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Q 28. 18 My sex drive (libido) is rather low. Is there anything that might improve it? |
Psychosom Med. 1987 Jul-Aug;49(4):397-409.
The role of androgen in the maintenance of sexual functioning in oophorectomized
women.
Sherwin BB, Gelfand MM. Five aspects of sexual behavior were monitored daily in three groups of women
who had undergone total abdominal hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
approximately 4 years ago for benign disease. One group had been receiving an
estrogen-androgen preparation intramuscularly once a month since their surgery
(E-A). The second group had been receiving estrogen alone (E) and the third
group of women had remained untreated. Plasma estradiol and testosterone were
measured at an established baseline and again on days 2, 4, 8, 15, 21, and 28
postinjection. Women who received both sex steroids reported higher rates of
sexual desire (p less than 0.01), sexual arousal (p less than 0.01), and numbers
of fantasies (p less than 0.01) than those who were either given E or who were
untreated. Moreover, changes in these behaviors covaried with plasma
testosterone but not with plasma estradiol levels during the treatment month as
the drug was being metabolized. Rates of coitus and orgasm were also higher in
the E-A group during the first two postinjection weeks (p less than 0.01)
coincident with their higher testosterone levels. These findings imply that
androgen may be critical for the maintenance of optimal levels of sexual
functioning in postmenopausal women.
   
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