Hormones..Libido..Huh?

[UalreadyKnow 843]

So, I had blood work for the first time since surgery (10 months ago) and what do you know? Everything was on point. Thank God. Except, my progesterone...hmm...how did my progesterone become almost non existent? No wonder I had no libido. Started on oral progesterone and once my TOM shows up, I can start BC pills!! So, question is... Have any of you suffered from hormonal imbalance (other than moodiness) after surgery or is this just coincidence??

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[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

All of my blood work is normal, and my libido is through the roof, it was always high now it is off the charts.

There are so many different things that come into play with your hormones as a woman. It is hard to just pin it on surgery.

[OKCPirate 5,323]

@@UalreadyKnow - Correlation does not mean causation. My girlfriend is in excellent shape without WLS and she has that same issue. Ask your doc about the hormone pellet implants (http://www.myhormonetherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Testosterone-Therapy-for-Women.pdf). They last around 3 months, and have been shown to reduce breast cancer after two treatments.

BTW, you might want to check out the resources from Dr. Meston on libido. http://labs.la.utexas.edu/mestonlab/female-sexual-dysfunction/

[UalreadyKnow 843]

@@OKCPirate thanks for the links. I, many years ago, was a pharmacy manager for a compound pharmacy here in Miami, we had a patient, who became addicted to her testosterone troche and said she just had never felt alive before her testosterone replacement therapy. I should've thought about that!! Thanks again for the great articles!!

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