Low Sex Drive - the Male Side

[Guest guest]

Hey gang...I've read some of the posts about low sex drive. All seem

to be from women. How about some guys with a low sex drive after WLS?

Am I alone here?

BobA

[Guest guest]

Absolutely not! It just went away. Testosterone tested " normal " but you

know how those charts read.....normal from 10-700 (exxageration)

I just started an anti-aging program and chucked absolutely everything from

it except for melatonin and testosterone cream. (Even the dog loves it!

She licks it off my arm if I'm not careful!)

You may register as normal, but there is obviously some big

hormonal/chemical stuff associated with weight loss and aging. I've been on

it since April 16 and really enjoy feeling frisky and alive again. Also,

testosterone has been shown to reduce osteoporosis in men, increase energy,

libido, lower blood pressure, increase muscle and reduce fat. It's pros and

cons are very well known. It's not fringe medicine like Human Growth

Hormone. And if you get it compounded at a pharmacy, it's only about $25

per month. The cost of just a few lap dances..... :-)

If you search on yahoo for testosterone replacement, you'll find a number of

articles. I'd try a urologist, or an anti-aging doc. The urologist is

going to be much cheaper and they've heard everything about men's health and

sexuality.

in Austin

RNY April 1998

Low Sex Drive - the Male Side

> Hey gang...I've read some of the posts about low sex drive. All seem

> to be from women. How about some guys with a low sex drive after WLS?

> Am I alone here?

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> BobA

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[Guest guest]

I agree with no matter what your testosterone

level in blood tests it is worth giving

supplementation a try. Especially if you are over 40.

What a normal reading is for a 50 year old man will

be significantly lower than a normal reading for a 25

year old man and this is where testosterone advocates

make their argument. Get your levels up to that 25

year old level and your will feel younger, be leaner

and have a higher sex drive. Or so the theory goes.

Also, as says there are tons of products and

websites devoted to this topic. Body builders have

long been advocates of testosterone supplementation to

achieve lean muscle mass. I take DHEA and I buy it at

COSTCO and take 100mg a day in two 50 mg doses

(morning and evening). Does it work?????

Well, I am 52 and my girlfriend is a 26 year old

Argentine graduate student (stop rolling your eyes

ladies). She is absolutely beautiful and in great

shape. She is very bright and a sweetheart. I know

I am a pretty easy going guy and very good to

her...but lets face it at that age and looking like

she does...she would not stay around if I could not

get the job done..so to speak. Sooo...pass the DHEA.

And to state the obvious...there is nothing like a

beautiful young woman to get the ol sex drive into

overdrive.

The bottom line is without WLS I would not be in this

position. I would likely be dead by now. So...I

count my blessing and take every day as a gift. But

anything you can do to make life better..in my

mind..it is worth the shot.

Good luck and peace.

Bill from CT

RNY 12.1.97

--- Bandas dbandas@...> wrote:

> Absolutely not! It just went away. Testosterone

> tested " normal " but you

> know how those charts read.....normal from 10-700

> (exxageration)

>

> I just started an anti-aging program and chucked

> absolutely everything from

> it except for melatonin and testosterone cream.

> (Even the dog loves it!

> She licks it off my arm if I'm not careful!)

>

> You may register as normal, but there is obviously

> some big

> hormonal/chemical stuff associated with weight loss

> and aging. I've been on

> it since April 16 and really enjoy feeling frisky

> and alive again. Also,

> testosterone has been shown to reduce osteoporosis

> in men, increase energy,

> libido, lower blood pressure, increase muscle and

> reduce fat. It's pros and

> cons are very well known. It's not fringe medicine

> like Human Growth

> Hormone. And if you get it compounded at a

> pharmacy, it's only about $25

> per month. The cost of just a few lap dances.....

> :-)

>

> If you search on yahoo for testosterone replacement,

> you'll find a number of

> articles. I'd try a urologist, or an anti-aging

> doc. The urologist is

> going to be much cheaper and they've heard

> everything about men's health and

> sexuality.

>

> in Austin

> RNY April 1998

> Low Sex Drive - the Male

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> > Hey gang...I've read some of the posts about low

> sex drive. All seem

> > to be from women. How about some guys with a low

> sex drive after WLS?

> > Am I alone here?

