McCall McPhersonFounder, Modern Thyroid Clinic.

Unlocking Libido: Beyond Hormones - Tips for Boosting Desire

4 Jan 2025 · 1 min

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A brief conversational transcript excerpt from a YouTube discussion (McCall McPherson interviewing Speaker B) about low libido. The speakers note that while hormones (testosterone, estrogen, progesterone) influence desire, libido is multifactorial and can be affected by relationship boredom, chronic pain, stress, and overwork; practical tips beyond hormone therapy are requested.

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Libido for my patients is one of the most resistant things to treat. And obviously hormones play a role in that. So, of course I'd love for you to speak to that. But I'd also love to know if you have any other tips and tricks in the libido department for listeners.
Yeah, I think you're totally right. Libido is so difficult because even if you get your hormones where we want them, your testosterone is great, your estrogen, progesterone, like everything else is good. Libido doesn't always respond like we want it to. And I think it's because there are so many things that are going, you know, kind of playing into libido. I mean, it could be that you've been married for 30 years and you're just kind of bored. It could be that you have some kind of other chronic medical problem that's making you, you know, you're giving you joint pain or some, you know, body pain or things like that that don't, don't, don't want. You're not in the mood. It could be that you're overworked or overstressed, and that's causing you to, you know, fixate on, to do lists and you can't kind of relax. Certainly hormones play a big role, testosterone and estrogen as well, but. But this, it isn't the only thing that's part of that puzzle.