Hi! I am a 66 year old female. I had a stage 2 cancer lumpectomy in April followed by radiation. I am doing great. I had been taking Estratest for quite a few years with estrogen before that (total of about 16 years or more) I had a hysterectomy about 16 years ago. The Estratest allowed me to have some libido - I am happily married for 44 years. Since the surgery in April, I have literally no sex drive or sexual feeling. I feel absolutely great EXCEPT for that. The only thing that brings tears is this fact. Dr. Dean suggested on the radio yesterday in a short message that most women 46-64 age range are not completely satisfied with their sexual life yet they do nothing about it because they are O.K. with this. This is such a personal issue I can't talk about this to anyone except my husband. I do feel that there are LOTS of women out there in the same boat that I am in and no one knows what to do about it. I have had a gynecologist tell me that I'm just bored with being married so long, an internist tell me to go have a glass of wine, and an oncologist tell me that there is nothing that can be done because they don't want me to even think about taking some testosterone.
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Q: A breast cancer survivor, I am not taking estrogen (Estratest) any longer - how to get libido back!
You might be a candidate for small doses of testosterone but you also have to really it does have some negative side effects. You don't mention where you live, but there are doctors (typically Gynecologists) specializing in these sexual complaints so I would research you local large university medical center to see if any are practicing close by. In Chicago, the Drs Berman and Berman have a center where they specifically work with women with these complaints.
You might also try using a vibrator to see if you can stimulate orgasms which might help to renew some of your libido and interest.
Congratulations on successful treatment for the cancer and good luck.
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