A new, first of its kind study has revealed a link between women who experience long covid and a decrease in their sexual health.

We know so much about how the coronavirus impacted other areas of our health, but this study finally looks at the impact of COVID-19 on 6 key sexual health areas in women, finding those who had contracted covid were more likely to be experiencing sexual disfunction.

So can we do anything about it? How do we discuss it with our doctors and why is the world in general having less sex in 2024?

The Quicky team investigates the link between covid and our low libidos

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Long Covid & The Way It's Killing Women's Libidos

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