Next Steps

Prevention

The most important thing you can do to prevent or recover from sexual problems is communicate openly and honestly with your partner.

Adopt a healthy lifestyle to promote overall well-being. This will increase your confidence and self-esteem, which will in turn increase your interest in sex and your responsiveness.

• Eat a healthy diet

• Don't use tobacco

• Get active physically for at least 30 minutes every day

• Get plenty of rest

• Keep stress under control

• Drink alcohol in moderation, if at all

• Have regular health screening, such as Pap test and mammogram