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Re: Spironolatone / PCOS and Side Effects: Female Sexual Dysfunction
From: Anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 9 Aug 2001 20:17:54 -0500 (CDT)
I started to take Spiro at 23, and that's about the time when my sex
drive started to decrease. I thought passing adolecence and gettign
married had something to do with it, but I cannot rule out the effects
of meds. I DO get aroused, though, it's just slower/ not as often as
before.
At Tue, 7 Aug 2001, anonymous wrote:
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>has anyone been on Spiro for a long time and NOT had this happen to
>them?
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>At Tue, 7 Aug 2001, maggy wrote:
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>>At Tue, 1 Aug 2000, barbie wrote:
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>>>I have been on Spironolactone and Dianette for 7 years after being
>>>diagnosed with PCOS at the age of 16.My facial hair has reduced
>>>significantly ( I even wear my hair back off my face whereas before I
>>>used it to cover and hide my facial hair). However, the side effects i
>>>am now dicovering are massive ( obviously this may not be for everyone
>>>but this is how it has effected me). In me it has resulted in Female
>>>sexual dysfunction ( I find it impossible to become sexually aroused )
>>>due to the hormonal effects of Spironolactone (known to cause impotence
>>>in men)and of Dianette. This is the most distressing problem of all as
>>>this has caused me to become anxious at the beginning of relationships-
>>>which in turn has manifested itself in vaginismus- and am unable to have
>>>sexual intercourse. Therefore for the last 4 years I have avoided
>>>relationships and only now have I sought medical help as I did not
>>>understand what was happening to me. As the area of research into
>>>womenns health is very llimited at present, I advise researching all
>>>side effects of all medication and reseraching alternatives. Not doing
>>>for myself has been very upsetting when it needn't have been. I am
>>>hoping the diabetes treatments and changes in diet may help and am
>>>hoping to come off spironolactone. I am at present reseraching medical
>>>journals to look into possible treatments myself with the help of a
>>>friend who is a medical student. If anyone else has had a similar
>>>experience or has any knowledeof why this may be / advice on how I can
>>>tackle it - please let me know - thankyou!
>>>>
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