[chaya]

Since loosing all desire for sex I've noticed some changes in my body.

For one thing my monthly cycle is less predicable. Now it is not uncommon for me to start 3-4 days early or 3-4 days late and some months almost nothing at all.

Before I would get a "wet feeling" down there around mid cycle and have stains on my undies, now it always feels dry, sometimes so dry it is irritating.

Before I would get dripping wet at the thought of sex, now I'm always so dry that if I don't use an artificial lube, he couldn't even enter me.

I understand that this happens to older women that are going through the change but I'm only 21 so how can this be happening to me? Is it because I'm a diabetic or because I've had one ovary and both tubes removed or maybe a combination of both?

At any rate, I feel like my sexual life is over and I might as well give up trying to be a good wife for my husband.

[jns]

I believe you said in one of your earlier posts that your testosterone level is low. Has that changed? Is your estrogen level low because of the missing ovary?

[chaya]

The doctor wanted to treat me with some cream to correct my hormones. Then she wanted to try something else first, I tried the physical therapy to reduce abdominal adhesions. Those sessions were so painful that I couldn't keep them up. I never followed up with the hormone treatment, maybe I should have. I haven't been to the doctor in quite a while because I don't she is helping my problem.

[jns]

Change doctors. You want a doctor you can rely on.

[Little]

I've been wondering, do you think you get enough fat in your diet? Low-fat diets can cause a person to become quite depressed, though I'm not sure you could blame the other problems on it. Adding some coconut oil to your routine might lift your spirits, as well as open up some culinary horizons.
Coconut oil kind of breaks my rules about fat ... it's not completely mechanically extracted these days, but it's a good source of saturated fat that you might be missing out on. Of course, if I can talk you into lard or bacon tallow, let me know

And did you ever look more into the idea that eating lots of soy products could be exacerbating your problem? I remember you posting a thread about it but don't recall the results.

[jns]

Little is right about fat in the diet. Your symptoms could be related to a lack of fat. Modern nutrition rarely looks at the Inuit groups who survive on protein and fat and practically no carbohydrates. Google [protein poisoning] for the effects of a protein only diet. Fat is needed in sufficient quantities in a diet.

[chaya]

I've been wondering, do you think you get enough fat in your diet? Low-fat diets can cause a person to become quite depressed, though I'm not sure you could blame the other problems on it. Adding some coconut oil to your routine might lift your spirits, as well as open up some culinary horizons.
Coconut oil kind of breaks my rules about fat ... it's not completely mechanically extracted these days, but it's a good source of saturated fat that you might be missing out on. Of course, if I can talk you into lard or bacon tallow, let me know

And did you ever look more into the idea that eating lots of soy products could be exacerbating your problem? I remember you posting a thread about it but don't recall the results.

Now that I think about, since I switched to vegetarian I haven't been eating much fat. There's just no ways to use much fats on a vegetarian diet. When I was eating meat and eggs I used a lot of butter, EVO and virgin coconut oil. Now that I am vegetarian I hardly use any fats at all. I've been eating a lot more carbs than I used to because I was loosing weight. I got down under 100 pounds for a while.

I've tried to cut down on tofu but it's hard for me. I love it and it is so convenient, I like it plain with a little shoyu and chopped green onion. Most times I just eat rice, tofu, salad and some vegetables I cook for my husband. I eat a whole tub everyday sometimes more.

[chaya]

Little is right about fat in the diet. Your symptoms could be related to a lack of fat. Modern nutrition rarely looks at the Inuit groups who survive on protein and fat and practically no carbohydrates. Google [protein poisoning] for the effects of a protein only diet. Fat is needed in sufficient quantities in a diet.

As a diabetic I've always been cautioned on eating too much protein, not because of protein poisoning but because it can cause kidney problems in diabetics.

You and little have got me thinking about my fat intake. I'll find some way to increase the fat in my diet, like a lot of EVO on my salads and more butter on vegetables and bread. Maybe even making some vegetable curry with a lot of coconut oil.