A (somewhat) lighthearted article for Sunday afternoon

[diogenes]

This article shows that hypothyroid women have more sexual arousal on T4/T3 combined therapy than on T4 alone. Well, who'd have thought it?

Sexual function and depressive symptoms in young women with hypothyroidism receiving levothyroxine/liothyronine combination therapy: a pilot study

March 2018

Current Medical Research and Opinion

DOI: 10.1080/03007995.2018.1448771

Robert KrysiakWitold SzkróbkaBoguslaw OkopienBoguslaw Okopien

[jimh111]

'Sexual function and depressive symptoms in young women with hypothyroidism receiving levothyroxine/liothyronine combination therapy: a pilot study'

Wouldn't mind being one of those pilots!

[humanbean]

Here's the link to the abstract :

tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10....

[Noshrinkingvoilet]

Just young women?

[Angel_of_the_North in reply to Noshrinkingvoilet]

Oh come on, all doctors know that older women prefer tea and knitting to sex - or they don't they ought to! But I think it works even on oldies like me, although it might be the biohrt.

[TSH110 in reply to Noshrinkingvoilet]

It must apply to us oldsters too!

[Salphy]

I start Wednesday, I'll keep you posted! Or maybe I shouldn't 😁🙊

[ShinyB in reply to Salphy]

LOL!

[Salphy in reply to ShinyB]

I can now confirm this study to be accurate 😂

[ShinyB in reply to Salphy]

Whoohoooo!

[ShinyB]

I've had problems with depression since I was 13 and have been on every anti-depressant there is. I remember being really excited when I was prescribed a new one about ten years ago, when I read the patient info leaflet and it said one of the side effects could be spontaneous orgasm

They lied!

And it did nothing for the depression either.

[Sunny101 in reply to ShinyB]

Haha omg that made me laugh, least that put a smile on my face lol

[ShinyB in reply to Sunny101]

Still makes me laugh even now!

[Mamapea1 in reply to ShinyB]

Lol! How disappointing 😄 ~ one of the first things I noticed about T3 though👍pity I live alone😕 xx

[ShinyB in reply to Mamapea1]

You could have some lovely solo trips though

[Katepots]

Non existent on T4 a slight glimmer on NDT 😂

[Hidden]

Who would of thought it a man at the center of the research how unusual.

[Justiina]

Well now that the study days combo is superior to levo only every woman should complain about low libido on levo (those who do not do well on levo, not everyone) instead any other symptom they probably have. As this study strongly recommend combo treatment . Small study but still.