No sex drive
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Does anybody else feel like you have no interest in sex? This is difficult for me because I've always enjoyed it.I mean I have 4 kids. lol. But now I just don't care. I don't understand how I can go from pretty active to nothing. My poor husband still has a drive.Last night I started crying and asked him what if he wants someone else. Bless him, he said that it was no big deal, and I'm just going through something. But I feel like what's wrong with me. Does sex drive come back?
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dawn07254 beth58277
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Hi Beth!
I'm 55, haven't had a sex drive in years. I feel bad for my husband as well, but like yours, he totally understands. Once we go though menopause and estrogen levels drop, it permanently changes so many things in our bodies. It's a very difficult thing to go through. I'm having other symptoms now that are affecting my quality of life. It's extremely difficult.
You may want to talk to your Gyno about this. There are a few safe supplement optionsoptionsn they could give you to help get some drive back. It's worth a shot if this is important to you.
Good luck!!
jude84900 beth58277
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Hi Beth,
Depending on your dr there is things that can be done to help your sex drive. Estrogen alone won't really be the answer, its the testosterone that women need that depletes too. You ask if it will cone back but the answer is not likely. Once are bodies quit making these hormones they don't ramp up again. That's why many women really start to age at this point in their lives. Keep in mind that intimacy in a marriage is not only important but also helps maintain health and happiness in our mind and body. If both partners are healthy a good sex life is very easy to have. Finding a good doc that knows what to do is very important. When men age they lose their testosterone too and if it goes unchecked they will lose desire too along with muscle mass and other health issues like women that begin to creep in. Good luck.
toria_07298 jude84900
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mens testosterone drops very gradually each year though xx
beth58277 toria_07298
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True, it's really not fair.
jude84900 toria_07298
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toria,
Yes it sure does and by the time men are in their mid to late 50s that gradual decline becomes noticeable. Enter the 60s and a man once interested in intimacy starts enjoying apple pie more and the tv and couch becomes his best friends. It really is amazing to see when you watch it unfold over the years. My husband is on testosterone pellets and hes a changed man. Hes living life again.
beth58277 jude84900
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I'm only 46,I was thinking I would still have an interest, maybe it's stress, been under a lot of that lately. Husband has SVT and job burnout and hasn't been the same for awhile now. It is causing me a lot of anxiety on top of what is going on with my body. Not fun.