How to deal with sexual urges

[Preety_India]

3 minutes ago, Michael569 said:

Just curious, have you ever had any of your hormones tested? Adrenal fatigue is being thrown around a lot by naturopaths but I am becoming more and more sceptical of this being a real thing. It is possible to get your cortisol tested as well as your sex hormones. Best test for testosterone is serum (blood) and best test for cortisol is salivary - taken in several doses (usually up to 6 samples a day). 

Do you mean osteopenia? Have you had a dexa scan to confirm you are losing bone density? Are you dealing with it or treating it with any way? 

Sorry for invasive comments and please feel free to ignore me but if any of these are the case, there are treatments (medical or non-medical) and ideally it is best caught while you are young, the older we get generally, the more difficult it is to deal with our health problems 

@RobertZ tagged accidentally.

I don't think these tests and scans are available in my country. But my doctor many years ago had suggested that I might be having adrenal problems (something that my father suffered as well ) on the basis of my blood reports.

The bone density thing is my conjectures because I suffer weakness in bones/joints. Mood swings are present which are severe during pms.

I looked up online regarding low testosterone and saw that many of the symptoms kinda match.

Also I show the following symptoms of high estrogen.

-swelling and tenderness in your breasts.

-irregular menstrual periods.

-increased symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS)

-mood swings.

 

So I think there is an estrogen testosterone imbalance and this could be due to adrenals.

Again this is just my conjecture.

 

[Preety_India]

25 minutes ago, Michael569 said:

I am sure DEXA scan is available in India. It is a fairly standard medical test used for people with bone issues. I think it would be worth your time getting this done to confirm. If your Z-score is fine, at least you know that it is something else

Some blood work done by endocrinologists would reveal any potential deficiencies or excesses. I think it is best to test rather than guessing with Dr Google. Oestrogen dominance can be quite common in women but there are ways to deal with it, test should be the first otherwise it is easy to fall pretty to stage purple medicines and remedies. Get a test and once this is confirmed then you could decide the next steps. But at least you will have something clear on the paper. 

In women, your sex hormones are made in ovaries and so any deficiency or excess would be due to the hormonal loop between hypothalamus -pituitary-ovaries (HPO axis). Again, this can be tested. The hormones usually tested are called: GnRH, LH, FSH, Oestradiol, Testosterone, Dihydrotestosterone, Progesterone and sometimes they also test SHBG (sex hormone binding globulin). Maybe you can ask doctor via email if they would be willing to run your hormonal panel and DEXA for bone density? I would also add to that a test called Full Blood Count + Iron + Vitamin D. 

I think that would be a good start and would give you some base of what to do next. 

And if you get results and don't want to take any drugs you can always post it here and maybe we can help with some directions. 

Good luck!!

This would be a huge investment for me. I have done plenty of blood tests before.

And these hormonal tests are pretty expensive. 

I don't think I'll do those.

Even if there is a bit of sexual hormonal imbalance, I don't care about it unless I'm planning to get pregnant.

I think I need solutions on controlling the sexual surges I get.

And I'm sure there must be tons of naturopathic solutions for my sexual issues and I wouldn't need to do these tests.

Anyways I'm not going to be doing any kind of professional hormonal replacement or any of that bullshit. Not to mention those kind of things are Mega expensive. I can't afford all that hormone bullshit therapy.

I need easy and natural solutions for my sexual problems without having to go through complex medical things that would need a lot of headache.

I don't think my issues are this major.. maybe slight imbalance in hormones which is natural and found in plenty women.

The PMS symptoms are a bit strong and these urges are normally high during those times.

It's quite understandable and no rocket science that PMS times are correlated to rise in estrogen in blood.

Now I read this.

 

 

So it could be that I'm having spikes in testosterone just before my menses. And that could be triggering my sex drive.

Having a strong sex drive cannot be considered a health problem 

In fact having a low sex drive is a health problem.

I'm not having sex so there is some room for sexual frustration which is normal and that can explain my sexual agitations.

Anyways I just want some easy home remedies to control my sexual agitations and frustrations.

It's obviously due to hormones acting up but if I learn some basic strategies , the problem can be handled.

 

I don't see this as a significant health issue.

Regarding the adrenals, there is not much that can be done about it according to my doctors..

 

[Preety_India]

@Marcel thank you for understanding my struggles.