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lost libido

Hep can cause you to lose your libido, anyone experience that? I have now for 4 years very low libido, sex drive, and almost impotent.
It sucks.... really being im a young man. Im hoping i will regain my libido, but it doesent seem like it...

Cheers.....LIVE IN THE MOMENT!!!!
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1117750 tn?1307386569
on tx iam less interested,
but before tx i was like a dog with two dicks in a lovely leg competition!
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If impotence was a common side effect of HCV we wouldn't have nearly so many infected members with children. Most of us never even knew we had a disease.
Now treatment? That's a different story. I didn't feel like doing anything while I was treating - anything.
Mike
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Consult a doctor, and try to stop obsessing.  The original poster is probably just fine and no longer sees any need to participate in a medical forum.
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he said he cured his hepatitis in his previous posts,and he said he is impotent for 4 years,thats enought time to say its 4ever .And i took viagra and it didnt helped me a bit.
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I will share a bit of mature thinking with you.  At 26 years old it is not the head on your shoulders that does the most thinking.  We are all driven by our sexual desires at your age, however, because you are unable to perform due to whatever reason does not mean it is the end of the world.  There are so many other important things in life.
You are assuming to much here.  You can't make claims that someone committed suicide when you don't know the facts.  You are projecting your own irrational thoughts not the actual facts. You don't know what other problems the original poster had and you are convincing yourself that if you undergo antiviral treatment you will experience permanent loss of libido. That is not helping yourself, that is feeling sorry for yourself.
Find a doctor who will treat your hepatitis C.  It may very well rectify the situation and you won't know until you try.  Wallowing in self pity solves nothing.  You have to take charge of your life, find the necessary resouces and move forward until you find a solution.  

Trinity
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751342 tn?1534360021
Mine was sub-zero during tx. It seems to be in overdrive now, probably making up for lost time!
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