Re: RESEARCH - Male hormones may help women after hysterectomy

[Guest guest]

If the ovaries are not taken out during the hysterectomy, they continue

secreting progesterone. Most people think that after menopause, the

ovaries just dry up and do nothing. This is not true. Ovaries are

very important to our hormonal balance even after menopause. Some

doctors that do hysterectomies take out perfectly healthy ovaries,

telling us it may prevent future problems, when actually it will cause

us more problems to have them removed! Maybe these doctors advocate

pulling perfectly good teeth to prevent possible cavities! But then if

we have hormonal problems caused by the unnecessary removal of our

ovaries, it keeps us going to the gynecologists and their bank accounts

get fatter.

a

On May 1, 2005, at 9:58 AM, wrote:

> Male hormones may help women after hysterectomy

>

>

> Last Updated: 2005-04-29 15:07:49 -0400 (Reuters Health)

>

> NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who feel less sexy after a

> hysterectomy

> may get a boost from a seemingly unlikely source -- testosterone, new

> research reports.

>

> U.S. investigators found that women who reported a loss of their

> libido

> after surgeons removed their uterus and ovaries tended to show

> improvements

> after using a testosterone patch for 24 weeks. For instance, half of

> 266

> patch users said they had one extra satisfying sexual encounter every

> 2.5

> weeks.

>

> In contrast, 266 women who received a placebo, or inactive, patch,

> had only

> one extra satisfying encounter every 5.5 weeks.

>

> Patch users also reported less personal distress, the authors note in

> the

> journal Obstetrics & Gynecology.

>

> Women who tried the testosterone patch were equally likely to report

> side

> effects as women who used a placebo patch. However,

> testosterone-takers

> reported more side effects related to male hormones, such as acne and

> voice

> deepening.

>

> The study was funded by Proctor & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, which is

> developing a female testosterone patch called Intrinsa, designed to

> spark

> women's sexual appetite.

>

> Previous research has shown that women's sexual health is influenced

> by

> testosterone, and a loss of testosterone increases the risk of a loss

> of

> libido.

>

> The ovaries produce a significant amount of testosterone, lead author

> Dr.

> E. Buster of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, and his

> colleagues

> note. Consequently, studies show that after women's ovaries are

> removed, up

> to 50 percent report a decrease in libido.

>

> As part of the current study, the women, who had reduced sexual

> desire after

> hysterectomy and removal of the ovaries were randomly assigned to use

> a

> testosterone or placebo patch twice per week for 24 weeks. Women also

> kept a

> sexual activity log, in which they recorded the quality and quantity

> of

> sexual encounters.

>

> In addition to more satisfying sexual encounters, women who received

> testosterone showed more improvements in desire, arousal, pleasure,

> orgasms,

> responsiveness, and self-image than those who received placebo.

>

> In an accompanying editorial, Dr. S. Guzick points out that not

> all

> studies have shown that lower testosterone levels have a negative

> effect on

> libido. He also questions if an increase in satisfying sexual

> experience of

> 1.5 episodes over 4 weeks is " clinically significant. "

>

> " I would argue for approaching the testosterone patch like any other

> medication that has potential benefits and risks for a given patient,

> assessing the risk/benefit ratio in each case, " he writes.

>

> SOURCE: Obstetrics & Gynecology, May 2005.

>

>

>

>

> Not an MD

>

> I'll tell you where to go!

>

> Mayo Clinic in Rochester

> http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

>

> s Hopkins Medicine

> http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

If the ovaries are not taken out during the hysterectomy, they continue

secreting progesterone. Most people think that after menopause, the

ovaries just dry up and do nothing. This is not true. Ovaries are

very important to our hormonal balance even after menopause. Some

doctors that do hysterectomies take out perfectly healthy ovaries,

telling us it may prevent future problems, when actually it will cause

us more problems to have them removed! Maybe these doctors advocate

pulling perfectly good teeth to prevent possible cavities! But then if

we have hormonal problems caused by the unnecessary removal of our

ovaries, it keeps us going to the gynecologists and their bank accounts

get fatter.

a

On May 1, 2005, at 9:58 AM, wrote:

> Male hormones may help women after hysterectomy

>

>

> Last Updated: 2005-04-29 15:07:49 -0400 (Reuters Health)

>

> NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who feel less sexy after a

> hysterectomy

> may get a boost from a seemingly unlikely source -- testosterone, new

> research reports.

>

> U.S. investigators found that women who reported a loss of their

> libido

> after surgeons removed their uterus and ovaries tended to show

> improvements

> after using a testosterone patch for 24 weeks. For instance, half of

> 266

> patch users said they had one extra satisfying sexual encounter every

> 2.5

> weeks.

>

> In contrast, 266 women who received a placebo, or inactive, patch,

> had only

> one extra satisfying encounter every 5.5 weeks.

>

> Patch users also reported less personal distress, the authors note in

> the

> journal Obstetrics & Gynecology.

>

> Women who tried the testosterone patch were equally likely to report

> side

> effects as women who used a placebo patch. However,

> testosterone-takers

> reported more side effects related to male hormones, such as acne and

> voice

> deepening.

>

> The study was funded by Proctor & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, which is

> developing a female testosterone patch called Intrinsa, designed to

> spark

> women's sexual appetite.

>

> Previous research has shown that women's sexual health is influenced

> by

> testosterone, and a loss of testosterone increases the risk of a loss

> of

> libido.

>

> The ovaries produce a significant amount of testosterone, lead author

> Dr.

> E. Buster of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, and his

> colleagues

> note. Consequently, studies show that after women's ovaries are

> removed, up

> to 50 percent report a decrease in libido.

>

> As part of the current study, the women, who had reduced sexual

> desire after

> hysterectomy and removal of the ovaries were randomly assigned to use

> a

> testosterone or placebo patch twice per week for 24 weeks. Women also

> kept a

> sexual activity log, in which they recorded the quality and quantity

> of

> sexual encounters.

>

> In addition to more satisfying sexual encounters, women who received

> testosterone showed more improvements in desire, arousal, pleasure,

> orgasms,

> responsiveness, and self-image than those who received placebo.

>

> In an accompanying editorial, Dr. S. Guzick points out that not

> all

> studies have shown that lower testosterone levels have a negative

> effect on

> libido. He also questions if an increase in satisfying sexual

> experience of

> 1.5 episodes over 4 weeks is " clinically significant. "

>

> " I would argue for approaching the testosterone patch like any other

> medication that has potential benefits and risks for a given patient,

> assessing the risk/benefit ratio in each case, " he writes.

>

> SOURCE: Obstetrics & Gynecology, May 2005.

>

>

>

>

> Not an MD

>

> I'll tell you where to go!

>

> Mayo Clinic in Rochester

> http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester

>

> s Hopkins Medicine

> http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org

>

>

>

>