Discussion on the topic of libido

Posted by gravity3 @gravity3, Jun 11, 2024

I am interested in how others are dealing with diminished or non existent libido.

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My testosterone is finally returning after prostate cancer treatment and for the past couple months I've been like a horny teenager but I'm imagining this will settle back down. I'm kind of an edge case (no pun intended) because I lost my virginity very young (at 12 to a 13 year-old) and have had sex at least once a week throughout my entire life (in my 60s now) which made prostate cancer treatment extremely difficult because, after four months, I lost the ability to have orgasms (it's back now) but I've also had to come to terms with no longer ever being able to ejaculate again (orgasms will always be "dry") and probably needing at least low dose Viagra forever going forward. I initially thought these things wouldn't be that big a deal but they have bothered me psychologically A LOT more than I thought they would. I plan to have sex until the day I die and can't imagine ever living without it.

However, I always say that "at a certain age, everyone becomes bisexual--if we want sex we pretty much are going to have to buy it" 😃

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@gravity3

How old are each of you? Do you have a therapist or sex therapist who can guide you through this?

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72 and 74.

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@kisu

My husband is not motivated to have sex either and refuses to take Viagra or anything else. He is also taking blood pressure pills. I have discussed with him about other ways to have sex that don't involve penetration but he is not interested.
To answer your question "Any ideas?"
I have always pleasured myself with orgasms except in the last 5 months. Coincidently Testosterone was added to my hrt and I was able to orgasm again. I also added a vasodilator cream and it made it even better. I don't know if my problem is something you experience but I would tell you to enjoy yourself without him even if he does not want to participate.

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That’s basically been my solution, too. 🤭

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@scottbeammeup

My testosterone is finally returning after prostate cancer treatment and for the past couple months I've been like a horny teenager but I'm imagining this will settle back down. I'm kind of an edge case (no pun intended) because I lost my virginity very young (at 12 to a 13 year-old) and have had sex at least once a week throughout my entire life (in my 60s now) which made prostate cancer treatment extremely difficult because, after four months, I lost the ability to have orgasms (it's back now) but I've also had to come to terms with no longer ever being able to ejaculate again (orgasms will always be "dry") and probably needing at least low dose Viagra forever going forward. I initially thought these things wouldn't be that big a deal but they have bothered me psychologically A LOT more than I thought they would. I plan to have sex until the day I die and can't imagine ever living without it.

However, I always say that "at a certain age, everyone becomes bisexual--if we want sex we pretty much are going to have to buy it" 😃

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I had an older friend, years ago, he's long since "departed", who said that at one point in his life, he was "trysexual" - if it was sexual, he'd try it. 😆

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