Menopause Talks

[madman]

Strategies for Putting the Va Back Into Your Voom — Dealing With Vaginal Dryness, Painful Sex, or Decreased Libido in Perimenopause and Menopause.

Is your libido so low, sex so painful, or orgasms so rare that you often think: “not any night, honey!”

Rest assured you are not alone. In this Menopause Talk, Dr. Rachel Rubin and Dr. Maria Uloko will talk with us unabashedly about what is going on in our bodies, and what can be done to address the sexual symptoms of menopause that can cause us both physical and emotional pain. As urologists and sexual medicine specialists, Drs. Rubin and Uloko advise their patients daily on effective ways to navigate these challenges. They will walk us through real-life clinical vignettes, discuss treatments they recommend, and answer our many questions.

 

[Deleted member 43589]

I guess this is an individual thing. My wife is almost 60, post-menopausal for years and not having any of these issues. Of course using testosterone for much of her life has certainly helped avoid this.

 

[Cataceous]

I guess this is an individual thing. My wife is almost 60, post-menopausal for years and not having any of these issues. Of course using testosterone for much of her life has certainly helped avoid this.

If you don't mind sharing: What is her protocol? Has it changed over time? No estrogen or progesterone? Is this overseen by a local doctor?

 

[Deleted member 43589]

Honestly my wife would choke a doctor that even suggested she take estrogen or progesterone. My wife would blow up like a fat balloon. All she takes is a 15mg of testosterone base/day occasionally mixed with anavar. The base is mixed with a very small amount of Benzyl alcohol to dissolve it completely and then a 2-3 drops of DMSO and rubbed into the skin. Yes, in the past she use quite a bit more testosterone combine with either anavar, primabolin or occasionally turinabol. She would also add very low dose halotestine or tren A the last few week before a show. My wife is a former heavy weight national champion bodybuilder and a former IFBB pro. She retired in 2005 but still lifts weight 3-4 times a week. Her bodybuilding cycles were over seen by a state sponsored team doctor. She tried a few endocrinologists here since immigrating to the USA and these guys were total idiots. She refuses to go to any of these bio-identical hormone replacement clinics. So it is very hard to find a doctor who will deal with this so it is self monitored with blood testing.

My wife's period stopped while she was competing mostly because she maintained a very low body fat percentage. Once she stopped competing she was old enough to have menopause. The only thing she experienced was hot flashes which has long since stopped with the use of testosterone. Last time she checked, her blood estrogen and progesterone levels were in the low normal range. Doctors here immediately want to prescribe estrogen/progesterone plus a statin. When you lipids are normal you really have to wonder why you need a statin.

 

[Cataceous]

What is her serum testosterone like? I have this impression that women naturally make about 0.5 mg daily, so I'm curious if her levels are above average.

 

[Deleted member 43589]

Can't remember the exact number but yes it was slightly high. This dose is probably higher than most women would ever want to go. 5-10mg is probably the best range. I tried to get her going on IM injections but she hates all the shots now. Even the sub-q thing causes her to get knots under the skin for weeks. We tried the transdermal creams and those were horrible so this method seems to be the best.