Feeling sexually aroused in the days leading up to your period is perfectly normal — whether you experience it every month or once in a while. In fact, a number of studies have found a rise in sexual desire near ovulation time. Hormones are thought to play a big role. Your estrogen and testosterone levels increase during ovulation , potentially triggering a rise in libido. According to experts , this concept makes total sense. Ovulation is the time of high fertility , and our bodies are supposedly biologically wired to procreate. Here are a few more. The highest chance of getting pregnant comes from having vaginal sex one to two days before ovulation.

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Why you might be horny during your period.
Most doctors will tell you that you're horniest during ovulation, the stage of your cycle right between periods. Since the egg has started its journey down to the fallopian tubes, where sperm could reach it, you're most fertile then. Which makes me wonder, why am I horny during my period instead? Under the usual logic, we'd be expected to be least horny when we're bleeding, since it's when our fertility and sex hormone levels are at their lowest. But if you experience the opposite of what's predicted, there's a scientific reason for that, too. While the increased sex drive many experience during ovulation has a hormonal basis, the surge some feel during their periods is actually structural, Alisa Vitti, a functional nutritionist, founder of hormone-tracking app MyFLO , and author of Woman Code , tells Bustle. And when the nerve endings around your vulva are being stimulated, your brain might interpret it as if something were actually touching you there. It's basically the same principle as when a penis becomes erect — when blood flows into your genitals, you're going to start to feel aroused.
Sexual desire, which people commonly refer to as horniness, may change throughout the month. People may experience fluctuations in sexual desire throughout pregnancy, too. The environment can also play a role in influencing libido, with some people feeling hornier during the weekend. This article explores some of the reasons why sexual desire in females changes throughout the month. The authors of a review observed that females tended to initiate sex more and showed greater interest in sex just before ovulation.