Hormone Therapy & Sex Drive
Can Hormone Replacement Therapy Increase Sex Drive?
Male Hormone Replacement
Men whose sex drive or sexual performance decreases with age may want to have their hormone levels checked. A simple blood test can determine the total and bioavailable testosterone in a man's system. If a man is getting older and finds that his sex drive is not what it used to be, hormone replacement therapy with testosterone and human growth hormone can replenish hormones naturally depleted with age.
Men often see an adverse change in libido, soft erections or inability to have or maintain an erection (erectyle dysfunction). Doctors are discovering that bio-identical testosterone hormone replacement therapy (TRT) can be very effective if a man's hormone levels turn out to be lower than the normal testosterone range for their age. Although men's hormone levels don't drop with as quickly with age as do women's, most men do experience a steady gradual change. Low testosterone levels can affect energy and stamina, muscle mass and body fat, mood, cardio, barin and bone health, sex drive and sexual function.
Female Hormone Replacement
Many women need menopausal and post menopausal therapy for sexual disfunction or discomfort. The use of hormones including testosterone can help women who are experiencing loss of libido, vaginal dryness or discomfort. Some hormone specialists will suggest estrogen replacement and or progesterone replacment as a good fit for menopausal women who feel their sex drive waning. Bio-identical hormone replacment is strongly suggested as a major study conducted in 2002 linked animal-derived hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with increased rates of heart attack, breast cancer, and stroke. Doctors are now much more open to prescribing Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement BHRT as bioidenticals can be much safer and effective.
Some estrogen and progesterone cream applications may be suitable for women with low libidos and some women see improvement after using testosterone and even an estrogen ring which is inserted vaginally and left in place for a three month period of time. Bio-identical hormone therapy helps stimulate desire, alleviate vaginal dryness, restore sensitivity and elasticity to the vagina.
For more info on HRT, Low Sex Drive and Healthy Aging, contact the hormone treatment specialists at The Anti-Aging Group 1-800-325-1325
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