July 25, 2005
Testosterone and Libido
Saw an interesting segment on the Today show this morning about the connection between low libido and testosterone in women. Dr. Judith Reichman was the guest and she basically said there is no direct connection. I did a search for an article and did find one.
"The report in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association questions the assumption among sex researchers that low sexual desire in women has roots in low levels of testosterone or certain related hormones. If a woman with low libido walks into her doctor's office and asks for a blood test to see if she can use that new testosterone patch, well, there's no basis for that," said lead author Dr. Susan Davis of Monash Medical School in Victoria, Australia. "They're totally uninformative."
Apparently the key is not a woman's level of testosterone but how much those levels may have changed over time. Makes sense to me since my testosterone level is fine and my libido is not. I don't know what my levels were before menopause. I think that's a good case for testing your hormones before menopause so you know what the normal levels are for you.
Posted by laura on July 25, 2005 2:01 PM
Comments
Women going through menopause should not have to embrace low libido. I started investigating natural alternatives to help increase my libido and found an interesting product that is really helping me improve that lack of desire that comes with menopause. The product, Scentuelle has been used in the UK for several years and is now being sold in the United States. The aromatic patch uses our sense of smell to acivate our "feel good" hormones thus re-igniting the sexual desire. It is a clear, non- transdermal patch that is worn on the wrist. I simply put one on in the morning after my shower, but before I put lotion on and smell it throughout the day. You can find more information on the website: www.myscentuelle.com. It is really helping improve my lack of desire and my husband likes that. I think far too often we turn to prescription drugs when there is a simpler solution. I also have several friends using the product and they have had success as well. I hope you will try it and then write about your experience. Good luck...
Posted by: cindy Baldwin at April 6, 2006 2:55 PM