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When you and your husband decide to divorce, your life will change in so many ways that you may be reeling from its effects. You are going to be alone to deal with your life. If you are prepared, you can make the transition smoother for you and for everyone else involved.

During different phases in your life, you may experience a lack of sexual energy that isn’t necessarily related to a physical condition, such as pregnancy or menopause. Even women who love their partners deeply tend to suffer from some sort of sexual dysfunction during some point in their lives. In fact, up to 70 percent of couples experience some sort of low desire during their relationships. Learning a few tricks to spice up your sexual desire and finding out when you should seek medical help can go a long way toward bringing your sensual relationship back to life.

Loss of libido (sexual drive) is relatively common in women; it is estimated that between one-third and two-thirds of all women report loss of sex drive at some point in their lives, according to a study by Patricia Koch, Ph.D., associate professor of Biobehavioral Health and Women’s Studies at Pennsylvania State University. Reasons for loss of libido can range from medical issues to stress to exhaustion, but the important factor to remember is that there are remedies available to increase your sex drive.

Many women experience lulls in their sex drive, which is medically referred to as loss of libido. According to Patricia Koch, Ph.D., at Pennsylvania State University and adjunct professor of human sexuality at Widener University, 33 to 67 percent of women report loss of sex drive to some degree. While the first step should be to consult your physician to rule out medical causes, there are several ways you can increase your sex drive without resorting to medications. Many women experience dips in their sex drive during and after both pregnancy and menopause, due to hormonal changes; a long or severe illness can also cause your sex drive to decrease.

If you consider having fun while losing weight to be the best way to lose it, then having sex is the best way to lose weight. A half-hour session of lovemaking will burn about 150 to 250 calories and up to 350 calories, depending on just how active you are, says Kerry McCloskey in her book, The Ultimate Sex Diet.