Libido in men simply means men's capability and interest in sexual activities such as foreplays and sexual intercourse (coitus). Male libido is all about having sexual thoughts and desire to enjoy the sex in various ways. It could be simply getting aroused by seeing naked or topless females or the urge to masturbate or to have some female partner for physical satisfaction through performing several sexual acts. Unfortunately loss of libido is becoming quite common in females and more in males. However, libido loss doesn't usually happen all of a sudden- it's not like getting a common cold where a man wakes up one morning and having running nose, there it is. It is generally a gradual but steady process that may take months or years to appear. Though loss of libido in men is difficult to define, Laumann measures it as a lack of interest in sex for several months of the past year.

Frequency of sexual episodes is not the best measurement of proper sexual interest as there could be plenty of circumstances behind decreased, loss or lack of libido in men. But if a man is in a committed relationship and has sex less often than very normal, say about once a week then it is the time to ask him whether he is happy with this and is his sexual partner okay with this?

If an individual is not happy with sexual desire he has, the researchers agree that it is better to grapple with such issues before they simply turn irreversible. To help identifying the early warning signs of altered libido in men, a man should go through the questionnaire mentioned below and should check it out whether true or false:

Fondling and touching sensible organs takes place only in the bedroom.

1) Sexual activities do not give the feelings of arousing and intimacy.

2) It is always the sexual partner who is the instigator to begin any sexual act and then you may get involved.

3) You feel no longer sexual intercourses and foreplays as enjoyable.

4) You feel sex is mechanical and not exciting.

5) A man almost never has sexual thoughts or fantasies about any of your sexual partners.

6) You have had sex once or twice in a month at the most.

7) Naked or topless females or their pictures do not make your male organ to erect anymore

If your remarks are 'true' for more than 5 of the above, you may need to pay attention to something called 'lacking, decreased, reduced libido in men'. This is because; such issues are to be tackled as early as possible before they involve some other complications and may become stubborn to treat.

Fortunately, there are many therapies and techniques that help in correcting libido in men. Such treatments come in the form of consumption of male libido enhancing pills/capsules, topical creams, gels, oils, sprays or even lotions. Some health care providers favour performing some exercises to tackle altered libido in men, especially if it is due to premature ejaculation or weak erection. There are lots of devices that help in increasing the sexual power and to enable a man to last longer on the bed.