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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Weeloz on May 23, 2022, 10:13:50 AM

Title: Libido/sex drive
Post by: Weeloz on May 23, 2022, 10:13:50 AM

Good morning all .
Has anyone lost their libido/sex drive and did it ever return? if so what if any meds helped to
I am post menopause  I think as I have that a period in 4 years


Thanks

Title: Re: Libido/sex drive
Post by: Peana on May 23, 2022, 10:35:51 AM

Hi Weeloz, I think it can be related to stress and depression as well as hormones.  However, there are a few threads on here about testosterone that would definitely be worth you checking out.  Lots of great info and links to external sources too. 

Title: Re: Libido/sex drive
Post by: Perinowpost on May 23, 2022, 10:41:41 AM

Hi Weeloz it’s very common to lose it around menopause and is directly related to falling hormone levels.

It didn’t return for me until I started supplementing testosterone and that has improved it somewhat.

Hope this helps x

Title: Re: Libido/sex drive
Post by: Weeloz on May 23, 2022, 12:04:59 PM

Thank you I am on patches since Dec  but have found no difference

Title: Re: Libido/sex drive
Post by: Perinowpost on May 23, 2022, 02:55:05 PM

No you need the testosterone to do that x

Title: Re: Libido/sex drive
Post by: Taz2 on May 23, 2022, 04:15:57 PM

Hi Weeloz. I agree with perinowpost. If you are lucky you will have a GP who will prescribe it but if not you will need to have an appointment with a private meno specialist. You can ask to be referred to a. NHS menopause clinic although they wouldn't prescribe it for me either when I was attending their clinic in Oxford.

Taz x