Hormone changes during pregnancy, just after having a baby and during breast-feeding can put a damper on sex drive. Although many women still have satisfying sex during menopause and beyond, some experience a lagging libido during this hormonal change. This can make you less interested in sex and cause dry vaginal tissues, resulting in painful or uncomfortable sex. Estrogen levels drop during the transition to menopause.

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Studio filming and post-production took place in Berlin, and film historians observe the influence on the finished product of the German expressionist cinema of the era, notably the celebrated The Cabinet of Dr. The film was given a budget of £5,000, which, while not lavish, allowed for travel to Venice to shoot location scenes. Feeling that this alone would not necessarily prove a draw for filmgoers, he came up with a story which had an 18th-century core but was framed by a contemporary narrative. The film's theme of loss of sexual desire, and by implication impotence, was exceptionally frank for its time oddly, however, it appears to have been passed for release without interference by the British film censors, who at this time had a reputation for extreme zealousness where sexual matters in film were concerned.īrunel's commission for the film was to write and produce a historical drama set in Venice. The film was Brunel's feature-length directorial debut and has been described as 'one of the stranger films to emerge from Britain in the 1920s'. The Man Without Desire is a 1923 British silent film fantasy drama, directed by Adrian Brunel and starring Ivor Novello, who also co-produced the film along with Miles Mander.

The Man with no Libido by Jason Browne