How to get parts working again?, No interest at all Options

[JZZ]

Hi there....I hate to chime in on this thread. I seem like I am the poster-girl for bio-identical hormones. I hesitate to post because I don't want everyone to hate me. LOL!

The Testosterone made a big difference for me. It is so hard when you see you sisters struggle.

I do know that when you don't feel sexy, it is hard to have much interest. One thing that helps is to buy some new sexy things to wear to bed. For women, sex starts in the head, not in the bed. Even if you feel stupid, it is amazing what sexy clothes can do for a man. ...and when they look at you with that "look," it makes you feel great.

If we lost our hubbies, many of us would do a "make over." Within a few weeks, we would be thinner, we would buy new clothes, and etc. ( I think that our bodies would even start making its own E, P, and T. LOL!)

I wonder what would happen if we treated our hubbies as boyfriends instead of the life-long familiar, boring mates.

I bet that we would have more fun


I think that we forgot that we are women and they are men. ?????

I think that sex is one of the few real pleasures in life, and when it is missing, it is very difficult.

The chirpy bio poster child...
Ok....now you can beat me up! LOL!

Hey, chirpy bio poster child...Sheebee,

I'm single, in peri and supplementing with Estradiol while still have my own ovarian produced periods. I STILL have the interest just not whatever level of hormones that used to make me feel sexy. Maybe the changes in brain chemistry with the drop off/fluctuation of hormones is part of why "it starts in the head". Believe me I bring out all my "tricks" (thoughts, clothing, ummmmm, "acessories" etc.....I will stop now...don't want to embarrass anyone And, it's just not the same......less sensitivity, blips of something that resembles the O, (if I even get that) and etc....I will stop now.....lol

Trust me being single only makes this issue much worse imo. I still look great (sorry, not being self serving) and this makes it even more difficult in the dating scene. No real "phermones" hover in my aura anymore. I really feel that the "chemistry" we all have hopefully experienced when meeting our SO initially is now MIA. Trust me, I've tested this out with new dates that I've been attracted to and had great fun. No sexual chemistry/"phermones"..... Wish I could just convince myself that it's meeting the "wrong" people but it's not. I watched my sexual response change drastically while in a fairly longterm relationship with my then SO when slammed into peri meno h*ll.

I totally agree that sex is a great pleasure but it is not "missing" in my life. It's my own hormonal profile that is MIA! At least when I was prepubscent I didn't like boys or have sexual feelings. Then YAHOO puberty hit (still didn't know why I was now looking at boys in a new way) giggle Now, I'm in some type of sexual limbo that may or may not be permanent. Except now I still remember how much fun sex was.

On a more positive note: CHIRP right back at ya. We'll be co-captains of this bio ht club. I'm loving my estradiol, especially the vjj cream (but not getting great absorbtion from my patch), no more horrid P while having my own periods (will figure that out when needed). And, will be (maybe) pressing my docs for some T. But, they both only do the standard Fda T that is for men (too strong in my opinion even at baby doses) and I already have some hair issues. Will have to either go to yet another doctor who can do the compounded T cream Or buy it abroad. Going to europe soon. Any ideas are appreciated in regard to what's in use in Italy or Spain for T.? Or, I may just have to wait until my ovaries quit for the final time.

I am NOT going to beat you up! I am very happy that your body is responding so well. You give an example of what has worked for you and offer some degree of HOPE for me.
Best Wishes, JZZ

[janet c]

"The chirpy bio poster child...
Ok....now you can beat me up! LOL!"


Don't want to beat you up Shebee but you are in peri-right? Still having monthly cycles?
It is a very different thing to be post. I remember having some VERY hot times during peri when I felt like doing nothing else but have sex all day long. Other ladies who are in peri have said the same thing.
Once you are post then things cannot possibly be the same because you are not cycling ovulating etc.
I promise you-I was very "hot" at times before during peri. Now sex is a completely different thing which is something no amount of dressing up or flirting would change.
As I said earlier in the thread it just can't happen any more even with adequate testosterone on board. It is still good but not in the full on passionate way it was in the past. I adore my husband and always went weak at the knees just looking at him. Well that doesn't happen any more although I still love him dearly.
As I have already said I have tried to accept that feeling won't happen any more although I hope I am wrong!
Anyone out there who still gets that special feeling even tho they are post? If so I would love some reassurance !
janet c

