Quote: I'm just curious why you would contemplate hormonal roulette when it doesn't sound to me like there is anything wrong with you.
I have Reichman's book referenced in the article you listed.
Quote from article: "Reichman is a gynecologist who practices at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Her best-selling book I’m Not in the Mood addresses sex problems among women.
“I don’t think anybody really believed that a blood test alone could predict libido,” she tells WebMD. “All kinds of things can and do contribute to the problem, including medications, relationship issues, and stress. You can’t just look at one thing and say, ‘Ah ha, we’ve found it.’”" End Quote:
She references medications, relationship issues and stress as things that contribute to the problem. I'm not on any meds, I appear to be in excellent health, I've never had any significant health issues, our relation is in a good place, I do still deal with stress however the level of stress is magnitudes lighter than it used to be.
I'm not chasing testosterone alone. I am now fully into menopause and I don't intend to become one of the (what I call) shriveled ladies who end up with no muscle, collapsed spinal vertebrae, and holes in their hip bones. I am also beginning to encounter an increasing inability to climax - buildup is great but then I can't make it over the hump.
Reichman's book (which I can't put my hands on right now) dealt with her own ability to climax. And although a physician herself, she encountered the prejudice the medical community in general tends to exhibit when dealing with women's sexual issues.
I am frankly appalled at the quality of health care for women. I have discovered that although we can and do respond to medications differently, we are treated as "mini-men". Health care for women is primarily geared toward pregnancy and fertility issues. But it becomes a morass of ignorance when a woman is dealing with anything outside the box. A woman over the age of 30 who encounters any difficulty with her periods and/or associated symptoms will be advised early in the game that she needs an hysterectomy. And forget dealing with women entering and into menopause. There is no sense of "we'll work with you on this and see if we can find a solution" there is *very* much a sense of - "GEEEZZ! You're an old lady, your vagina is supposed to dry up and get thinner. Deal with it! You want orgasms at your age?".
Can you tell I'm a bit miffed at the medical community?
