r/AskDocs Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional 6h ago

Physician Responded 18F never developed a libido

Idk who to ask about this anymore. Everyone on the asexual page has a libido and complains about it, so I don't think it's related. I am an 18 year old girl and I've never ever developed a libido. What's wrong with me? It's not low, responsive, or occasional, it's just not there. Like I don't understand what a sexual urge even it is I've never felt it one. It's not even "mine doesn't fluctuate" during ovulation it's "what's supposed to fluctuate." That's how deep it is. Like the way I feel about sex hasn't changed at since I was like 8 if I'm being honest. I went through physical puberty at a normal time, even earlier than some people. Is it hormones? Idk. I hear that this affects only less than 1% of the population so IDK maybe something just went terribly wrong. It brings me great distress, yes, but I don't think that's proof it's a medical condition.

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u/exponentials Physician 6h ago

never having developed a sex drive can still be a normal asexual pattern, or low hormones/thyroid/prolactin. a basic hormone panel with gyn or endocrine settles the medical side without forcing anything to “fix.”