lowered libido following hysterectomy

May 4, 2002

In a message dated 5/3/02 2:49:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

lori_wood writes:

> I wonder if any of you know anything about the effect of surgery upon

> the libido? I am currently treating a lady (with acupuncture)who has

> lost her sex drive following the removal of her ovaries. The reason

> for the hysterectomy was endometriosis

This is one of my personal big ones. Endometriosis is well treated with

Oriental Medicine. There was a women here who still had the endo after

surgery and it was only cleared after Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine. It

really gets me and I have just written a letter to Oprah about this and only

having Western Dr.'s on when addressing this, infertility and menopause.

Anyway I am wondering if you mean that they took her ovaries with her uterus.

I think you much. I would have her do a saliva test for hormones which is

available through Great Smokies Lab. in the eastern U.S and there are other

Labs in the West. assuming you are in this country. Once you determine her

levals it will take less guess work to reestablish her balance. It seems

likely that she had a lot of hormones still being produced by her ovaries.

Also the adrenals do this too! I don't think you said how old she is. She

will need rebuilding with acupuncture and herbs and it may take a while.

Hysterectomy's often have serious emotional fallout that takes some time to

see. Also I have found that people with symptoms after are usually defienct

before and still need that to be taken care of. Perhaps the endometrosis was

supported by yin fire from defiency and all of that still needs handling.

Keep up the good work and if you give tongue and pulse and other info perhaps

such as a longer history perhaps I can be more helpful. Hope this helps,

Love, Bobbi

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