Question
Do HIV medicines lower your sex drive?
4 October 2010. Related: All topics, Side effects, Support.
My partner is HIV positive and takes medicine. He is only 29 years old. I am HIV negative and feel like it is me and not his HIV that is affecting is sex drive. Can you please answer my question I would greatly appreciate it?
Answer
Thank you for your question.
A lower sex drive is more common in HIV positive people due to both medical and psychological reasons. HIV positive men and women have less testosterone which can result in a lower libido. It is also possible that your partner is worrying about infecting you with HIV and this is causing him to lose his sex drive.
Other non-HIV-realted factors include age (over 40), diabetes, hypertension, depression, use of steroids, fear of failure, stress.
HIV-related sexual dysfunction is more usually associated with people who are not on treatment.
For more information on sexual dysfunction in HIV positive people please follow this link or read this similar question
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