RE: NO Sex Drive

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Hi ,

Yup, I do remember quite a few women on Ilena's group complaining about lack of sex drive (SEX--WHAT is THAT?) I think our hormones get messed up and things go haywire--well, we all know that much. But I don't know why the tests would come out normal, other than it is the same old story. All our tests seem to be normal while our world is crashing around us.

Estrogen dominance in the body will diminish the sex drive, and estrogen dominance is more of a ratio issue of hormones to each other, rather than a finite number that you would get on a blood test. I don't know--maybe I am wrong there.

Dr. Kolb has said that silicone is estrogenic in nature, and I remember in the book "Torn Illusions" Pamela Stott Kendall had some comments to make about this. In fact, here it is, from page 160:

"The ability of silicone to both absorb and store the female hormones may also be evidenced in my own history of silicone reactions. Without having ever exhibited menopausal symptoms or taken estrogen replacement therapy, I was still experiencing an abnormal elevation of estrogen levels 5 years after the removal of my ovaries. Just as odd, my serum testing showed elevated FSH levels and an undetectable progesterone level, indicating a total lack of ovarian function. (These tests are used as a standard measure of ovarian function in women.)

"Dr. Finegold then discussed my curious hormonal situation with Dr. Norman of Hopkins School of Medicine. Dr. was the first physician to attribute my abnormal estrogen levels to the silicone/hormonal absorption phenomenon. Although the adrenal gland may, in some instances, produce small amounts of estrogen, even my gynecologist considered my estrogen levels too high for too long a period to be explained by anything other than silicone's storage of estrogen previously produced by my ovaries before their removal.

"Dr. Pierre Blais, with whom Dr. Finegold next conferred, agreed with this explanation and predicted that my silicone-stored hormonal surplus would eventually be depleted. He was correct."

So, anyway, , I don't know if this helps or not, but I do hope that your marriage will survive this hardship, and maybe if you and your husband can both put this in perspective as regards your implant situation, you can approach it with a little more understanding, compassion, and hope that it isn't forever. There is help. Try some of these other therapies, with the DHEA, pregnenolone, progesterone, or estriol cream, and let us know if they help at all. I hope they do!

Hugs,

Patty

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Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 6:31 PM

Subject: NO Sex Drive

Hi there,

Since you guys brought the subject up...is NO sex drive a common complaint with breast implant problems? I have none-have not for many years but thought it was just me. It is about to cost me my marriage. Is this a breast implant problem? My hormones have been tested and they are fine. Dr. Kolb?

Thanks,