Time of exposure seems to make little difference

Mew
Fri, 01 May 2009 20:21:37 +0000

Is this some kind of maladaptive response of the body which is still attempting to regain hormonal balance? Or is it more the death-throes of 5AR activity/DHT in the brain?

If we knew, we’d have the answer to why our problems occurred and how they could be corrected. That’s the whole reason for this site and Finasteride Studies section, to try and “reverse engineer” what Fin might have done based on it’s mechanisms of action. Also, be sure to read through the THEORIES section as we try to piece together ideas about what the drug did and how to fix, based on the research we have read.

Generally speaking though, guys with issues like you and I that occur AFTER quitting find their Testosterone, LH and FSH levels crash and rarely reach levels they “should” be since. I’m assuming you have read the FAQ at top of site already.

It appears you do not have any bloodtests so I would recommend you get some to see where things are at hormonally: propeciahelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=92

Otherwise everything is just guesswork and docs will claim everything is psychological. But if you present with hypogonadal T levels, it’s pretty hard to argue with.

How do we explain - proove - to our GP’s that we no longer “feel” anything for sex?!

Libido is a tough thing to guage. But loss of nocturnal, spontaneous and morning erections and penile/scrotal shrinkage are not.

In general though, the only way you can “prove” loss of libido is basically to describe your situation, or maybe go through a test while watching porn and show them that you do not react sexually to the erotic images anymore (don’t get hard on your own). Also, the fact as a man you never think about or fantasize about sex anymore is a major sign something is wrong.