> >

> > BobA

> >

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> > Homepage:

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

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> > Unsubscribe:

> mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

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[Guest guest]

My doctor has prescribed testosterone shots, but I haven't taken them yet

because I keep hearing about psychological changes they induce -- but maybe

that's an unfounded fear...

My situation is compounded by the fact that I'm on Prozac and my wife's on a

beta blocker so both of us have impaired sex drives. And now when I could

probably have sex -- life is full of ironies.

I don't think we've had sex in two or 3 years...oy!

However, a 26-year-old girlfriend -- May have to revisit the idea of

DHEA....

/john

Low Sex Drive - the Male

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> > > Hey gang...I've read some of the posts about low

> > sex drive. All seem

> > > to be from women. How about some guys with a low

> > sex drive after WLS?

> > > Am I alone here?

> > >

> > > BobA

> > >

> > >

> > > Homepage:

> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

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> > > Unsubscribe:

> > mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

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[Guest guest]

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Aggression is one of the side effects. The first time I tried it, I went

postal with the cable service provider in my area. It was the fourth trip

and they were late. I later found after getting off the stuff that I could

go postal with those people because they were so incompetent.

It has taken 2 weeks for everything to " settle out " for me. At first, there

was facial flushing, a little too much impatience. Now I really feel

better. And I've discovered that a little " aggression " in the best sense of

the word is okay. The difference between saying hello to someone attractive

and casting my eyes down. (Big ole geisha girl sissy!) The difference

between striking up a bit of a conversation with attendants in stores.

It may be a little more intense with shots, which are supposedly the best

delivery system because of the ability to control the dose. I think it is a

stronger at first, then wears away a little as the week does. Who knows

what absorbs through my skin and what the dog is licking off...............

in Austin

RNY April 1998

Low Sex Drive - the Male

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> > > > Hey gang...I've read some of the posts about low

> > > sex drive. All seem

> > > > to be from women. How about some guys with a low

> > > sex drive after WLS?

> > > > Am I alone here?

> > > >

> > > > BobA

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> > > >

> > > > Homepage:

> > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG

> > > >

> > > > Unsubscribe:

> > > mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe

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> > > >

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[Guest guest]

Umm one note of caution guys...if you are over 40, especially...get a good

prostate exam..and I mean a good one with a DRE and PSA blood level before

launching into any hormone treatments. I know...moan, groan...but it is a

known fact that testosterone can cause any latent cancers to thrive...so

please, beware. I just consulted with my " in house " expert on this...and he

said I'm correct. Wishing you all good health!

Regards~

Jacque

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> If you search on yahoo for testosterone replacement, you'll find a number of

> articles. I'd try a urologist, or an anti-aging doc. The urologist is

> going to be much cheaper and they've heard everything about men's health and

>

[Guest guest]

I think " DRE " is a little overly-technical for this group. I commonly refer

to it as a " finger wave. "

Joking aside, it's all very true and should be monitored closely.

Thanks,

in Austin

RNY April 1998

Re: Low Sex Drive - the Male Side

> Umm one note of caution guys...if you are over 40, especially...get a good

> prostate exam..and I mean a good one with a DRE and PSA blood level before

> launching into any hormone treatments. I know...moan, groan

[Guest guest]

If your doc is just " waving " at it on his way by...chances are you haven't

had what my " in house expert " calls a " REAL DRE!! " Either that, or my " IHE "

is quite a whiner...LOL!

Regards~

Jacque

> I think " DRE " is a little overly-technical for this group. I commonly refer

> to it as a " finger wave. "

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[Guest guest]

what I've never been able to figure out is -- on whom do they teach that

test? Do they have some poor guy bent over the table and a crowd of 15

medical students comes in with their instructor? Plus, you have to learn

what a good prostate feels like, and what a bad prostate feels like -- so

now we're up to two poor guys bent over the table.

I'll have to ask my PCP...but he's the only one I'll let in the room! I

think I'm at a teaching hospital!!

/john

Re: Low Sex Drive - the Male Side

> If your doc is just " waving " at it on his way by...chances are you haven't

> had what my " in house expert " calls a " REAL DRE!! " Either that, or my

" IHE "

> is quite a whiner...LOL!

>

> Regards~

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> Jacque

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> > I think " DRE " is a little overly-technical for this group. I commonly

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