What is Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome PCOS
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS, also known clinically as Stein-Leventhal syndrome), is an endocrine disorder that affects 5-10% of women. It occurs amongst all races and nationali...
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I was wondering if anyone is having any problems with there um...sex drive? since being diagnosed with PCOS i have had ALOT of the symptoms such as hair growth mostly on my back and stomach. skin tags, a 120lb weight gain on top of the 200 lbs. i already weighed while on a diet and exercise plan might i ad. My monthly friend must realy be my friend b/c it doesnt show up since i went off birth control because my Blood pressure was sky high.but on top of all that i dont realy have the desire to have sex anymore.Is this happening/happened to anyone else? and is there a fix? im going to give metformin another shot i quit taking it a while ago b/c it made me incredibly tired but i got the dosage up'd and am going to try again...will that make a diffrence?
Posted on 07/05/09, 05:07 am |
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Usually I have a crazy sex drive and I imagine that I think about it as much as a guy would. I think with the PCOS it's the increased testosterone. I've been on birth control for 3 months now and yeah my sex drive lately is pretty low or maybe it's just more normal and I see it as low.
Hopefully it comes back but instead of waiting I found this natural herb that is supposed to boost sex drive,energy levels, and supposed to help naturally balance hormones. It's called maca root and it's a radish like plant grown in Peru. They have festivals in Peru where they add it to like everything then the whole town is just happy and horny lol so I figured it was worth a try. If anyone is curious I'll be happy to report my progress one way or the other when I start taking it. 
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Amanda, metformin helps balance out your hormone levels. As you know, women with pcos have more testosterone than normal women which creates the high sex drive. With the metformin starting to normalize your hormones, you testosterone levels may be decreasing and estrogen increasing which would result in the loss of your sex drive. I know I am putting my 2 cents in late, but just thought I'd add that this is not unusual according to my doc.
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Well thanks everyone im glad im not alone!!
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