[JZZ]

I'm still in Peri. Just shows you, once again, how we're all so very different. Regards, JZZ

[Jan677]

Same here! I'm probably on the home stretch to menopause having had only 2 periods in the last 10 months. My FSH was at 47 in January. My libido has been at rock bottom for several years. About 2 month's ago, my hubby was really letting me have it about our lack of sex. (he even said that if he could, he would have sex every day!) It ticked me off to the point of I'll show him...a challenge, I love challenges! So, even though I wasn't in the mood, I hit him up for sex a few days in a row. Now the weird part, my sex drive came back- full force! I've been the instigator on the most part, and we are doing it about 4 times per week, a lot for us! I'm fantasizing about sex, having dreams about it, and feel much more sensation in the va-jay-jay. The ironic part of all this, is that now that he has the option of anytime sex, he would no way want it every day, and jokingly avoids me at bed time. I'm not on HRT, and the only difference in what I'm doing is that in February, i started taking: magnesium, calcium, iron, vitamins: B6, B12, and D-3. I'm scared that it will disappear again. Like you, my husband is quite confused, and I've told him to enjoy it while it lasts!

I've been wondering if the act of sex, (um, the semen) has hormones in it that are absorbed by the woman and it affects her hormone levels? Is this a stupid thought/question! It goes along with the "use it or lose it" idea-?

One more thing, I tried testosterone cream a couple years ago while I was still having regular periods, and I loved it! I had much more sensation everywhere, more fantasies, and stronger orgasms, but I didn't seek out sex from hubby anymore than usual. However, I was only on it about 4 months. I quit using it due to the cost. Anyway, my T level tested at 40 in January, so, my doctor said that I don't need it.

Hang in there ladies, I believe there is hope for us all! (just do it more, and see what happens!)

jem (50)

Interesting...I think I'll have to agree with the "use it or lose it" idea as well although the urges came first for me. It was almost like someone flicked a switch for me. One day I wasn't the slightest bit interested and the next I was a sex crazed woman on the lose. LOL!!! Mind you, I'm not complaining, but it IS sort of wierd. I've got sex on the brain these days and can hardly wait to get home from work some nights. Unfortunatly, my husband travels quite a lot in his job so he's not always around so by the time he gets home I'm about crawling the walls. It just seems like the more sex we have, the more I want and all I have to do is think about it and I'm well on my way to being "ready to roll" so to speak. Very strange indeed!

I did note what you said about the only thing you are doing differently is taking vitamins, etc. Interestingly, I started taking a multi vit. and Vit. D3 back in February like you and my drive seems to get stronger all the time. My t level is "only" 24 so I'm not sure if that is what's doing it or something else.

However, there does appear to be a minor problem beginning to take shape. I might be starting to have a problem with vag. dryness but I'm not sure. During sex, everything is fine but afterwards sometimes I'm sore inside. It burns and feels raw. I guess I'll be asking my NP for something to help out with that next time I talk to her. Good luck to everyone...I hope it gets better for you all.

[zen]

It is a very different thing to be post.

how true that is... seems some of what i am reading here would have been applicable a few years ago.. i remember the 'hot' times! lol.. do i ever.. i think i wore him out at one stage with my own needs.. i feel sorry for our men at times, with our hot and cold times, they must really get confused!

[Juliann]

Hi Everyone,

As I am reading all your posts, I'm agreeing with everything! I think that the sexual response sensation began to fade a year ago or so. Just about when I was missing several months of periods. So I think that peri can still have lots of great lidido times and then it can diminish, sadly.

I must say that during "peri" I had the highest highs (sexually), and the lowest lows! It was "weird", either I was burning scented candles and giving him the "come to me" look, or else I had a stack of "books" on my night stand and couldn't stand the thought of being touched, I just wanted to be alone.

