High libido

I know this sounds crazy. I went to the doctor the year before my diagnosis because of a lump in my left breast that was visible. I knew I needed a mammo. I also told him for the past six months I had an insatiable sex drive and was concerned about hormone levels. He didn't know what to say. I felt like fool. I was 61. mammo was normal. one year later I was diagnosed with stage 2A HR+ cancer.

My DX is ER /PR + so I was put on Aromatase inhibitors after lumpectomy and radiation. Everything changed. All hormones are suppressed. I took myself off after 2 years of horrible side effects. 3 years later I've had a distant metastasis to the lower back and lung. Both breast are clean and still no node involvement in my body. What is your diagnosis

Kzim, I think it may be caused by the stopping of birth control pill. This happened to me, although unrelated to breast cancer, because it happened 10 years ago. I was taking birth control pill and my sex drive was kind of low. But it was during a very exciting and tiresome period in our lives, so DH and me both thought I was just tired. Well than we decided it's time to stop the birth control pill... We got even more to do in our life, but suddenly, really over night, my sex drive happened. I couldn't believe, my DH couldn't believe...I didn't care abour tiredness anymore. But we were deffinitely both very happy (at 28, who wouldn't). I'm 100% positive the birth contol pill stopped my sex drive.

And here I am, 10 years later wondering whether it may have caused my breast cancer.... who knows.

The answer to your question could be psychological (an attachment disorder) for which psychotherapy can help, or it can be high testosterone level.

How old are you? At about 44 that happened to me... soaring sex drive. I was in perimenopause, and my T (while in 'normal' range) must have been a lot higher relative to my E ... i suddenly understood GUYS for the first time.

BC wa over a decade later... but mine is AR+.

hapa was your BC tested for AR expression?

Also: I always wondered if there might be some connection with the DES that my Mom took when pregnant.

I am so happy to find this thread.  I thought I was the only one in treatment and a sex drive like I have never had - even in my college years.  I will be 65 this summer and enjoying and craving sex.  I am MBC and have been for 5 + years, but have been fortunate to do well and tolerate treatments.  I am on Herceptin and perjta   Fortunately I found a FWB that I have been seeing for most of the 5 years. I am not interested in remarrying or even living with someone, so this relationship works for both of us.    I never asked about hormone levels etc - will have to at next appt. 

Will be following this thread!

Nel 

leley,

This thread has been inactive for over two years. Good subject, however