HORMONE THERAPY FOR POOR LIBIDO

Some menopausal women experience a total loss of libido, even to the point where they become frigid or cannot tolerate the sexual advances of their partner. In such cases, conventional hormone replacement therapy using oestrogen and progesterone tablets may not be able to overcome the problem satisfactorily. These women may find that injections of natural female and male sex hormones produce a return of a healthy libido and increased mental and physical wellbeing. These injections can be very helpful for menopausal women experiencing total loss of libido associated with severe anxiety and depression and are also effective in overcoming loss of libido and depression after a hysterectomy. Injections of natural female and male sex hormones can often overcome fatigue associated with the menopause and post-hysterectomy stage. These injections are oily and need to be given deeply into the muscles of the buttock where they provide a storage or depot of hormones that will be slowly released into the blood for a four to five week period. Thus, the injections will need to be repeated approximately every 5 to 6 weeks.
The natural oestrogen injection is available under the brand name of Primogyn Depot. Natural progesterone injection is available under the name of Proluton Depot and natural male hormone is combined with natural oestrogen in the injection known as Primodian Depot. Your own doctor can try various combinations of these injections until the right dosage and balance is discovered to bring back a healthy libido and sense of mental and physical wellbeing for each individual. Make sure to check with your doctor that you are receiving injections of the natural types of hormones as the synthetic hormones will not have the desired result. Another suitable way to administer natural oestrogen and male hormone is in the form of implants
which are small pellets of compressed crystals of hormones. These implants are about the size of a small pea and are surgically buried into the fat of the buttocks or abdomen through a very small cut made in the overlying skin. These implants can be inserted painlessly after anaesthetising the skin with a local anaesthetic and only one or two stitches will be required to close the incision after the implant has been inserted. The hormone pellets will be slowly absorbed from the fat into the blood and will product a beneficial effect upon libido and sexual wellbeing for a variable period lasting from three to nine months. After this time another implant can be inserted if the symptoms of the menopause return. Many women find that they tolerate injections or implants of natural hormones better than they tolerate hormonal tablets and so they are a valuable alternative to bear in mind.
A healthy sex drive or libido in women is equally dependent upon sufficient amounts of female and male hormones. These days male hormones are being used more and more to complement the replacement of the female hormones, oestrogen and progesterone in menopausal and post-menopausal women. Natural male hormones may be administered in the form of a testosterone implant or Primodian injection and may be just what's needed to lift a sexual low or crisis. The physiological effects of male hormones are to increase the size and sensitivity of the clitoris which may have been very tiny, about the size of a match head. There is now increased responsiveness to sexual stimulation, either partner or self-induced. Male hormones may increase the intensity and frequency of orgasms or enable a woman to have an orgasm for the first time in her life. The result can be astonishing and women who have always found sex a bore or a chore may change after two to six weeks and thereafter progression often occurs without further hormone therapy. Sexual pleasure and arousal may set off hormonal changes that are self-perpetuating. Patients on hormone therapy may start to have sexy dreams and dress in a more provocative way.
Many women worry that male hormones will turn them into hairy amazons and are too frightened to try them. If male hormones are used for long periods of time or in excessive dosage, they can cause facial hair, slight weight gain, greasy, pimply skin and sometimes deepening of the voice. Older women may notice a desirable increase in pubic hair. Thankfully, the desired effects of male hormones usually occur before unwanted side effects appear. If male hormones are taken intermittently for no more than three months at a time, these possible side effects should be minimal or non-existent and will only be temporary. It is important that women experiencing menopause or sexual difficulties are made aware of all their options and the possible side effects of treatment. It is important to avoid pregnancy during hormone treatment for sexual problems and for eight weeks after finishing treatment. Some menopausal women become so distressed and depressed by their loss of sexuality and vitality that they are willing to accept minor side effects such as a few extra facial hairs and pimples for the benefit of a course of natural male hormones.
The first widespread recognition of the use of male hormones in Australia appeared in the Medical Journal of Australia in 1973, but their clinical use for sexual difficulties remains controversial.
I personally believe that temporary use of natural male hormones in injectible form is extremely useful in the situation where a woman's libido and sexuality is at such a low ebb that she can no longer cope or her marriage is about to collapse. A three to twelve month course of monthly injections containing a combination of natural oestrogen, progesterone and testosterone can be dramatically effective in increasing sexual, mental and emotional wellbeing and pull a woman out of an otherwise endless pit.
Needless to say, it is essential that women undergo these hormonal treatments only under the careful supervision of a doctor who is interested and experienced in women's health. Before any type of Hormone Replacement Therapy, whether it be in the form of tablets, creams, implants or injections, a thorough general checkup and a screening for breast and gynaecological cancer must be painstakingly performed and repeated every 12 months. This is because an early silent cancer of the breast, liver or uterus could be stimulated in growth by hormone replacement therapy.
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