Inner Urge Crossword Clue

Inner urge crossword clue. A daily two speed crossword puzzle question in Daily Telegraph on Thursday, 13 July 2017. 6 letters. Also appear in Herald Sun and The Courier-Mail newspaper.

Answer: LIBIDO

Libido , colloquially known as sex drive, is a person’s overall sexual drive or desire for sexual activity. Sex drive is influenced by biological, psychological and social factors. Biologically, the sex hormones and associated neurotransmitters that act upon the nucleus accumbens (primarily testosterone and dopamine, respectively) regulate libido in humans.

Social factors, such as work and family, and internal psychological factors, like personality and stress, can affect libido. Sex drive can also be affected by medical conditions, medications, lifestyle and relationship issues, and age (e.g., puberty). A person who has extremely frequent or a suddenly increased sex drive may be experiencing hypersexuality, while the opposite condition is hyposexuality.