Now I feel trapped, my mind may say yes, but my response is out to lunch. I do fully agree that nice and sexy things are "wonderful" and make me feel very sexy. But like most everyone on this thread I mourn the loss of that "feeling" and how hard it is to accept it. I think Janet is right, that it is gone, but we have to approach it in light of that, keep making the best of it and love our mate in a new and different way.

It's funny, I have never thought myself old until this last year. I still look fairly good, I dress trendy, tan, slim, and wear all kinds of sexy things for hubby. But I feel like the "electric circut" has been tappered off in that area. I kept wondering why? Now it makes sense, we are no longer ovulating and that shuts down the strong sensations?? Is that it?? If so, then we are in deep doo doo, it will probably not ever return to what it was! I'm am sad........

I take supplements, but I have not tried the D3, wondering if that is something worth taking, I hear alot of talk about it. Well, I do think this is a great thread and will be very helpful to others as they hit this spot, it's a hard one to accept.

Hugs to all, Juliann

[ada08]

Same here! I'm probably on the home stretch to menopause having had only 2 periods in the last 10 months. My FSH was at 47 in January. My libido has been at rock bottom for several years. About 2 month's ago, my hubby was really letting me have it about our lack of sex. (he even said that if he could, he would have sex every day!) It ticked me off to the point of I'll show him...a challenge, I love challenges! So, even though I wasn't in the mood, I hit him up for sex a few days in a row. Now the weird part, my sex drive came back- full force! I've been the instigator on the most part, and we are doing it about 4 times per week, a lot for us! I'm fantasizing about sex, having dreams about it, and feel much more sensation in the va-jay-jay. The ironic part of all this, is that now that he has the option of anytime sex, he would no way want it every day, and jokingly avoids me at bed time. I'm not on HRT, and the only difference in what I'm doing is that in February, i started taking: magnesium, calcium, iron, vitamins: B6, B12, and D-3. I'm scared that it will disappear again. Like you, my husband is quite confused, and I've told him to enjoy it while it lasts!

I've been wondering if the act of sex, (um, the semen) has hormones in it that are absorbed by the woman and it affects her hormone levels? Is this a stupid thought/question! It goes along with the "use it or lose it" idea-?

One more thing, I tried testosterone cream a couple years ago while I was still having regular periods, and I loved it! I had much more sensation everywhere, more fantasies, and stronger orgasms, but I didn't seek out sex from hubby anymore than usual. However, I was only on it about 4 months. I quit using it due to the cost. Anyway, my T level tested at 40 in January, so, my doctor said that I don't need it.

Hang in there ladies, I believe there is hope for us all! (just do it more, and see what happens!)

jem (50)

Jem (50), Hi! I tried posting you a comment but it looks like the space is limited and I thought I would just post my question here to you as well since it's more space. I read the different vitamins you are taking now and I've been doing nothing but researching and trying different vitamins to try to help restore any nutrients that have been depleted from my body and help me in the sexual department because I have loss a lot of feeling and a lot seems to have just changed period down there which is so frustrating. I feel like I'm perimenopausal now after reading the symptoms. I've made an appointment to see a gyno to discuss this. I ask if you don't mind if you could please provide if you can the brand and dosage of each vitamin you are taking.

Thank you!
Adrianne

[runr]

Hi, Adrianne,
I don't mind in the least bit listing my supplements for you. Thanks for asking! Who knows if that is what has helped with my sex drive. It's anyone's guess! Here goes:

2 Citracal tablets per day (calcium citrate: 500mg, B6: 10mg, D: 250 iu, magnesium: 80mg, zinc: 10mg, copper, manganese and boron: 1mg

2 - Nature Made - Magnesium, 250mg per day

1 - Spring Valley - B6, 100 per day (doctor requested this due to suspected carpal tunnel -which is now gone)

1 - Drug Mart brand - D3, 1000 iu (doctor requested this due to below normal level per blood test)

1 - Spring Valley, B12, 250 mcg

a few days per week: Iron, 65 mg (Spring Valley brand)

I eat a balanced diet for the most part, so, I only take a multi-vitamin once in a while. (when i think of it!)

Good luck with your doctor appointment!

jem

[Shebee]

I'm still in Peri. Just shows you, once again, how we're all so very different. Regards, JZZ

This is really an interesting post. I started taking bios and also D-3. The more that I research D-3, the more convinced
I become that everyone needs it. It even has anti-viral properties.




