WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for December, 2000: Re: Testosterone

Re: Testosterone - Sex Drive

From: Mari (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 20 Dec 2000 11:00:37 -0600 (CST)

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Amanda,

If it makes you feel any better, I took Alesse for 1 year and had no sex drive at all. I was 23 at the time, and in good health. I told my doctor within the first month that my sex drive was gone. She told me to wait for a few months, so my body could adjust. Then after 1 year, I asked a different doctor. The second doctor said, "I don't see how your birth control pills will affect your sex drive." But she switched me to Loestrin.

Loestrin helped a little bit, but I think I was just happy to be off of Alesse. Then I stopped the Loestrin as well, just to see what happens. I used no hormones at all. After 3 months, my drive only slightly increased. Like your experience, I was just "less opposed" to having sex.

My big problem with the pill was the dryness. Even if I wanted to have sex, my body wouldn't cooperate. If my body wouldn't cooperate, I'd lose interest. I started drinking a lot of water and that actually helped. I'm back on Loestrin, and I drink a lot of water. So, the bottom line is that I had the same experience, and drinking a lot of water helped me.

-- Mari

At Tue, 19 Dec 2000, Amanda wrote: > >I am 22 years old, and I was on Ortho-Cyclen for 4 years. I switched to >Alesse about 6 months ago, because I had no sex drive at all, and I >thought the Ortho-Cyclen might be the culprit. After a 4 months on the >Alesse, my sex drive had not increased. I asked my OBGYN about this at >my annual check up, and she said I was too young to be having problems >with this, and I was probably stressed out. I'm not stressed out, and I >felt she totally dismissed my question during the all of 3 minutes she >was in the exam room. Before she ran out of the room, I asked her to do >a testosterone test. She relutanty agreed. I have the results back >now. My total testosterone is a 26ng/dL, Testosterone % free is 1.0%, >and the free testosterone is 2.6pg/mL (These were done on day 20 of my >cycle). Are these levels low, and could this contribute to my lack of >libido? > >I quit taking the Alesse, and I'm on nothing now. I have a very slight >increase in sex drive (more like I am less opposed to it now). > >Thanks to anyone who can help me with info. >Amanda

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