Dr N,<\/p>\n
I read with interest your comments on the importance of testosterone in HRT therapy if one is experiencing low libido. I am 54 yrs old and had a complete hysterectomy at 48 due to a very large fibroid attached to my uterus. I started estrogen treatment right away and have felt fine physically but have experienced a big loss of desire and pleasure in the libido department. My ob-gyn suggested Estratest, a combo of testosterone & estrogen but I did not find any significant improvement. You suggested a different delivery system for the testosterone. Could that make a difference in the effect for me? I currently am on .625 Premarin daily…I previously enjoyed a healthy sexual relationship with my husband so this is a real bummer for both of us…..Please advise…Thank you.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Hi,<\/span><\/p>\n Although Estratest is effective for some women who have a decreased libido following a hysterectomy I don’t prescribe it. There are more effective and safer options. The most effective would be hormone pellet implants of estradiol and testosterone. Other alternatives\u00a0 would be injections of depo testosterone every 2 to 4 weeks depending on the dose used. Another option would be a compounded estradiol\/testosterone gel. Ultimately, when all else fails, subcutaneous hormone pellet implants rarely fail to restore libido and sexual response. Dr N<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dr N, I read with interest your comments on the importance of testosterone in HRT therapy if one is experiencing low libido. I am 54 yrs old and had a complete hysterectomy at 48 due to a very large fibroid attached to my uterus. I started estrogen treatment right away and have felt fine physically … Continue reading Testosterone As An Aid To Libido<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ask"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.menopausehysterectomy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.menopausehysterectomy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.menopausehysterectomy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.menopausehysterectomy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.menopausehysterectomy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=145"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.menopausehysterectomy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":808,"href":"https:\/\/www.menopausehysterectomy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/145\/revisions\/808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.menopausehysterectomy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.menopausehysterectomy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.menopausehysterectomy.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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