WARNING...DO NOT LET ANY MAN GET a hold OF THIS INFORMATION!!!!!!!!!
They will use it against us! Meno-warriors unite!



As for semen containing hormones...it does. I read a research that State University of New York, sex researchers
tested samples of human semen, they found luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone, both of which can induce a woman to release eggs earlier than normal. YIKES! Just what we need at our age...more babies! LOL!


Does Semen makes you happy? I read another study that said researchers think there are mood-altering hormones in semen which are absorbed through the vagina.

Come to find out Semen does contain several mood-altering hormones. They are testosterone, oestrogen, follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinising hormone, prolactin and several different prostaglandins. (Women that had been on oestrogen replacement therapy after menopause had a lower risk for Alzheimer's than women who were not.)


Some of these have been detected in a women's blood within hours of exposure to semen.

Other studies suggest that Semen acts as an anti-depressant.

Hmmmmmmmmmm....I guess all depressed women should have unprotected sex. LOL!
...and we should keep having sex so we don't get Alzheimer's! LOL!

There are a lot of reasons for lack of sexual desire besides our declining hormones. Medical issues, low thyroid, medicines, exhaustion, poor sexual technique, boredom, lack of respect for one's partner, and etc. & etc.
I guess it is up to us for figure this all out.

Also, I think that sex is more than just the big O.

There does not seem to be a quick and easy solution to maintaining sexual desire and sexual intimacy in a relationship, however, I noticed that the Testosterone has really helped. O went from a pleasant 3 to a rocking 10.

I have also noticed that desire does seem to go back and forth. (LOL! did I just say that?)
I just hope I never lose the desire, because this would make me sad. (Ah...the cure...look at the studies. LOL!)

Really, this menopause thing is just not much fun!

Shebee

[pikie]

I'm just so tired of trying to figure out how to get my drive back. Partly I know it comes from our brains and I have had issues with my husband for a few years but at the same time I lost an ovary and my hormones started the flipping stage so not sure if they are related. But here's the thing, I finally decided to start the bios last June and took 2.5mg of testosterone every day and I never got my interest back. Also since I hadn't done the deed hardly at all for awhile, when I tried to work my parts myself, ahem, I noticed nothing really happened. I've tried this once in a while all along while on the T and E and P and still not even a blip. And, it was a bit tense and uncomfortable to boot.

I'm now on thyroid hormone and DHEA and still taking 2.5mg of T just not every day (had a above normal range one month, and no interest then either) and a higher dose of estriol and estradiol and still nothing is working.

Is it possible that I'm broken for being in the cobwebs so long? Do I have to exercise myself every day to get it back? I don't really feel like that either. I have no interest whatsoever and it makes me sad b/c I've been using these hormones and really wanting to feel a spark or something to get me going. But nothing, and my parts are not responding at all.

What am I doing wrong?

You aren't doing anything wrong. I am having the same problem--also on Synthroid, but don't think that's the problem since I was taking it long before menopause. This is gonna sound a little crazy, but maybe you are going about "fixing" the problem the wrong way. Maybe you just need to relax--read a good, sexy romance novel, have the hubby give you a nice long full body rub and see where that takes you. Just a thought, really, because sometimes these type of issues are more mental than physical. I wish you the best.

[runr]

Shebee:
Thanks for posting about your semen research! (never thought I would say that to someone in my life time!) I admit that I have read up on it also. Here is an ingredient list that I found:

" The primary putative mind-altering ingredients in semen:

Luteinizing hormone: astounding concentration in semen; linked to high sperm count and motility. Absorption into female bloodstream may facilitate or even induce ovulation.

Prolactin: influences maternal behavior, oxytocin secretion; mediates bonding

Estrone and estradiol: assists in recipient’s absorption of other compounds such as progesterone; may boost woman’s sexual motivation and mood

Testosterone: may increase sex drive and motivation; the more intercourse, the higher the testosterone levels in women, and the stronger the sexual desire. More than half the amount of testosterone in sperm has been found to be absorbed by the vagina.

