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After reviewing many medical journal articles as well as numerous forums my wife and I developed a plan for the use of L-Citulline for sexual dysfunction in myself (my 20 years without an erection BUT I will go into that in another thread for men) and her 20 years of no libido, vaginal dryness and incontinence as well as loss of orgasm. For right now I just want to address the women's issues.
(Please note that my wife and I are NOT doctors and this has just been the approach my wife and I have used.)
History of my wife's condition.
We had an excellent sex life for 20 years but around 2002 I had a reaction to a prescription drug and lost my testosterone levels and all sexual abilities. At about the same time my wife underwent 4 back surgeries and menopause. At that time she suffered loss of libido and orgasm as well. That took care of our sex life.
It has long been known that nitric oxide is critical for sexual function and libido. Nitic oxide increases blood flow to most organs of the body. This release of nitric oxide not only leads to erections in men but also contributes to libido and orgasm in women. Our body produces nitric oxide by the processing of the amino acid L-Arginine. Research into the taking of L-Arginine supplements has shown little benefits though. Research in the recent past has shown that L-Arginine is largely destroyed (approximately 90%) when taken as a supplement and results are minimal at best. Research has also shown that most of the L-Arginine found in the human body comes from converting L-Citrulline (another amino acid) into L-Arginine. Unluckily as we age our body does not absorb amino acids or convert them to usable compounds very efficiently.
Concerning L-Citrulline
1) Due to some complaints from people who posted that it can cause bloating my wife started with 750 mg once a day and then every 3rd day increase by 750 mg until a dose of 4000 to 5000 mg daily for women.
2) She worked her way up to 1500 mg 3 times a day for women. Each 1500 mg dose should be separated by at least 2 hours before taking the next dose. If all 4500 mg is taken at the same time than most of the dose over 1500 mg is passed out in the urine (medical journal research data).
3) It takes L-Citulline 2 to 4 weeks to take full effect.
My wife is more than 10 years post-menopause with Postmenopausal Syndrome (If I gave her full age she would kill me, lol). This includes significant urinary incontinence and urgency which has been treated with pharmaceuticals for the last 8 years. Since on L-citrulline she has had no more vaginal dryness and a lot less incontinence . She was on the 4,500 mg L-Citruline for 4 months. Libido was excellent. Urinary incontinence and urgency are 50% better and no vaginal dryness at all. During that time we were once again very very active sexually (my situation had improved some as well). Our sexual activity was usually around twice a day. An amazing change. Unluckily at our age (over 70) that was very fatiguing. lol She subsequently stopped the L-Citrulline for 2 weeks and slowly went back on it after that. She restarted at two 750 mg capsules per day and then after 2 weeks (no effect) she increased to three 750 mg capsules per day. After 3 weeks still no sexual or incontinence benefits. She then increased to four 750 mg capsules of L-citrulline per day. Incontenance improved but sexually no benefit. At that time we discovered in the medical journals that L-Citrulline is partly destroyed in the stomach (30%) and we already knew that amino acids are NOT absorbed in the stomach but instead in the small intestines. All the capsules of L-Citrulline we had been using were standard capsules (fast release). After considerable searching we simply could not find any L-Citrulline in enteric capsules so we ordered some empty enteric capsules and a capsule filling machine. She then started taking the four 750 mg capsules with the enteric capsules. Within 2 weeks her libido had returned as well as fair ability to orgasm. Her libido at that dosage was what I would term normal and not excessive. Her incontinence also improved again considerably. She remains on that dosage until this time and has continued to see the same benefits.
Things are going fairly well for my wife. Her incontinence remains better but still has to take the pharmaceutical. Libido and ability to orgasm is fair but still a struggle, Much better than before though.
Now an update on where we are going from here.
Step 1
One of the things in the medical journals is a vaginal cream made with vitamin D and vitamin E. Based on the research we settled on ...
Current Vitamin D3/E dosage.
2000 IU vit D3 and 84 IU Vit E
I was lucky enough to find concentrated versions of vitamin D and E so that only 2 drops are needed to meet the required dosage. Many commercial vaginal creams use coconut oil as a carrier liquid as it can easily absorb across the skin. The vitamin D is said to help with libido and vaginal dryness and the vitamin E is said to help with incontinence. Research says it takes 4 weeks for it to kick in and 8 weeks to take full effect. She started on this mixture Nov. 7th so it will be a while before we know anything. I will post as more info becomes available.
Step 2
There has been much work done on erection creams in recent years and a new one was recently approved by the FDA. (Yes, this is about women and we will get to that in a second) As I mentioned in the first post I have suffered from erectile dysfunction for 20 years. I tried so so many things but the only thing that really helped was the L-Citrilline. It has been a blessing. One of the things I found out was that a L-Citrulline cream applied to the penis just before sex improves the erection about 30%. No whether a man or women the function of your body generating nitric oxide is critical for libido and even orgasm. One of the things my wife is wanting to try is the same topical mixture I use for erections. In my case it takes about 2 to 10 minutes to start having an effect. Once step 1 is completed she will try to use this topical cream to see if it helps with libido and orgasms.
The mixture I have been using is ...
1500 mg L-Citrulline in 3 ml of water-based lubricant. L-Citrulline is water soluble but not fat soluble. This is enough solution to last quite some time.
