Low libido in perimenopause isn’t a hormone deficiency or a relationship failure — it’s your body asking whether it can afford connection right now. Desire requires surplus. When the system is depleted, the signal goes quiet.
That weepy crash, the breast tenderness, the histamine flares — you’ve been told it’s low estrogen. But in perimenopause, it’s more often overflow followed by withdrawal. The problem isn’t scarcity. It’s turbulence.
Everyone talks about luteal phase mood crashes. But in perimenopause, it’s often mid-cycle — around ovulation — that blindsides you with dread, tears, and a nervous system on high alert.
