WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 2001: Re: Total hysterectomy, HRT, and libido

Re: Total hysterectomy, HRT, and libido

From: MJ (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 2 Jun 2001 15:42:42 -0500 (CDT)

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>>Is there anything other than Estratest to help with the libido?
>
>you could ask yoru doc about a compounded testeosterone cream to be
>applied externally -- if often helps libido without as many side effects

I asked my Dr. about testosterone cream. He said that the quantity of cream that it would take to improve libido would cause the same side affects as Estratest.

--
MJ

At Sat,  2 Jun 2001, M. Kelly Shanahan, MD,  wrote:
>
>At Fri,  1 Jun 2001, MJ wrote:
>>
>>I'm 52 and had a total hysterectomy (ovaries, tubes, cervix) three years
>>ago.  I took 2 mg Estrace for about a year and felt good except that my
>>libido was practically non-existant.  My GYN put me on Estratest.  Libido
>>improved; however, I broke out with oily skin and extreme acne.
>
>common side effects of estratest
>
> I went
>>back on Estrace and the libido dropped again.  This spring the Dr.  put
>>me on Estratest HS.  Again, the libido improved but the acne returned.
>>He added 1 mg Estrace and told me to experiment with the Estratest HS,
>>every other day, etc.  I've been extremely irritable, weepy, moody, etc.
>>I took myself off the Estratest and requested that my Dr.  put me back
>>on Estrace.
>>
>>I hate to think that I'm going to live the rest of my life without
>>enjoying sex again.  Is there anything other than Estratest to help with
>>the libido?
>
>you could ask yoru doc about a compounded testeosterone cream to be
>applied externally -- if often helps libido without as many side effects
>
> Are there GYN's who specalize in HRT?
>
>yes, but it is not a true subspeciality.  Try the North American
>Menopause Society for a list of docs in your area
>>
>>TIA...MJ
>
>--
>M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
>South Lake Tahoe, CA
>
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