Hello All! I've posted this in the Newbie Forum, but I thought this would be an excellent place as well.
I'm in my 20's, and I've just been recently diagnosed with PCOS based on bloodwork, and clinical symptoms. It's something I've suspected for a long time, but it took an astute doctor, because I'm relatively thin, and not the sterotypical picture.
I have not been on any birth control pills or hormones for the past 4 years. During that time, my libido has gone to crap, despite having a wonderful loving husband. I don't feel that my lack of desire has anything to do with our relationship.
I thought that typically, the excess of testosterone that PCOS women's ovaries produced would increase libido if anything. Now, I've just begun a regimine of birth control pills to help combat the other PCOS symptoms, but I've read here that a lot of women's libido decreases with bcp. I'm thinking to myself, how could mine get any worse!
Does anyone have some insight, or suggestions on the libido front. It bothers me a lot, and when I talked to my gynecologist, she said there wasn't much she could do because there are so many causes of low libido. Gah!
I dont have a solution, but i do share the same problem. I have absolutly no libido or sex drive. I can go for weeks without even thinking about it. I am needing a solution too.
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I thought that typically, the excess of testosterone that PCOS women's ovaries produced would increase libido if anything.
Yes, that's true. But it's a question of hormonal balance and maybe your balance is not heavily in favor of testosterone. Maybe your levels of free testosterone are high but your testosterone levels are normal. Perphaps your brain was not all that masculinized anyway -- high libido is a masculine, rather than a feminine characteristic. Are your ring fingers longer than your index fingers or is it the other way round? Longer ring fingers would suggest a greater probability of a high libido.
Are your ring fingers longer than your index fingers or is it the other way round? Longer ring fingers would suggest a greater probability of a high libido.
Wow, you learn something new everyday lol!
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I used to have a high sex drive but lately I just haven't been all that into it. It just seems like too much work. My husband and I even sometimes joke about whether he wants my participation or just my cooperation. It really makes no sense to me because we get started, I can be even more demanding then him ..... but most of the time I don't want to get started ............
Another Libido Question.... 
I would love a solution, b/c I have the same problem... virtually no libdo. 