Cytokines: these are the “warriors,” they suppress immune reaction to semen invading the vagina and cervix and therefore increase likelihood of pregnancy

Enkephalins: these opioids may contribute to orgasmic experience. They may decrease anxiety and cause drowsiness after sex. There’s also speculation that they assist in immune function and “reinforcing effects” — making a woman come back for more, i.e. addiction (although the absorption rate in female bloodstream is unknown)

Oxytocin: assists in stimulation of ovulation, increases production of other hormones, initiates bonding, facilitates orgasmic contractions; may strengthen bonding and make sexual activity more rewarding

Placental proteins, including human chorionic gonadotrophin (hcg) and human placental lactogen: associated with sperm motility; may increase chances of pregnancy

Relaxin: made in the prostate, this hormone may facilitate fertilization, implantation, and uterine growth. The role of relaxin suggests that women should keep having a lot of sex during pregnancy because sperm has pregnancy-maintaining properties. Relaxin also facilitates implantation and prevents preterm labor.

Thyrotropin-releasing hormones: potential anti-depressive; works by stimulating the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone, which in turn triggers hormone production in the mood-mediating thyroid gland. In pill form, it’s used to treat PMS and depression.

Serotonin: increases sperm motility. It also mediates mood, although not much known yet about vaginal absorption. Even if it doesn’t make it to the brain, it may indirectly alter behavior and emotions by contributing the building blocks of serotonin

Melatonin: increases effects of steroid hormones; induces sleepiness and fatigue, which may help the woman relax after sex; may stimulate reproductive function, also mood mediator; low melatonin levels are associated with depression and “reality disturbance”

Tyrosine: a precursor of neurotransmitters such as dopamine, the hormone of reward and addiction, and norepinephrine, involved in attention and arousal

Oh, and there’s also sperm in there, the DNA-bearing courier. Sperm is less than 3 percent the total volume of semen. But as it turns out, the bath water is nearly as important as the baby."


I've noticed all through married life that the more I have sex, the more I want it. Of course, it doesn't hurt that the results are a happy husband. It's funny to witness his mood change after sex. So transparent! (don't tell him I said that)

Jan677:
That's the way it was with me--like a light switch went off. My husband doesn't know what to make of my oh-baby looks, sexual comments, and touching. Poor guy!
About the soreness, maybe you should try using vitamin E suppositories. They have been mentioned on this board quite often.

Cheers!
jem

[corky21]

You aren't doing anything wrong. I am having the same problem--also on Synthroid, but don't think that's the problem since I was taking it long before menopause. This is gonna sound a little crazy, but maybe you are going about "fixing" the problem the wrong way. Maybe you just need to relax--read a good, sexy romance novel, have the hubby give you a nice long full body rub and see where that takes you. Just a thought, really, because sometimes these type of issues are more mental than physical. I wish you the best.

Thanks Pikie:

Well here's the even weirder part of my situation. I used to love to read sexy writing in the novels, etc. now I jump over those passages as I find them boring and I want to keep moving into the story. I was never like that either. And I fast forward over the romantic scenes on any rented videos too.

[Jan677]

Shebee:
Thanks for posting about your semen research! (never thought I would say that to someone in my life time!) I admit that I have read up on it also. Here is an ingredient list that I found:

" The primary putative mind-altering ingredients in semen:

Luteinizing hormone: astounding concentration in semen; linked to high sperm count and motility. Absorption into female bloodstream may facilitate or even induce ovulation.

Prolactin: influences maternal behavior, oxytocin secretion; mediates bonding

Estrone and estradiol: assists in recipient’s absorption of other compounds such as progesterone; may boost woman’s sexual motivation and mood

Testosterone: may increase sex drive and motivation; the more intercourse, the higher the testosterone levels in women, and the stronger the sexual desire. More than half the amount of testosterone in sperm has been found to be absorbed by the vagina.

