HRT and Low libido

This is the topic that first braught me here to this forum,I've been doing some research on the effect of Estrogen and it's effect on one's libido, especially from the M-F Ts perspective.

What do you think ?

yep, it does effect one's libido.. i noticed when i took anti-androgen(androdur) i have this problem, but when i swap to spironolactone less effects..

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Yeap, it decreases, in my case, my libido. But that was one of the side effects that I expected. To me it's not a problem.

Love Alina

I have found that anti-androgens have a much larger effect on decreasing libido than estrogen.

I agree. The libido dropped off rapidly for me with estrogen, finestra and spirolactone. When I cut my dosages, the libido picks up. Increase them, and the libido drops off. I expected this. It's textbook hormone therapy results.
Hugs,
Janine

Does it concern you that your desire for, and pleasurable experience of sex fades? I enjoy sex very much indeed, and I couldn't imagine life without sexual congress, I can masturbate to orgasm, and very pleasurable it is too, but intimacy between two people surpasses that.
I made contact with a TG girl who wanted love, who wanted a man in her life, but didn't want sex, so how was she expecting to find someone who might be happy with that situation. There are men out there who are asexual, or have lost their libido for medical reasons, but if you want a fit young man you'd better be able to meet his sexual demands.

There is nothing wrong with having a healthy sexual appetite, and I dislike being demonised for expecting a sexual relationship as part of a long term, loving relationship, and I wouldn't enter into a relationship that left me sexually frustrated. I'm incredibly aroused in the company of someone I love, and to lie next to someone all night, every night and NOT satisfy my sexual desires would result in great strain on the relationship.

I'd be interested to know the thoughts of both TG and male suitors on this matter.

Pete

Pete, et al.:

Sex drive may drop off, but arousal can be induced regardless. I suspect that finding the exact mix of the cocktail (sic) of hormones, testosterone inhibitors, and spirolactone for each transitioner is necessary to get the balance.

Once the testicles are gone, obviously the testosterone blockers can be sharply reduced or eliminated (check with your doctor, of course). I suspect that this would bring some libido back (but I don't know personally yet).

Intimacy is ideally accompanied by sex... Most of us have an alarmingly powerful need to transition to fix our gender identity. This drive transcends the desire for intimate sexual relations, and even maintaining relationships with family and supposed friends. Some of us are/will be capable of normal female sexual responses and arousal, and others will be at the other end of the scale. It's the same for gg's. Some want it, some don't; some all the time (I'm exaggerating), some never. It sounds like the woman you met is at the very low libido end of the scale.

I feel strongly that sex is important in couple relationships; it's hard to imagine establishing a long-term relationship without any desire for sex. A healthy sexual appetite is wonderful.

Polls show (I don't have data at my fingertips, I'm just remembering from news reports) that the great majority of us are lesbians once we transition. I'm not there yet, so I can't speak from experience. But, speaking for myself, when I do transition, I will have taken care of my gender identity issues (OK - at least a set of major steps in doing so), but not my sexual preference issues. Those will evolve over time as they do with nontrans people. When a straight 40 year old person wakes up one morning and realizes, "Hey, I'm gay now!" (a popular movie topic some time ago), it doesn't just happen overnight. But recognizing it may seem happen quickly, nevertheless.

Anyways, that's my $5 worth of comment and a good place to stop!

Hugs,
Janine

I do know one thing that is guaranteed to kill libido in gg's, it's called marriage!

OK, joking aside, I do know a lady (gg) who has a high sex drive, and she is bisexual, she claims to be polymorous too, so it isn't just men who like sex a lot. Unfortunately I always seem to attract the women who use sex to snare their man, then switch off once a permanent relationship has been established.

As much as I yearn fro a loving relationship, I can't ignore my sex drive, and any attempt to do so would end in disaster, and that wouldn't be good for me or my partner.

Pete (The realist)

Pete, et al.:
I almost added that first line, too.
Janine (somewhat of a realist!)