MedDRA preferred term · reduced sex drive

Libido decreased: adverse event reports recording this term

12,129 reports to FDA record it, 2004–2026; 0.1% of the database.

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12,129
reports recording the term: 0.1% of all reports; 509
reports, 12 months to June 2026: 615 in the 12 months before; 56.4%
marked serious by the reporter: 57.4% across all reports; 0.9%
record death among outcomes, as reported: 9.1% across all reports

12,129 reports in FDA's adverse event database record the MedDRA term "Libido decreased" (in plain words, reduced sex drive): 0.1% of all reports received between January 2004 and June 2026. Coders pick the term that best matches the reporter's description.

509 reports recorded it in the 12 months to June 2026, down 17% from 615 in the 12 months before. FDA releases FAERS data quarterly, so the newest months are incomplete and grow in later releases. Of reports recording this term, 56.4% are marked serious, 0.9% include death among the outcomes and 9.3% include hospitalisation, as reported.

The drugs listed most often as suspect products in those reports are Propecia, Finasteride and Mirena. That order mostly follows how many reports each drug has overall; the table also gives the term's share within each drug's own reports. FDA states that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report" and that for any given report "there is no certainty that a suspected drug caused the event."

Reports by month, five years

FDA releases FAERS data quarterly, so the newest months are incomplete and grow in later releases.

Drugs listed as suspect products in these reports

Drug	Class	Reports with this term	Share of the drug's own reports
Propecia	5-alpha reductase inhibitor	996	23.1%
Finasteride	5-alpha reductase inhibitor	734	4.7%
Mirena	Progestin	697	0.5%
Androgel	—	311	1.8%
Cialis	Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor	304	2%
Orgovyx	Gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor antagonist	246	1.1%
Sertraline	Serotonin reuptake inhibitor	228	0.5%
Paxil	Serotonin reuptake inhibitor	217	0.9%
OxyContin	Opioid agonist	215	0.1%
Avodart	—	196	3.3%
Oxycodone hydrochloride	Opioid agonist	193	0.2%
Trintellix	—	183	2.1%
Proscar	5-alpha reductase inhibitor	174	10.3%
Cymbalta	Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor	170	0.3%
Citalopram	Serotonin reuptake inhibitor	146	0.5%
Escitalopram	Serotonin reuptake inhibitor	130	0.5%
Lyrica	—	128	0.1%
Zoloft	Serotonin reuptake inhibitor	127	0.6%
Lupron Depot	—	120	0.6%
Novothyrox	—	116	1.1%
Abilify	Atypical antipsychotic	113	0.2%
Eligard	Gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor agonist	112	0.3%
Revlimid	Thalidomide analog	100	0%
Quetiapine	Atypical antipsychotic	99	0.2%
Minoxidil	Arteriolar vasodilator	97	0.3%

Drugs with a page on this site, ordered by the number of their reports recording this term. The last column is the term's share within that drug's own reports, against 0.1% across the whole database. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic."

By pharmacologic class

Class	Reports with this term	Share of class reports	Median drug in class
5-alpha reductase inhibitor	1,944	7.8%	4.7%
Serotonin reuptake inhibitor	1,380	0.5%	0.5%
Opioid agonist	990	0.1%	0%
Progestin	896	0.3%	0%
Atypical antipsychotic	884	0.1%	0%
Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor	535	0.3%	0.3%
Phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitor	353	0.4%	0%
Gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor antagonist	266	0.9%	0.5%
Aminoketone	179	0.3%	0.2%
Gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor agonist	136	0.2%	0.1%

Classes ordered by count. Class shares follow the class's overall report volume as much as anything else.

Patients in these reports

Patient age

Under 20.1%8

2 to 110.1%7

12 to 170.5%63

18 to 4431.7%3,846

45 to 6420.5%2,487

65 to 744.7%576

75 and over1.6%195

Age not given40.8%4,947

Patient sex

Female33%4,004

Male59.8%7,254

Not given7.2%871

Grey bar: all 20,646,523 reports in the database. 65.8% of these reports give the United States as the country.

Questions about "Libido decreased"

What does "Libido decreased" mean in an adverse event report?

In plain language: reduced sex drive. It is a MedDRA preferred term, the dictionary FDA uses to code what a reporter described. The report's own description is not published by openFDA and is not shown here.

How many reports record libido decreased?

12,129 reports through June 2026 (0.1% of all reports), 509 of them in the latest 12 months.

Which drugs appear most often in these reports?

Propecia (996), Finasteride (734), Mirena (697), Androgel (311) and Cialis (304). Drugs with many reports overall lead almost every term's list. FDA states that adverse event reports "represent a small percentage of total usage numbers of a product", that "common products may have a higher number of adverse events due to the higher total number of people using the product", and that the data "by themselves are not an indicator of the safety profile of the drug or biologic."

Does a drug appearing here mean it was responsible for this reaction?

No. FDA states that "a causal relationship cannot be established between product and reactions listed in a report" and that for any given report "there is no certainty that a suspected drug caused the event."

I have this symptom. What should I do?

This site cannot assess anyone. A pharmacist or clinician can; for an emergency, call the local emergency number. Nothing on this page is medical advice.

Where this comes from. Counts are built from the openFDA Drug Adverse Event (FAERS) bulk export released 28 Sep 2026, which holds reports FDA received through 30 Jun 2026. Drug names are as reported, resolved to the brand or generic name on the FDA label where openFDA's harmonisation matched them; classes are the pharmacologic class (EPC) from the label and the National Drug Code Directory of 17 Sep 2026. Terms are pooled across spelling and capitalisation variants of one MedDRA preferred term. No report narrative, lot number, patient detail or reporter identity is published. See the methodology and sources; FDA's record is authoritative, and corrections are handled within five working days.

Drug data (FAERS) through 30 Jun 2026; device data (MAUDE) through 31 Aug 2026. Not medical advice.