Cytokines: these are the “warriors,” they suppress immune reaction to semen invading the vagina and cervix and therefore increase likelihood of pregnancy

Enkephalins: these opioids may contribute to orgasmic experience. They may decrease anxiety and cause drowsiness after sex. There’s also speculation that they assist in immune function and “reinforcing effects” — making a woman come back for more, i.e. addiction (although the absorption rate in female bloodstream is unknown)

Oxytocin: assists in stimulation of ovulation, increases production of other hormones, initiates bonding, facilitates orgasmic contractions; may strengthen bonding and make sexual activity more rewarding

Placental proteins, including human chorionic gonadotrophin (hcg) and human placental lactogen: associated with sperm motility; may increase chances of pregnancy

Relaxin: made in the prostate, this hormone may facilitate fertilization, implantation, and uterine growth. The role of relaxin suggests that women should keep having a lot of sex during pregnancy because sperm has pregnancy-maintaining properties. Relaxin also facilitates implantation and prevents preterm labor.

Thyrotropin-releasing hormones: potential anti-depressive; works by stimulating the release of thyroid-stimulating hormone, which in turn triggers hormone production in the mood-mediating thyroid gland. In pill form, it’s used to treat PMS and depression.

Serotonin: increases sperm motility. It also mediates mood, although not much known yet about vaginal absorption. Even if it doesn’t make it to the brain, it may indirectly alter behavior and emotions by contributing the building blocks of serotonin

Melatonin: increases effects of steroid hormones; induces sleepiness and fatigue, which may help the woman relax after sex; may stimulate reproductive function, also mood mediator; low melatonin levels are associated with depression and “reality disturbance”

Tyrosine: a precursor of neurotransmitters such as dopamine, the hormone of reward and addiction, and norepinephrine, involved in attention and arousal

Oh, and there’s also sperm in there, the DNA-bearing courier. Sperm is less than 3 percent the total volume of semen. But as it turns out, the bath water is nearly as important as the baby."


I've noticed all through married life that the more I have sex, the more I want it. Of course, it doesn't hurt that the results are a happy husband. It's funny to witness his mood change after sex. So transparent! (don't tell him I said that)

Jan677:
That's the way it was with me--like a light switch went off. My husband doesn't know what to make of my oh-baby looks, sexual comments, and touching. Poor guy!
About the soreness, maybe you should try using vitamin E suppositories. They have been mentioned on this board quite often.

Cheers!
jem

Sounds like good stuff. I think we should all go get some!!! LOL

Oh, yeah and the Vit. E too! ; )
Happy Mother's Day everyone!

[Shebee]

Shebee:
Thanks for posting about your semen research! (never thought I would say that to someone in my life time!) I admit that I have read up on it also.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I am laughing so hard! (I keep making word blunders.)
I gotta stop thinking about this subject.



Anyway, you are most welcome. LOL!

Thank you for posting the "ingredient" list. That was equally informative and interesting..


But do you not feel bad?

Have we no shame?

Any women reading our post will now DEMAND that their men do their "duty."


I am afraid that we might have started a hormonal riot!


We'd better lay low...(not again!)... and change our names for a while.

Your,
ShhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeBee

[janet c]

Quote-corky
"Well here's the even weirder part of my situation. I used to love to read sexy writing in the novels, etc. now I jump over those passages as I find them boring and I want to keep moving into the story. I was never like that either. And I fast forward over the romantic scenes on any rented videos too."

Have to totally agree with you Corky! I used to get really turned on by all that stuff and actually I miss the fantasising more than anything else.

Sheebe your thing about semen holds true completely!
I have always found even when I am not "in the mood" I always feel cheered up after sex and I have always said I swear there is a mood enhancer in semen-so apparently its true!

I miss the ache of desire that seemed to go through my whole body. Oh-where has it gone? I was a mass of loving hormones and now sex is sooo much more mechanical (more like how a man feels I would guess?)

This is self torture

janet c

[Jan677]

Shebee:
Thanks for posting about your semen research! (never thought I would say that to someone in my life time!) I admit that I have read up on it also.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I am laughing so hard! (I keep making word blunders.)
I gotta stop thinking about this subject.



Anyway, you are most welcome. LOL!

Thank you for posting the "ingredient" list. That was equally informative and interesting..


But do you not feel bad?

Have we no shame?

Any women reading our post will now DEMAND that their men do their "duty."


I am afraid that we might have started a hormonal riot!


