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@DragonNamedRedd@snouts.online as a rando scrolling past on the fediverse... if you think that it's significantly impacting your life for the negative, it might be a good time to talk to your doc about it. especially if you're on any medication that's hormonal or affecting hormones, tbh. hormones are hella useful, but they're also by definition big fucking guns, *and* everyone's hormonal balance is individually different, with everyone responding to hormones in a very individual manner to boot.
help, lewd (-)
@DragonNamedRedd@snouts.online it's def worth bringing up because since hormone balance is so individual, if you're taking medication that affects them in some way, well... a lot of it is "we know broadly how this works for everyone, but let us know if this fits right". at some point it's the medicine equivalent of buying clothing off the rack, since we can't do individually tailored (yet), so there's no shame in going "i really feel like a size 8 is too big, let's try a size 6 in these jeans".
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@DragonNamedRedd@snouts.online and honestly most of these effects are self-reported. so, again, it's completely fine to go "doc, i don't think this is quite it".
getting to healthcare is a pretty expensive trial, but if you really are wrestling with major negative impacts in your life because of it - well, worth having them do some basic bloodwork at least. there's plenty of shit that can just Happen and get hormone levels outta whack, and worth investigating.
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@DragonNamedRedd@snouts.online it might not be a bad idea to go have them draw some bloodwork and see if any hormones are clearly outta whack. and i don't mean it's just sex hormones like estrogen/testosterone they need to look at (idk that much of your personal business), honestly - things like cortisol can also affect sex drive immensely (though mostly you'll find people discussing the opposite problem of hormones out of whack causing low sex drive).