If anyone is interested on seeing the medical journal articles on any of this let me know and I will PM them to you.
It is my wife and my hopes that this information may help others with their own issues and obtain a better quality of life.
(Please note that my wife and I are NOT doctors and this has just been the approach my wife and I have used.)
History of my wife's condition.
We had an excellent sex life for 20 years but around 2002 I had a reaction to a prescription drug and lost my testosterone levels and all sexual abilities. At about the same time my wife underwent 4 back surgeries and menopause. At that time she suffered loss of libido and orgasm as well. That took care of our sex life.
It has long been known that nitric oxide is critical for sexual function and libido. Nitic oxide increases blood flow to most organs of the body. This release of nitric oxide not only leads to erections in men but also contributes to libido and orgasm in women. Our body produces nitric oxide by the processing of the amino acid L-Arginine. Research into the taking of L-Arginine supplements has shown little benefits though. Research in the recent past has shown that L-Arginine is largely destroyed (approximately 90%) when taken as a supplement and results are minimal at best. Research has also shown that most of the L-Arginine found in the human body comes from converting L-Citrulline (another amino acid) into L-Arginine. Unluckily as we age our body does not absorb amino acids or convert them to usable compounds very efficiently.
Concerning L-Citrulline
1) Due to some complaints from people who posted that it can cause bloating my wife started with 750 mg once a day and then every 3rd day increase by 750 mg until a dose of 4000 to 5000 mg daily for women.
2) She worked her way up to 1500 mg 3 times a day for women. Each 1500 mg dose should be separated by at least 2 hours before taking the next dose. If all 4500 mg is taken at the same time than most of the dose over 1500 mg is passed out in the urine (medical journal research data).
3) It takes L-Citulline 2 to 4 weeks to take full effect.
My wife is more than 10 years post-menopause with Postmenopausal Syndrome (If I gave her full age she would kill me, lol). This includes significant urinary incontinence and urgency which has been treated with pharmaceuticals for the last 8 years. Since on L-citrulline she has had no more vaginal dryness and a lot less incontinence . She was on the 4,500 mg L-Citruline for 4 months. Libido was excellent. Urinary incontinence and urgency are 50% better and no vaginal dryness at all. During that time we were once again very very active sexually (my situation had improved some as well). Our sexual activity was usually around twice a day. An amazing change. Unluckily at our age (over 70) that was very fatiguing. lol She subsequently stopped the L-Citrulline for 2 weeks and slowly went back on it after that. She restarted at two 750 mg capsules per day and then after 2 weeks (no effect) she increased to three 750 mg capsules per day. After 3 weeks still no sexual or incontinence benefits. She then increased to four 750 mg capsules of L-citrulline per day. Incontenance improved but sexually no benefit. At that time we discovered in the medical journals that L-Citrulline is partly destroyed in the stomach (30%) and we already knew that amino acids are NOT absorbed in the stomach but instead in the small intestines. All the capsules of L-Citrulline we had been using were standard capsules (fast release). After considerable searching we simply could not find any L-Citrulline in enteric capsules so we ordered some empty enteric capsules and a capsule filling machine. She then started taking the four 750 mg capsules with the enteric capsules. Within 2 weeks her libido had returned as well as fair ability to orgasm. Her libido at that dosage was what I would term normal and not excessive. Her incontinence also improved again considerably. She remains on that dosage until this time and has continued to see the same benefits.
Things are going fairly well for my wife. Her incontinence remains better but still has to take the pharmaceutical. Libido and ability to orgasm is fair but still a struggle, Much better than before though.
Now an update on where we are going from here.
Step 1
One of the things in the medical journals is a vaginal cream made with vitamin D and vitamin E. Based on the research we settled on ...
Current Vitamin D3/E dosage.
2000 IU vit D3 and 84 IU Vit E
I was lucky enough to find concentrated versions of vitamin D and E so that only 2 drops are needed to meet the required dosage. Many commercial vaginal creams use coconut oil as a carrier liquid as it can easily absorb across the skin. The vitamin D is said to help with libido and vaginal dryness and the vitamin E is said to help with incontinence. Research says it takes 4 weeks for it to kick in and 8 weeks to take full effect. She started on this mixture Nov. 7th so it will be a while before we know anything. I will post as more info becomes available.
Step 2
There has been much work done on erection creams in recent years and a new one was recently approved by the FDA. (Yes, this is about women and we will get to that in a second) As I mentioned in the first post I have suffered from erectile dysfunction for 20 years. I tried so so many things but the only thing that really helped was the L-Citrilline. It has been a blessing. One of the things I found out was that a L-Citrulline cream applied to the penis just before sex improves the erection about 30%. No whether a man or women the function of your body generating nitric oxide is critical for libido and even orgasm. One of the things my wife is wanting to try is the same topical mixture I use for erections. In my case it takes about 2 to 10 minutes to start having an effect. Once step 1 is completed she will try to use this topical cream to see if it helps with libido and orgasms.
The mixture I have been using is ...
1500 mg L-Citrulline in 3 ml of water-based lubricant. L-Citrulline is water soluble but not fat soluble. This is enough solution to last quite some time.
If anyone is interested on seeing the medical journal articles on any of this let me know and I will PM them to you.
It is my wife and my hopes that this information may help others with their own issues and obtain a better quality of life.