We'd better lay low...(not again!)... and change our names for a while.

Your,
ShhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeBee

Shebee, you crack me up!!! LOL

[Shebee]

Shebee, you crack me up!!! LOL

I was discussing semenology with my hubby.

He said that Men were a Walking Bio Pharmacy and that you had better grab the closest man near you!


Oh yea, and he said be careful not to go generic!

Get the real thing...

[Jan677]

I was discussing semenology with my hubby.

He said that Men were a Walking Bio Pharmacy and that you had better grab the closest man near you!


Oh yea, and he said be careful not to go generic!

Get the real thing...

LOLOL You (and your husband) are too much!!! Semenology...that's definately something they left out of nursing school! Oh, and you can tell him for me, I NEVER go generic..always go for the good stuff. LOL If my kids are any indication of the "quality" I've been exposed to over the past 33 years, it's pretty darned good quality. Ok, now we really ARE going to get in trouble...better think about something else for awhile. : )

[SassyFlash]

Sounds like good stuff. I think we should all go get some!!! LOL

Oh, yeah and the Vit. E too! ; )
Happy Mother's Day everyone!

Nothing quite like knowing the science behind how we are feeling. Well done ladies.

[ada08]

Hi, Adrianne,
I don't mind in the least bit listing my supplements for you. Thanks for asking! Who knows if that is what has helped with my sex drive. It's anyone's guess! Here goes:

2 Citracal tablets per day (calcium citrate: 500mg, B6: 10mg, D: 250 iu, magnesium: 80mg, zinc: 10mg, copper, manganese and boron: 1mg

2 - Nature Made - Magnesium, 250mg per day

1 - Spring Valley - B6, 100 per day (doctor requested this due to suspected carpal tunnel -which is now gone)

1 - Drug Mart brand - D3, 1000 iu (doctor requested this due to below normal level per blood test)

1 - Spring Valley, B12, 250 mcg

a few days per week: Iron, 65 mg (Spring Valley brand)

I eat a balanced diet for the most part, so, I only take a multi-vitamin once in a while. (when i think of it!)

Good luck with your doctor appointment!

jem

Jem Thank you so much!!!! I would have thanked you sooner but I'm just able to log back on this site. I really appreciate you taking the time to provide in detail of the vitamins you are taking. It may be all I need, which is to find the right vitamin to give me that boost I need. I hope I'll be able to figure it out soon and hopefully the doctor I'm going to see will be of help. I wasn't able to get an appointment until July, but in the meantime I'm doing all the researching I can.

Again Thank you!!!!!!

[boohoo]

when i was young and horny, i simply loved it, especially during ovulation.....i would be in line in the grocery store basically sniffing the hottie in front of me! I was the feline on the hunt! My life now, of course is feeling absolutely nothing....zip, it's gone. can you get t from a gyn if you smoke????? cause i smoke, but not "down there", i need it back, hubby's plumbing is also a little bit clogged. i have chosen to wait til hubby goes to sleep and quietly go upstairs, to avoid everything that is not me anymore.
boo

[Shebee]

when i was young and horny, i simply loved it, especially during ovulation.....i would be in line in the grocery store basically sniffing the hottie in front of me! I was the feline on the hunt! My life now, of course is feeling absolutely nothing....zip, it's gone. can you get t from a gyn if you smoke????? cause i smoke, but not "down there", i need it back, hubby's plumbing is also a little bit clogged. i have chosen to wait til hubby goes to sleep and quietly go upstairs, to avoid everything that is not me anymore.
boo

Just a stupid question...are you taking bioidenticals? Our levels go down as we age...getting ready for death, I suppose. ( Oh, please don't take offense, I had see everything in Shebee time. LOL!)

...and, yes, why should smokers be deinied hormone reaplacement? They need it more than others.
Lie if you must. LOL!


Shebee....

and by the way....Your legs are a mess. You need to shave them for hours. Try that one!

[boohoo]

thanks for your reply, i will lie about the smoking, doc's seem to go wild when i tell them the truth, darn these cigs, hard habit to break!
i'm not taking anything but cohosh root, need more help to get thru this rollercoaster ride.

boo