Int Neurourol J. 2014 Jun;18(2):95-7. doi: 10.5213/inj.2014.18.2.95. Epub 2014 Jun 26.
The association of lyme disease with loss of sexual libido and the role of urinary bladder detrusor dysfunction.
Puri BK1, Shah M2, Julu PO3, Kingston MC2, Monro JA2. Author information
Abstract
PURPOSE: The primary aim was to carry out a pilot study to compare the loss of sexual libido between a group of Lyme disease patients and a group of matched controls.
The secondary aim was to evaluate whether loss of libido inLyme disease patients is associated with urinary bladder detrusor dysfunction.
METHODS: A group of 16 serologically positive Lyme disease patients and 18 controls were queried directly about loss of libido.
RESULTS: The 2 groups were matched with respect to age, sex, body mass index, and mean arterial blood pressure. None of the 34 subjects was taking medication that might affect sexual libido or had undergone a previous operative procedure involving the genitourinary tract.
Of the 16 Lyme disease patients, 8 (50%) had no loss of libido, and of the 18 controls, none had loss of libido...
In the Lyme disease patient group, there was no statistically significant relationship between loss of libido and urinary bladder detrusor dysfunction (P=0.61).
CONCLUSIONS: This pilot study suggested an association between Lyme disease and loss of libido. Moreover, this loss of libido did not seem to be associated with urinary bladder detrusor dysfunction. Given these results, we recommend further studies to confirm the association.
KEYWORDS: Lyme disease; Neurogenic urinary bladder; Sexual libido; Urinary bladder PMID: 24987563 [PubMed] PubMed Commons home
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- I think it's an insult for them to focus on this one symptom when so many other symptoms would give better credence to the enormous impact.
They recommend further studies for lack of libido? Oh, please. While intimacy is an important part of any relationship . . . this line of research . . . (I don't have the brain function to finish that thought. I just don't know how to say it . . . but it's so offensive.)
How about looking at all other things that come first? If someone has the flu, are the researchers going to ask about their sex drive?
When someone is very ill & a deep multi-systemic infection that is very toxic, guess what?
If they are in all kinds of pain and (especially regarding libido) there is great pain in body & also in uro-genital region (as is common at least for women with lyme, don't know about men) . . . ?
If they can't do basic stuff at home or work, guess what?
Help them get their lives back by properly getting to know lyme / TBD, liver stress . . . and the intimacy will follow. Cart before horse never works.
And, BTW, I think they are ignore a lot of urinary - bladder issues. But that is not necessary about libido. -
Posted by GretaM (Member # 40917) on :
Agreed Keebler.
Although loss of libido is a common symptom, perhaps researchers could focus on more important symptoms, say like amnesia, intestinal motility, seizures.
But I guess asking about a sex drive is the cheapest of the symptoms. Geesh.
Too bad they didn't go further and measure the level of testosterone and compare it to the levels of the controls.
Posted by GretaM (Member # 40917) on :
I forgot to mention I beleieve the onslaught of studies is to push for the necessity of the "lyme vaccine" (gag gag gag).
What better way than to use sex (god forbid, our culture is built on sex and sexual stamina eg: Viagra cialis etc)
Win win for the drug companies to push the sex angle
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