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Re: Low Sexual Desire?
From: Erin (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Feb 29 20:48:46 2004
I had a very low sex drive and to top it off I had extreme bleeding
after sex. Who wouldn't be turned off by that. My doctor said that it
was because of the endo and would be under control with birth control.
Well, NOT YET!!
At Mon, 23 Feb 2004, KZ wrote:
>
>Since I started to have endometriosis symptoms my sex drive has
>plummeted. The worse the symptoms got, the lower my sex drive. I asked
>my OB-GYN about this and she told me it was all in my head. I do notice
>that at the point in my cycle when the testosteron is supposed to be at
>its highest, I have about a day where I have some sexual desire. Since
>my encouters with the medical community have been utterly useless, I'm
>willing to try anything. Help.
>
>--
>KZ
>
>At Fri, 20 Feb 2004, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>>I'm in the same boat. My GYN told me that is was because I'm on
>>constant BC I am not producing any testosterone, which is where the sex
>>drive comes from.
>>Plus I know it will hurt the next day (or later on as the case may be!)
>>
>>BUT! I found a topical cream at the Adult store that at least helps get
>>you in the mood. My BF of 8 yrs is happy I found it! just remember, a
>>little dab'll do ya! I'll post the name when I get home
>>
>>At Thu, 19 Feb 2004, Shelby wrote:
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>>>Yeah... I definitely have that. I'm also on bcp but I was on that
>>>before this all started. I don't know if it's cause of the pain during
>>>sex or what, but I just don't feel the need anymore. It's really hard
>>>on my partner too.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Shelby
>>>
>>>At Thu, 19 Feb 2004, Rosa wrote:
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>>>>Have any of you experienced a significant change in your sexual desire
>>>>since endo? Mine has certainly decreased a tremendous amount from what
>>>>it used to be. I'm not on any medications or anything and the endo is
>>>>the only thing I can attribute the lack of desire to. It stinks,
>>>>especially when you're in a relationship, when he's all over you and it
>>>>doesn't spark anything inside.
>>>>
>>>>Just wondering if any of you have/have had similar experiences.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Rosa :-)
>>>>
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