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While pregnancy can bring on unpleasant symptoms like nausea and fatigue, it also has some perks. One of them is an enhanced libido. “Pregnancy can be great for a woman’s sex drive,” said Rebecca Keith, M.D., an OBGYN at OB Hospitalists of Kentucky, part of Pediatrix® Medical Group. “Progesterone, which is high right after ovulation and especially during pregnancy, boosts libido. In addition, sex hormones (testosterone and estrogen) from the developing baby only contribute to that boost,” she said. It also reduces the risk of hormone-driven cancers such as breast, uterine and ovarian cancers. “Ovulation suppression from pregnancy reduces the lifetime exposure to estrogen and progesterone,” explained Dr. Keith.
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