. If they don’t feel tired, then they expect to feel tired in the near future. It’s almost a rite of passage into womanhood. Oh, you’re tired? Welcome to being a woman. With kids and spouses to look after, careers to build, houses to maintain, and then the endless community and other obligations, and it is no wonder that women think fatigue is normal. While a little bit of fatigue can be normal, don’t think that you have to be overly tired all of the time. You don’t. And what’s more, if you are exhausted literally all of the time, it is likely that there is more at play than a busy lifestyle.
Weight Gain
This is another thing that many women just expect. If you are gaining weight or adding just a little bit of extra padding around the middle, many women see it as a “normal” process of getting older. They believe that it is inevitable. The higher the age, the higher the number on the scale. While a little bit of muscle loss and fat gain might be relatively normal, especially if you don’t really watch your exercise habits and diet, excessive weight gain or weight that won’t budge even with maximum effort on your part may not be so normal. This might instead be an indication of hormones that are not working optimally.
If you suspect that you have a hormonal imbalance, whether from these 2 symptoms or others, get help at HerKare. A physician at HerKare may be able to diagnose whether or not you have a hormonal imbalance. If so, they can get a treatment plan just for you. With properly functioning hormones, you may find more energy and weight loss happen before you know it. Get to HerKare for the hormonal help you need.
by SXHH Marketing | Jan 25, 2019 | Aesthetics, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Wellness
This past week, I went to the hair salon for the first time in 11 months. It had been nearly a year since my last appointment, and for a woman with long, color-treated hair, that is an exceptionally long time.
As I sat there getting my hair washed, dried, and generally pampered, I thought about how amazing it feels to get your hair done. You leave the salon refreshed, relaxed, and feeling fresh. When you really think about it, our hair is a huge part of our physical appearance, and so for many of us, it is also tightly linked to our self esteem. It can also, however, give us a clue as to the health of the rest of our body. For some problems, like hormones, hair might be one of your first signs of a problem.
Hormones affect hair in a big way. Think about when you were pregnant, if you have ever been pregnant. For me, pregnancy was the one time in my life that my hair was thick, long, and dare I say…luscious. I couldn’t get enough of my pregnant hair. I curled it, and it stayed. I straightened it, and it didn’t lie flat against my head. It was glorious. Then came baby. And very soon after baby, there went my beautiful, thick, to die for hair.
The hair that I had after baby is another great example of how hormones affect your hair. It was the opposite of glorious. It fell out in chunks. It was flat, dry, splitting at the ends, and as thin and lifeless as it had ever been. And, just like that my self esteem flipped from one extreme to the other. While these sorts of hair extremes are common around pregnancy, having these sorts of problems other times may indicate some sort of hormonal problem. Luckily, however, you don’t have to just live with it. If your hair woes are hormonally driven, there may be an answer out there.
So, how do you know if your hair is just going through a rough patch or suffering from hormonal problems? For starters, you know your hair and body best. Have you had a sudden change in hair that seems to have come out of nowhere? Do you have other accompanying symptoms such as mood swings, night sweats, weight gain, or fatigue? If so, then you might suspect hormones to be the culprit of your changing tresses.
If you suspect a hormonal problem in your life, get to HerKare and let a treatment professional help you. A physician may be able to determine whether a hormonal imbalance is causing your hair problems or other symptoms. If it is, they may be able to get a treatment plan in place that is just for you. Get your hair, your body, and your self esteem back on track with the help of a physician at HerKare.
