There are couple of habits, in fact everyday habits, that may affect your sexual performance. These are:

1. Taking contraceptive pills everyday can potentially reduce sex drive because they affect testosterone and estrogen production. A woman needs to produce adequate levels of both of these hormones in order to become aroused. Try a brand which won't affect the production of these two hormones. If that doesn't help, switch to a non-hormonal form of birth control, such as an IUD or condoms.

2. Everyday smoking could be another reason for dampening the sexual desire because the nicotine in cigarettes can cause arteries to constrict and reduce blood flow to the vaginal area. Less blood flow to the vaginal area means less sensitivity in your genitalia, which may make it more difficult to become aroused and achieve orgasm. The only way to help is quit smoking. You might be wondering about nicotine in smoking-cessation patches and gum but just to let you know that may cause the same sexual side effects in the short term but eventually you will be free of cigarettes and won't need the aids.

3. Certain medications also cause less sexual desire. For instance, over-the-counter allergy medications have a drying effect, which can inhibit vaginal secretion, making sex painful. Other drugs, such as high blood pressure medications and antidepressants classified as SSRIs, may cause the muscles and tissue surrounding the genitalia to become too relaxed to reach orgasm. To help this out ask your doctor to change the medications if possible or use lubricants to help reduce friction during intercourse.