Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (low libido)
Empowering or Risky? Testosterone Therapy in Wom…
The way we teach the biology of hormones is confusing. From an early age, kids are told that testosterone is a male hormone whereas estrogen is a female hormone. Young men have sometimes been accused …
Sexual Side Effects Are Common But Rarely Mentio…
Prescribers know that they are supposed to inform patients about common side effects and potentially serious adverse reactions. When this is done correctly and the patient decides to take the medicine…
How Testosterone Cream Could Revive Libido
Most people associate menopause with hot flashes. Fair enough, but millions of women going through this change of life complain of a drop in sex drive. Is there any way to restore libido after menopau…
Testosterone Enhances Libido and Improves Female…
How well does testosterone work to increase women's sex drive? Many people assume that androgens like testosterone are purely male hormones. Wrong! Women actually make more androgen than estrogen (Fer…
FDA Approved New Drug to Increase Sexual Desire
A lot of medications can interfere with libido, but relatively few increase sexual desire, especially in women. Four years ago (on August 18, 2015), the Food and Drug Administration approved a pill ca…
Will Extra Testosterone Help or Hurt the Heart?
The FDA has warned men that taking extra testosterone may increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes, but a new study of 755 men showed that those on testosterone were actually less prone to heart…
Is Flibanserin, the Female Sex Pill, A Big Fizzl…
An article published in JAMA Internal Medicine this week reports that the new female libido-enhancing drug flibanserin (Addyi) led to "one-half of an additional sexually satisfying encounter per month…
What Are the Pros and Cons of Testosterone Thera…
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been one of the most controversial and contentious treatments in medicine for decades. Now, TRT (testosterone replacement therapy) is following a similar trajecto…
Is There Help for Lasting Sexual Side Effects?
Q. Now that I'm nearing divorce court (in large part due to sexual difficulties), I was dismayed by the response to a person inquiring about finasteride (Proscar). I have every single side effect in y…
X-Rated Movies Won’t Reverse Sexual Side E…
Q. Is it normal for a 54-year-old man to start watching porno? Over the last year or so my husband has had some trouble getting and holding an erection. This has led to a serious marital conflict. He …
Libido Imbalance Threatens Marriage
Q. My husband has a very low sex drive and little or no desire for any physical contact. In contrast, I have an extremely high sex drive and touch is important to me. It is killing me to not have thes…
Can DHEA Turbo-Charge Your Sex Life?
As we get older, we may find it more difficult to stay sexually active. Could the over-the-counter supplement DHEA be the answer to turbo-charge your sex life? Can a Supplement Turbo-Charge Your Sex L…
Drug Fails to Boost Female Libido
A medication that supposed to boost women's libido has flamed out. Flibanserin was hyped as the female Viagra because it was expected to improve sexual arousal. Researchers initially thought this comp…
What Women Can Do for Sexual Dissatisfaction
Dr. Anita Clayton is one of the country's leading experts on female sexuality. We talked with her recently about hypoactive sexual desire disorder, or low libido. She discussed the use of bupropion an…
Bupropion Helpful Against Low Sex Drive
Women with low libido may find that it contributes to relationship problems. There is new data to suggest that one particular antidepressant might help improve hypoactive sexual desire disorder. While…
Testosterone To Boost Libido In Women?
Q. What do you know about compounded testosterone cream? I am a 64-year-old woman with a very low libido. A friend of a friend uses this cream before sex, applying it to the inner thighs. She has grea…
Solutions For Low Sex Drive In Menopausal Women
Q. Is there a solution for menopausal women who have lost their desire for sex? I am 54 and have talked to my OB/GYN about this. Over-the-counter DHEA prohormone tablets were suggested, but they didn'…
Lipitor May Lower Libido
Q. What can I do about a flagging libido? I'm 66 years old and in very good health, with no bad habits. My only medication is Lipitor to lower cholesterol. My much younger wife and I used to have a vi…
Does Phentermine Lower Libido?
Q. I am a 35-year-old woman who lives a very active and busy life. I work three jobs and have a family with three teenage boys. The problem is that within the last two years my sexual drive has dwindl…